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Do I have to pick one?
Well I am into this because in my meditations and when I am reading somethin that really catch my attention I am interrupted by visual combination of geometrical shapes but they are drawn so fast I cant see the ultimate picture intact.so I am brought to here to get your ideas too. Tell me about both.
Not an expert of yantras because I rarely use them. I use them only for Tantrik worship, they help me to intensify my prayers. Last I used was during worship of Devi Baglamukhi. I have never purchased any metallic yantra but always made them at home with Bhoj Patra, Asthgandha, chandan etc with the method given in scriptures. Every Yantra is divided into many portion where different powers are worshiped and finally the deva is worshiped at center.
I know very little, other that mystically they are important. If you search on yantras, you get lots of pictures, and maybe one will correspond to what you've been seeing.
They do represent different deities, which mystically would correspond to different inner energies. The copper yantras in temples are absolutely NECESSARY for agamic temples (temples built according to the Saiva Agamas) for they are said to hold the power of the temple, and even if the temple was destroyed physically, if the yantra was kept, the inner workings of the temple (like how a seed contains genetic knowledge) would be kept. The etchings in these yantras of course correspond to the deities within the temple. So someone with a bit of knowledge has to be there during prana pratistha ceremonies, or they could get mismatched. Of course non-mystical doubting intellectual Hindus could care less, believing it's all a bunch of hokey anyway.
After the yantra is completed, during the prayer.The worship is done during the making?
In Tantric Scriptures like Uddish tantra, Uddhmara Tantra, Mahanirvana Tantra, Mantra Mahodahi, Bhootdamar Tantra, Mahakal Sahita etc.Where can I find the method told in scriptures?
The worship is done during the making? Where can I find the method told in scriptures?Thanks.
I'm sure the Saiva Agamas have a ton of info too. But it's so esoteric, yet to be translated, etc. that it wouldn't be readily available. A recent digitilization project to keep them for eternity took over a million photos. That's a ton of scripture. You might find stuff here in the download. The Agamas
I wonder why they arent used or accessable as much as mantras. Perhaps they are too powerful. Wish Sumit told more of his experience.
The bigger the Yantra, the most powerful it is.
Namaste JayaBolenath,
Not to make light of the subject, but when I read this, I was reminded of the
giant Sri Yantra some person(s) decided to carve into a desert area in Oregon, US
in 1990...
With your statement in mind, imagine a true Sri Yantra (rather than just a form of attention-seeking by non-believers) of this scale? :faint:
JAI MATA DI
IMHO, even if some intellectual hindu does not believe in these, for just the simple reason that it is a Hindu tradition, such an individual should be respectful about it.Of course non-mystical doubting intellectual Hindus could care less, believing it's all a bunch of hokey anyway.
Hindu pujas except the 'rathams' and 'poorams' are never for show. They are internal. Even while turning the beads some people would cover their hands.Whoah :cover: I think this would require an entire army of priests ! And remember that, when it's done for "art" it's beautiful and unique, when it's done for "religion" it's stupid and useless That's why a real yantra like this will probably never exist !
Just google for Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta Yantras and you will get many images of the same. Here are a few for your perusal: Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta,Thank you. Yes they are in the source yet not quite accesable. Thank you very much. I wonder why they arent used or accessable as much as mantras. Perhaps they are too powerful. Wish Sumit told more of his experience.
Wonderful. Jai Mata Di.With your statement in mind, imagine a true Sri Yantra (rather than just a form of attention-seeking by non-believers) of this scale? :faint: JAI MATA DI