(Kerala, 4)
Chapter 4. = Vis.n.u Samhita of Su-mati
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this treatise in the record of the teachings given to Aupamanyava by the siddha Su-mati the son of Idhma-vant |
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as originally promulgated by Vis.n.u, it was in 108 chapters, divided into 4 -pada-s :- |
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Jn~ana- |
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Carya- |
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Kriya- |
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4. |
Yoga- |
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it was abbreviated, by the siddha himself, from 108 to 30 topics :- |
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tantra-uddes`a (aim) |
2. |
tantra-vyakha (scope) |
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3. |
Vis.n.u-vaibhava (prowess) |
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4. |
ks.etra-nirn.aya |
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5. |
mantra-uddhara (selection) |
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6. |
arcana-vidhi (worship-modes) |
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7. |
mudra-laks.an.a (gesture-characteristics) |
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8. |
agni-samskara |
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9. |
man.d.ala-laks.an.a (diagram-features) |
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10. |
diks.a-vidhi (initiation-praescription) |
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11. |
diks.ita-abhis.ekha (initiator-consecration) |
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12. |
bhumi-laks.an.a (earth-characteristics) |
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13. |
prasada-vidhi (temple-design) |
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14. |
bimba-laks.an.a (idol-features0 |
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15. |
pratis.t.ha-pan~caka (erecting 5-modes} |
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16. |
bimba-s`uddhi (idol-purification) |
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17. |
adhivasa (installing [of deity]) |
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18. |
pratis.t.ha-vidhi |
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19. |
pratis.thananantara-kriya |
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20. |
utsava-vidhi (festival-rites) |
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21. |
yatra (processions) |
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22. |
bali-dana-vidhi (oblation-offering modes) |
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23. |
vis`va-arcana (various worships) |
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24. |
jirn.a-uddhara (renovations) |
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25. |
prayas`citta-vidhi (expiation-rites) |
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26. |
snapana-vidhi (bathing-rites) |
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27. |
Proks.an.a-vidhi (sprinkling-rites) |
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28. |
karma-s`es.a (miscellaneous) |
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29. |
samayacara-laks.an.a (sectarian rites) |
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30. |
bhagavata-yoga |
(2) p. 46 the 5 Pan~ca-ratrin schools of thought
1. |
Vaikhanasa |
2. |
Sattvata |
3. |
S`ikhin |
4. |
Eka-antika |
5. |
Mulaka |
p. 47 "Each of these schools is divided into five making a total of twenty-five systems. ...
those who promulgate these texts are divided into five kinds" :
1. |
Bhakta |
2. |
Bhagavat-bhakta |
3. |
Dasa |
4. |
Pars.ada |
5. |
Bhagavata |
p. 47 the 5 classes of consecrated praeceptors
1. |
Samayin |
diagram |
2. |
Putraka |
deity in diagram |
3. |
Sadhaka |
fire-sacrifice |
4. |
Des`ika |
Tantrik rites |
5. |
Guru |
sect-custom |
(3) p. 48 the 5-fold Maha-bhuta
1. |
Parama-is.t.hin |
2. |
Pumant |
3. |
Vis`va |
4. |
Ni-vr.tti |
5. |
Sarva |
p. 48 the 9-fold deity
1. |
Nara-ayan,a |
2. |
Nr.-simha |
3. |
Varaha |
4. |
Vamana |
5. |
Rama |
6. |
Brahma |
7. |
Indra |
8. |
Surya |
9. |
Candra |
p. 48 the 10 forms
1. |
Indra |
2. |
Agni |
3. |
Yama |
4. |
Nir-r.ti |
5. |
Varun.a |
6. |
Vayu |
7. |
Soma |
8. |
Is`ana |
9. |
Brahma |
10. |
An-anta |
pp. 48-49 cosmic body of the many-souled Hiran.ya-garbha, with its internal bodily deities
bodily member |
its deity |
left & right eyen |
moon & sun |
head |
Brahma |
hair |
forest-trees |
middle of brows |
Rudra |
mind |
Soma |
neck |
the 11 Rudra-s |
teeth |
stars |
upper & lower lips |
Dharma & A-dharma |
palate |
Indra & Agni |
tongue |
Saras-vati |
fingers |
quarters & corners |
hair-holes |
r.s.i-s |
clothes |
oceans |
bones |
earth : river-serpents |
knees |
As`vin-s |
thighs |
mountains |
private parts |
Guhyaka-s |
chest |
Vasu-s |
nails |
medicinal herbs |
pits of nose |
aequinoctial & solsticial points |
tip of forehead |
Siddha-s |
middle of brows [again!] |
Medhas & Vidyut-s |
belly |
Yaks.a-s etc. |
2 feet |
Pitr.-s etc. |
hips |
sacrificial rites |
heart |
mantra-s |
p. 49 atman
"the Atman which is one appears as many. Those who do not understand the truth consider Ks.etrajn~a or Atman as many". |
p. 49 3-folds
"__-vis.n.u" |
"-atman" |
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sthula |
Prabha- |
-- - |
suks.ma |
Maha- |
antara- |
para |
Sada- |
parama- |
pp. 49-50 aspects of Vis.n.u
name |
implication of name |
Vis.n.u |
pervading the universe |
Vasu-deva |
occupying every being |
Sam-kars.an.a |
abstracted from the primordial |
Pra-dyumna |
supreme lustre |
Aniruddha |
uncontrolled, or self-willed |
A-cyuta |
imperishable |
Tri-dhaman |
having 3 abodes |
Vi-loman |
known by senses |
Adhoks.aja |
beyond compraehension |
Vai-kun.t.ha |
pure |
Kes`ava |
possessing hair until the deluge |
Nara-ayan.a |
uplifting the Nara-s |
Madhava |
dhava (‘husband’) of Ma (Laks.mi) |
Go-vinda |
protecting cows |
Hari |
destroying misery |
Madhu-sudana |
killing Madhu |
Tri-vikrama |
measuring the universe in 3 steps |
Vamana |
short-statured |
S`ri-dhara |
supporting the goddess S`ri |
Hr.s.i-kes`a |
controller of senses |
Padma-nabha |
waterlily sprouted from his navel |
Dama-udara |
was tied around his belly by rope |
Rudra |
roaring aloud |
Brahma |
enlarging himself |
Indra |
extremely prosperous |
Vahni |
carrier of things |
Yama |
binding persons |
Varun.a |
nooser of people |
Vayu |
spreading |
Soma |
producing |
Is`a |
performer of sacrifices |
Aditya |
son of Aditi |
Khaga-is`vara |
bird of knowledge |
(4) p. 53 the 5-fold prowess of Vis.n.u
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prowess |
its effect |
1st |
cit-s`akti |
creator |
2nd |
purus.a |
the 1st vi-kriya |
3rd |
vis`va |
prompting for action |
4th |
ni-vr.tti |
withdrawing from objects |
5th |
sarva |
knowledge & action |
(5) p. 55 parts of mantra
part |
simile |
hr.daya |
jasmine flower |
head |
collyrium |
tuft |
reddish-brown |
shoulders |
gold |
covering |
lightning |
netra |
blazing fire |
(6) p. 57 poses for nyasa
sr.s.t.i (sitting) |
sthiti (standing) |
samhr.ti (lying down) |
weapons of directional deities
deity |
p. 57 weapon |
p. 58 color of deity |
Indra |
vajra |
black |
Agni |
s`akti |
red |
Yama |
dan.d.a |
yellow |
Nirr.ti |
khad.ga |
black |
Varun.a |
pas`a |
dark |
Vayu |
dhvaja |
brown |
Soma |
gada |
white |
Is`ana |
tris`ula |
red |
p. 58 color of 4-handed deities’ body
deity |
color |
Vasu-deva |
crystal-clear |
Samkars.an.a |
gold |
Pradyumna |
green |
Aniruddha |
dark |
Garud.a |
fire |
Vis.vaksena (5-headed) |
sky |
{with 5-headed azure Vis.vaksena, compare 5-headed azure Vajra-dhara}
(8) p. 62 the 7 tongues of fire
Kali |
Karali |
Manas-java |
Lohita |
Ardha-dhumra |
Sphulingini |
Vis`va-rupa |
(9) p. 63 deities embodied in man.d.ala
in man.d.ala |
deity |
as a whole |
Purus.a |
subtle central seed |
Jana-ardana |
as occupier |
Vis.n.u |
(10) p. 65 suffices attached to one’s name in worshipping a deity
by __ |
suffix "-__" |
brahmin |
deva |
ks.atriya |
varma |
vais`ya |
gupta |
s`udra |
dasa |
lady |
devi |
(13) p. 71 deities embodied in pot
in temple |
deity |
vessel of pot |
Hari |
end of pot |
Maha-vis.n.u |
tip of pot |
Sada-vis.n.u |
paduka (feet) [of pot?] |
An-anta |
drain [nozzle?] |
Vis.vaksena |
p. 71 parts of temple likened to parts of body
of temple |
of body |
girdle |
girth |
garbha-gr.ha (holy of holies) |
belly |
pillars |
hands |
central portion |
navel |
pit.ha (altar) |
heart |
drain |
anus |
footstep [stair] |
aham-kara |
idol |
atman |
bell |
tongue |
light |
mind |
wooden parts |
ligaments |
stony parts |
bones |
plaster |
stem [spine?] |
juice |
blood |
sides of summit |
eyen |
tip of flag |
head |
bottom [of flag] |
palm of hand |
door |
genital organ |
parrot-beak |
nose |
windows |
ears |
niches |
shoulders |
dome |
head |
ghee offered |
marrow |
mantra-s |
words |
water poured |
milk |
joints of shoring |
joints of body |
metallic nails |
nails of body |
kus`a-grass in pot |
hairs |
p. 71 structures for deities
structure |
for __ |
man.d.apa (platform) |
Garud.a |
shrine |
Vis.vaksena |
place on the rear |
An-anta |
(14) p. 72 colors of stones for castes
caste |
color of stones |
brahman.a |
golden |
ks.atriya |
red |
vais`ya |
green |
s`udra |
black |
(16) p. 77 the 8 lords of the 8 flagstaves
Kumuda |
Kumuda-aks.a |
Pun.d.arika |
Vamana |
S`anku-karn.a |
Sarva-netra {‘all-eye’ = Avalokita-is`vara ?} |
Su-mukha |
Su-pratis.t.hita |
p. 77 deities worshipped in directions, beginning from the east
east |
Vis.n.u |
SE |
Madhu-sudana |
south |
Tri-vikrama |
SW |
Vamana |
west |
S`ri-dhara |
NW |
Hr.s.i-kes`a |
north |
Padma-nabha |
NE |
Dama-udara |
(17) p. 79 body-parts of deity as cycles of time
time |
body-part |
ahas-ratra-s (nychthemerons) |
bones |
manu-antara-s |
hands |
maha-kalpa |
head |
p. 79 literature in body-parts
literature |
body-part |
sacrifice [yajn~na] |
head |
R.c Veda |
right hand |
Saman Veda |
left hand |
Upa-nis.ad-s |
heart |
Iti-ha-asa-s & Puran.a-s |
knees |
Yajus Veda |
chest |
Atharvan Veda |
navel |
Dhanus Veda & Ayus Veda |
hands |
Yoga S`astra |
heart [again!] |
Niti S`astra |
feet |
p. 79 avatara-s in body-parts
avatara |
body-part |
Matsya |
akas`a |
Kurma |
feet |
Varaha |
knees |
Nara-simha |
forehead |
Vamana |
centre of face |
Paras`u-Rama |
navel |
Rama-candra |
heart |
Bala-Rama |
waist |
Kr.s.n.a |
private parts |
Kalki |
knee-joint |
Nara & Nara-ayan.a |
feet |
(19) p. 82 deities installed in directions, for worship
direction |
deities |
east |
Skanda |
southeast |
S`astr. |
south |
the 7 Matr.ka-s, along with Vira-bhadra & Gan.a-is`a |
west |
Brahma |
northwest |
Vayu |
north |
Dus-ga |
northeast |
Vis.vaksena |
altar |
Jagat-natha |
(22) p. 87 group of deities which are invoked
the 8 directional deities |
the 8 deities of flagstaves |
108 attendants of Vis.n.u |
7 worlds |
Veda-s |
Upa-veda-s |
Veda-anga-s |
S`astra-s |
Graha-s |
Pran.a-s |
junctures of the day |
sacrifices |
Naga-s |
Kid-nara-s |
the 12 Aditya-s |
R.s.i-s |
-vaha-s (airs) |
authors |
(23) p. 88 guards protecting places
place |
guard |
hall |
Adbhuta |
maha-nasa (kitchen) |
Vr.ddhi-kara |
cooking-place |
Ud-mada |
feeding-place |
Tarpan.a |
flower-house |
Kundara |
drain |
Vi-ks.ara |
pit.ha |
Bala & Ati-bala |
eastern gate |
Vikat.a & Vi-rupa-aks.a |
right side of southern door |
Sanatana |
left side of southern door |
Sanaka |
western door |
S`anta & Pra-moda |
northern gate |
Sarva-damana |
(28) p. 95 acts required for purifying temple from sacrilege by prohibited persons
sacrilege |
expiation |
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touching of idol by:- |
person of mixed caste |
800 sprinklings |
slayer [accidentally] of Brahmin |
8000 sprinklings |
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childbirth, within temple-campus, by :- |
bitch or s`udra-woman |
12 days of expiations |
(29) p. 95 the 7 kinds of samayin (conventional) persons & of their samaya-acara rites
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samayin |
samaya-acara |
1. |
samayin |
yaga |
2. |
diks.ita |
stoma |
3. |
cakra-vartin |
maha-yaga |
4. |
abhis.eka-vant |
adhvara |
5. |
guru |
savas- |
6. |
acarya |
kratus- |
7. |
bhaga-vant |
hari-stoma |
p. 96 surnames to be appended to names of persons while performing vows
person |
surname |
brahmin |
s`arman |
ks.atriya |
varman |
vais`ya |
gupta |
s`udra |
dasa |
lady |
devi |
(30) p. 98 colors of the pran.a-s
pran.a |
its color |
pra-an.a |
kas`a flower (white) |
apa-ana |
red |
vi-ana |
lightning |
ud-ana |
jasmine flower |
sam-ana |
crystal-clear |
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N. P. Unni : Tantra Literature of Kerala. New Bharatiya Book Corp., Delhi, 2006. pp. 34-99 = Chapter 4