History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.136

v7.c92.136

¹⁷⁵² शुद्रार्द्रकरसो देवि मुद्रा तु प्रथमा मता। पिण्याकं लवणं देवि द्वितीया परिकीर्त्तिता। लशुनं तित्तिडी चैव तृतीया परिकीर्त्तिता। गोधूममाषसम्भूता सुन्दरी च चतुर्थिका। शष्पूलाप-पञ्चमी स्यात्पञ्च मुद्राः प्रकीर्त्तिता॥ शक्तिसङ्गम, ताराखण्ड, 32. 13-15, vide महानिर्वाणतन्त्र VI 9-10 where products of grains of rice, barely or wheat with ghee or fried grain are called मुद्रा. न मद्यं माध्वीमद्यं मद्यं शक्तिरसोद्भवम्। सुषुम्ना शङ्खिनी मुद्रा उन्मन्यमृतमुत्तमं रसः॥ सामरस्यामृतोल्लासं मैथुनं च सदाशिवम्। महाकुण्डलिनी शक्तिस्तद्योगार्थं महेश्वरि।.. संयोगामृतयोगेन कुण्डल्युत्थानकारणात्। शक्तिसङ्गम०, ताराखण्ड 32. 25-27, 32. Vide 'Śakti and Śākta' pp. 339-340 where madya, māṃsa, matsya and maithuna are interpreted esoterically for a 'divyabhāva' following Yoginītantra (chap. VI) and from Āgamasāra. One verse from the former may be quoted ‘सहस्रारोपरि विन्दौ कुण्डल्या मेलनं शिवे। मैथुनं परमं द्रव्यं यतीनां परिकीर्तितम्॥. Substitutional तत्त्वs are also variously mentioned for पशु, who is the lowest kind of the worshippers of Śakti. The कौलावलीनिर्णय V. 113-123 suggests various substitutes viz. a ब्राह्मण may employ honey in a copper vessel or cow's milk or the water of cocoanut fruit in a bell-metal vessel, that, in the absence of flesh, garlic and ginger may be used for flesh, milk of buffalo or sheep for fish, roasted fruits and roots for *maithuna*. It will be, however, noticed in the above and also later on that the explanations do not all completely agree and therefore raise doubts about their veracity.