Tantrasara (Krishnananda) 1.53_98

1.53_98

In another tantra: 'Or that which is well known among people, or given by mother and father.' / In the Rudrayāmala: 'That by which he wakes when asleep, replies from afar, [and] answers even when his mind is elsewhere—that very name is to be taken.' / The necessity of examining the wheel (cakra) according to the deity is stated in the Vārāhītantra, Yāmala, and other works: / 'For Vaiṣṇavas there is purification by asterisms (tārāśuddhi), and for Śiva purification by the grid (koṣṭhaśuddhi); for Tripurā there is purification by zodiac signs (rāśiśuddhi), and for Gopāla the Akaḍama [wheel] is taught. / The Akaḍama is for Rāmacandra, the Hara wheel for Gaṇeśa, the Koṣṭha wheel for Varāha, and the Kulākula for Mahālakṣmī. / The Nāmādi wheel is for all, and likewise the Bhūta wheel; the wise person should recite a mantra of Tripurā that is purified in the Tāraka wheel.' / Likewise: 'The Vaiṣṇava [mantra] is purified by zodiac signs, and the Śaiva is taught to be [purified by] the Akaḍama. For Kālikā and Tārā, the Tārā wheel brings auspiciousness. / For Caṇḍikā, [it is purified] in the Tārakoṣṭha, and for Gopāla the Akaḍama is taught. In the Hara wheel, when credit exceeds, one should not resort to any mantra. / When debt exceeds, one should know it to be auspicious; when credit exceeds, there is no rule [permitting it]. Having eliminated the defects, one from the Madhyadeśa may take [the mantra]. / A mantra that is in debt yields auspicious results; a mantra with credit bestows inauspiciousness. When equal, it is declared by the best of sages to yield equal results.' / Elsewhere too: 'In zero, one attains death; in credit, it becomes fruitless; but in debt, upon merely receiving [it], all spiritual attainment arises.'