History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.322

v7.c92.322

The Setubandha on Nityāṣoḍaśikārṇava is at great pains to emphasize that the worship of Tripurasundarī is of the nature of upāsanā and not of the nature of *bhakti* and that this upāsanā is of two sorts, one consisting of the recitation of the mantra of the Devī and the other consisting of the worship of the yantra¹⁸⁶⁵ (or cakra). Verses 126–204 of the Nityāṣoḍaśikārṇava detail the different items in the worship of the Śrīcakra. The Nityāṣoḍaśikā and other Tāntrik works say that the great Tripurasundarī is seated in the Śrīcakra.¹⁸⁶⁶ The great aim of the Śākta *sādhaka* is apparently to realize his identity with the yantra, the mantra, the guru and Tripurādevī The Varṣakriyākaumudī quotes a verse stating that worship of yantra performed with all mantras is commended and by so doing a worshipper may secure whatever he desires.¹⁸⁶⁷