Then, there are the YAmala Tantras which are mentioned in the list given in the Srikantha SamhitA: Mentions ten more Saiva Tantras transmitted by Sadasiva. Nihsvasa Tantra itself mentions these eighteenĪgamas as constituting the Sivasastra transmitted by Rudra. The eighteen Agamas16 which are also called Saiva Tantras, are the So, as you can see, some scriptures say there are as many as 14,000 Tantras in all. sapta sapta sahasrani samkhyatani manisibhih | Tantra also says that the number of Tantra is fourteen thousands Oh Lord! Sixty four (64) Tantras were revealed by you. Mahesvara Tantra says, tvaya proktani tantrani catuhsastimitani bhoh I am giving the names of few Tantrik scriptures here taken from this PDF: How many of them will you be able to read? There are 192 KrAntA Tantras only. Regarding the Tantric scriptures which you want to read to gain knowledge, it is a huge syllabus.
If you see Sri RAmakrishna Paramahamsa's life, he practiced Tantra under his female Guru Sri Bhairavi after being duly initiated by her.Īnother great Tantra SAdhaka, BAmAkhepa was similarly initiated into Tantric SAdhana by his Guru KailAspati BAbA. This is the way it should be done and that is the way is done. So, in short, for practicing the discipline of Tantra, one needs an initiation from a Guru. ParamaparA (lineage/tradition), Agamas (Tantras), AmnAya, Mantras,ĪchAra (conducts) are all fruitful if obtained from the Guru's mouth ( i.eĭirectly learned from a personal living Guru), and otherwise not. MukhAllabdham saphalam syAnna chAnyathA || PAramparyA AgamAmnAyAm mantrAchArAdikam priye | (adikshita), does, whether it is PujA (worship) or Japa (chanting) orĪny other religious acts, prove abortive, just like seeds sown onĪlso, as stated in the following verse, knowledge of Tantras, Mantras are useful only if directly learned from the Guru's mouth. One can not practice Tantra without Guru Diksha (initiation).Īs Lord Shiva says in the following verse that all practices that Tantras advocate, like Yoga, Dhyana, Puja, Japa etc are useless if the person is Adikshata (uninitiated).ĪdikshitA ye kurvanti japapujAdikAh kriyAha | "How can I start Tantra Sadhana?" and "What are the scriptures I need to study in order to gain a thorough knowledge of Tantras?" are two separate questions unrelated to each other.
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