USCP (1998):Guru Maṇḍala Pūjā; Caturyātana Pūjā; Navāvaraṇa Pūjā

The Guru Mandala Puja

The divyaugha guru (our heavenly gurus, the Divine Flow) comes from Balatripurasundari, (or Lord Venkateshwara, Balaji - they are the same), and Sanat Kumara. Balatripurasundari is depicted as a young girl, from around three years old up to nine years old. Sanat Kumara was a famous sage who was an ascetic. The mantra of Balatripurasundari can be said in three ways: Aim Klim Souh - Balaji is three years old; Aim Klim Souh, Souh, Klim Aim - she is six years old; and Aim Klim Souh, Souh, Klim Aim, Aim Klim Souh - she is nine years old. She is my guru. It was She who demanded that the Sri Meru temple be built and got it done.

The next guru worshipped is the Siddhaugha guru, Dattatreya. My guru comes from the Dattatreya Avadhuta tradition, Sri Avadhuta Svaprakashananda of Anakapalli. He follows the Dattatreya tradition. I get what tradition he has got. Dattatreya is Siddhaugha. He is supposed to be living today. He feet are in the Vindhya mountains at Ginnath. If you go there it is possible that you may have his darshan. You have got to climb about 10,000 steps. All that you find there is one little block with two feet there which are worshipped every day. The Manaugha guru, the human form is Svaprakasananda tirtha paramahamsa avaduta. And my name is also included in there, I don't know for what reason.

The Caturyatana Puja - Worship of the Four corners of the Sri Chakra

Next we worship the four corners of the Sri Chakra. In the SW corner Lord Ganapati is worshipped; In the NW corner, Surya is worshipped; in the NE corner Vishnu is worshipped; and in the SE corner, Siva is worshipped. Shakti is in the center. Remember that these are different expressions of the same entity. We could have any one of them in the center. Then the other aspects of God would take a different format around them. But we follow the Shakteya tradition, so Devi is in the center.

The Ganesha Mantra is Om Srim hrim klim glaum gam ganapataye varavarada sarajanam me vasamanaya svaha. There is something else added, but it is not in the Kalpa Sutra. The added mantra is srim hrim klim glaum gam namo bhagavati maha laksmi vara varade srim vibhutyai svaha. Sri sri patyadi siddha laksmi sametha sri vallalabha sri mahaganapataye namah.

The yantra for Ganapati is there and you worship Ganapati at the Muladhara chakra. Starting with "sri patyadi "until "siddha laksmi "there is a group of deities arranged in the mandala like the Sri Chakra mandala that we have here. For each aspect of God there is a cooresponding mandala associated with it. Sri Vallabha he is dear to the Goddess Sri. In this manner you worship all the deities; Ganapati, Surya, Vishnu, Siva and Lalita. The worship can be as long or as abbreviated as you like.

The Navavarana Puja

The most important thing that you have to remember here is the sequence in which these deities are located. When you do the circumambulation to the Sri Chakra you have to visit each of these deities in this order. This makes it a pretty complicated affair and you have to keep your wits about you.

The Khadga Mala Stotra defines the sequence and you have to remember which Goddess is where. You have to be so familiar with the process that you can close your eyes and visualize the form of the goddess in your mind. It is a very powerful meditative technique for visualizing the different forms of the Goddesses. Once you are familiar with the name and are able to associate with the form of the Goddess, it is then that the puja is complete. They should be as if they were living right in front of you, waving their various weapons around.

The First Avaraṇa

In the first avaraṇa, we move from the outside enclosure to the inside. We begin our journey to enlightenment. You worship the Devī’s Feet. The first enclosure begins with the Ten Attainments (Siddhis). You attain one siddhi by applying each of the mudrās to each of the passions.

1. The first siddhi — to be attained is aṇimā siddhi.

2. laghimā/garimā siddhi are considered one siddhi — lightness/heaviness.

3. mahimā siddhi — greatness.

4. īśitva siddhi — control over yourself.

5. vaśitva siddhi — bringing others under your control.

6. prākāmya siddhi — being able to desire large things.

7. bhukti siddhi — enjoyment.

8. icchā siddhi — desire.

9. prāpti siddhi — attainment of desire.

10. sarvakāma siddhi — fulfillment of all desires.

In the second square enclosure we have got the Eight passions. They are the potential distractions to our sādhana. The passions are located on the left-hand side at the entrances. They are Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, Vārāhī, Mahendri, Cāmuṇḍā, Mahālakṣmī.
Brāhmī is lust; Māheśvarī is anger; Kaumārī is possessiveness; Vaiṣṇavī is delusion; Vārāhī is pride; Mahendri is jealousy; Cāmuṇḍā is virtue. She lives in the cremation grounds. She brings vairāgya, detachment which is supposed to be auspicious; and Mahālakṣmī is sin. She is the giver of gold. When you think of Her, you think of all the mundane things that distract you too much and keep you attached.

The third enclosure — the Mudrā Śaktis

In the third enclosure we have the Mudrā Śaktis. They represent the procedures to control the passions above and obtain the powers mentioned in the first enclosure.

Kṣobhinī means intercourse.
Sarva Saṁkṣobhinī — having intercourse with everyone and everything, or agitating everything;
Sarva Vidrāvinī — making things flow, liquifying all;
Sarvākārṣiṇī — attracting all;
Sarva Vaśaṁkarī — keeping things under your control;
Sarva Unmādinī — making all crazy;
Sarva Mahāṅkuśe — tricking all and goading into action;
Sarva Khecarī — able to move in all space;
Sarva Bīja — all knowledge;
Sarva Yoni — the source, the womb of all;
Sarva Trikāṇḍa — all forms and states of awareness, being the knower, the knowing and the known.

The sarva adjective makes these powers have a potency when applied to the Śaktis of passion. They enable you to get over the passions, and they create the ten Siddhis, or attainments.

Then, at the end of each Avaraṇa there is a paragraph which starts with the mantra for that avaraṇa. These mantras are listed at the beginning of the pūjā also. The first avaraṇa mantra is Am Am Souḥ.

The paragraph translated for the 1st Avaraṇa follows. It will be the same for all the Avaraṇas except for the name of the yoginī (Prakaṭa Yoginī) and the cakra (Trailokya Mohana Cakre) and the controller of the cakra (Tripurā Cakreśvarī).

“These explicit yoginīs, whose nature is expressly visible, not suppressed; whose cakra rules and deludes all the three worlds of waking, sleeping, dreaming; along with their mudrās, hand gestures; along with their attainments; along with their weapons; along with their powers; along with their vehicles; along with their retinues of attendants; by all the intimate services; well-worshipped; well-satisfied; very happy or pleased; may all these gods be so.”

Again Am Am Souḥ comes. Tripurā Cakreśvarī is the name of the controller of this cakra. In the Khadgamālā Stotra all the names of Tripurā come together at the end. Here in the Navāvaraṇa Pūjā each of Her names comes at this place at the end of the avaraṇa. So in the 2nd avaraṇa Her name is Tripureśī; in the 3rd it is Tripurasundarī, etc.

Then you say — Śrī pādukām pūjayāmi tarpayāmi namaḥ — To your lotus feet I offer pūjā and tarpaṇam (water offering). I also offer gandham — sandal, puṣpam — flowers, dhūpam — incense, dīpam — lights, and naivedyam — food offerings. You show the first hand mudrā of Sarva Saṁkṣobhinī — Dram. After each avaraṇa you show one of the ten hand mudrās. They go in order from Dram to Yoni mudrās.

The 2nd Avaraṇa

These are the Sixteen Attracting Powers which are also associated with the Nitya Devīs, the sixteen Digits or Phases of the Moon. You worship the Devī’s hips and girdle.

The names of the Devīs given are:
kāmākārṣiṇī — the attraction of lust;
buddhyākārṣiṇī — of discrimination;
ahaṁkārākārṣiṇī — of ego;
śabdākārṣiṇī — of sound (music);
sparśākārṣiṇī — of touch (eros);
rūpākārṣiṇī — of form (beauty);
rasākārṣiṇī — of taste (sweetness);
gandhākārṣiṇī — of odor (perfume);
cittākārṣiṇī — of mind;
dhairyākārṣiṇī — of valor;
smṛtyākārṣiṇī — of memory;
nāmākārṣiṇī — of name;
bījākārṣiṇī — of the seed, semen;
ātmākārṣiṇī — of the self, the soul;
amṛtākārṣiṇī — of immortality;
śarīrākārṣiṇī — of morality.

The mantra for the 2nd avaraṇa is Aiṁ Klīṁ Souḥ. The yoginī is Guptā Yoginyāḥ, the secret yoginī. The cakra is Sarvasapari Pūrakā Cakre, the wheel which fulfills all directions and all desires. The controller of this cakra is Tripureśī, the controller of the waking, dreaming and sleeping states. You offer the Sarva Vidrāvinī — Drim mudrā.

3rd Avaraṇa — The Eight Erotic Sentiments

You worship the Devī at the Svādhiṣṭhāna Cakra. The names of the Devīs given are:
ananga-kusuma-devī — the flowering Devī;
ananga-mekhalā-devī — the girdling;
ananga-madana-devī — love;
ananga-madanāturā-devī — lust;
ananga-rekhā-devī — outlining;
ananga-veginī-devī — the desire for sex;
ananga-aṅkuśā-devī — insistence on sex;
ananga-mālinī-devī — orgy.

The mantra is Hrīṁ Klīṁ Souḥ.
The yoginī is Guptatarā Yoginyāḥ — the esoteric yoginī;
the cakra is Sarva Saṁkṣobhaṇa Cakre — the cakra which agitates everyone;
the Controller of the cakra is Tripurasundarī — the Beautiful One who lives in all three states of consciousness.
You offer the mudrā Sarvākārṣiṇī — Klīṁ.

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4th Avaraṇa — The Fourteen Worlds

You worship the Devī at the Mūlādhāra Cakra. The names of the Fourteen worlds that follow are not listed in the pūjā, but represented by the avaraṇa. Seven are above our world; seven below us.

Below:

1. Atala

2. Sutala

3. Vitala

4. Talātala

5. Rasātala

6. Pātāla

7. Himātala

Above:

1. Bhū

2. Bhuvaḥ

3. Suvaḥ

4. Mahaḥ

5. Janaḥ

6. Tapaḥ

7. Satyam

The names of the 4th avaraṇa are:

1. Sarva Saṁkṣobhiṇī — agitating all;

2. Sarva Vidrāvinī — liquifying all;

3. Sarvākārṣiṇī — attracting all;

4. Sarva Āhlādinī — pleasing all;

5. Sarva Sammohinī — deluding all;

6. Sarva Stambhinī — obstructing all;

7. Sarva Jṛmbhiṇī — expanding all;

8. Sarva Vaśaṁkarī — controlling all;

9. Sarva Raṅjanī — enjoying all;

10. Sarva Unmādinī — maddening all;

11. Sarva Artha Sādhinī — all prosperous;

12. Sarva Sampatti Pūriṇī — all fulfilling riches;

13. Sarva Mantra Mayī — all mantras;

14. Sarva Dvandva Kṣayaṁkarī — eliminating all dualities.

The mantra is Haim Hklīṁ Hsouḥ.
She is Sampradāya Yoginyāḥ — the traditional yoginī.
The cakra is Sarva Saubhāgya Dāyaka Cakre — the cakra of all kinds of union.
The Controller is Tripurā Vāsinī — the One who lives in all three states of consciousness.
You offer Sarva Vaśaṁkarī mudrā — Blum.

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5th Avaraṇa — The Pañcabhūtas

The outer ten triangles of the Śrī Cakra. You worship the Devī at the Maṇipūra Cakra.

The names are:

1. Sarva Siddhi Pradā — giver of all achievements;

2. Sarva Sampat Pradā — giver of all wealth;

3. Sarva Priyaṁkarī — giver of all that one likes to have;

4. Sarva Maṅgala Kāriṇī — bringer of all auspiciousness;

5. Sarva Kāmapradā — fulfiller of all desires;

6. Sarva Duḥkha Vimocinī — eliminator of all miseries;

7. Sarva Mṛtyu Praśamanī — eliminator of all accidental deaths;

8. Sarva Vighna Nivāriṇī — eliminator of all obstacles;

9. Sarva Aṅga Sundarī — beautiful in all parts of Her body;

10. Sarva Saubhāgya Dāyinī — provider of all unions.

The mantra is Hsaim Hsklīṁ Hsauḥ.
She is Kulottīrṇā Yoginyāḥ — the yoginī who goes beyond all classifications.
The cakra is Sarvārtha Sādhaka Cakre — the wheel that propels you onto the right path, gives you all wealth, fulfills all desires and makes liberation possible.
The Controller is Tripuraśrī Cakreśvarī — the One who is the riches of the three states.
You offer Sarvonmādinī mudrā — Saha.

6th Avaraṇa

The inner ten triangles of the Śrī Cakra. You worship the Devī at the Anāhata Cakra.

The names are:

1. Sarva Jña — omniscient;

2. Sarva Śakti — omnipotent;

3. Sarva Aiśvarya Pradā — omniexpressive;

4. Sarva Jñānamayī — providing the bliss of omniscience;

5. Sarva Vyādhi Vināśinī — eliminating all maladies;

6. Sarva Ādhāra Svarūpa — the support of all;

7. Sarva Pāpaharā — eliminator of sin;

8. Sarva Ānanda Mayī — all happiness;

9. Sarva Rakṣā Svarūpiṇī — all-protecting;

10. Sarvepsita Phala Pradā — the provider of all fruits.

The mantra is Hrīṁ Klīṁ Blem.
The yoginī is Nigarbha Yoginyāḥ — the yoginī protecting the child in the womb.
The cakra is Sarva Rakṣākara Cakre — the wheel of all protection.
The Controller of the cakra is Tripura Mālinī — the sequences of these states experienced by all people.
You offer Sarva Mahāṅkuśa mudrā — Krom.

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7th Avaraṇa — The Eight Forms of Sarasvatī

You worship the Devī at the Viśuddhi Cakra.

The eight forms of Sarasvatī are the eight groups of Sanskrit letters describing the explosion of the cosmos from the point (bindu).

1. am am im im um um aruṁ aruṁ aluṁ aluṁ em aiṁ om auṁ aḥ ahaṁ arbluṁ —
   Vāsinī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Control

2. kam kham gam gham jñam klahrīṁ —
   Kāmeśvarī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Expressive

3. cam cham jam jham ñam jñblīṁ —
   Modinī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Pleasure

4. tam tham dam dham nam yluṁ —
   Vimalā Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Purity

5. tam tham dam dham nam jmrīṁ —
   Aruṇā Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Passion

6. pam pham bam bham mam hslvyuṁ —
   Jayinī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Victory

7. yam ram lam vam jhmryuṁ —
   Sarveśvarī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Controlling all

8. sam sam sam ham lam kṣam ksmrīṁ —
   Kaulinī Vāgdevatāyai namaḥ — Enjoying all

The mantra for the 7th avaraṇa is Hrīṁ Śrīṁ Souḥ.
The yoginī is Rahasya Yoginyāḥ — the secret yoginī.
The cakra is Sarva Rogahara Cakre — the wheel which eliminates disease.
The Controller of the cakra is Tripura Siddha Cakreśvarī — the achievements possible in all these three states.
You offer the Sarva Khecarī mudrā — Hsakāphrem.

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8th Avaraṇa — The Weapons of the Divine Mother and the Goddesses of the Inner Triangle

You worship the Devī’s arms and hands and then Her third eye, the Ājñā Cakra.

1. Drāṁ Drīṁ Klīṁ Blūṁ Saḥ, sarva jṛmbhaṇebhyo bāṇebhyo namaḥ, Śrī Bāṇaśakti —
   the five flowery arrows of Manmatha call the five senses: sound (music), touch (eros), form (beauty), taste (sweetness), smell (fragrance).

2. Dhaṁ Thaṁ sarva sammohanāya dhanuṣe namaḥ, Śrī Dhanuḥśakti —
   the sugar-cane bow representing the mind which likes sweet things in life.

3. Am Hrīṁ sarva vaśīkaraṇāya pāśāya namaḥ, Śrī Pāśuśakti —
   the attractive powers of love.

4. Krom Krom sarva stambhanāya aṅkuśāya namaḥ, Aṅkuśaśakti —
   the repulsive power to control evil.

5. Ka E I La Hrīṁ vāma rajo-guṇa icchā-śakti Kāmeśvaryai namaḥ, Śrī Icchā-śakti —
   desire, the thrust of God, desiring to see Himself in many forms.

6. Ha Sa Ka La Hrīṁ jyeṣṭha sattva-guṇa jñāna-śakti Vajreśvaryai namaḥ, Śrī Jñāna-śakti —
   knowledge — the ability to obtain the cosmos in a seed form.

7. Sa Ka La Hrīṁ raudrī tamo-guṇa kriyā-śakti Bhagāmālinyai namaḥ, Śrī Kriyā-śakti —
   action — the ability to express the cosmos out of the seed.

8. Ka E I La Hrīṁ, Ha Sa Ka Ha La Hrīṁ, Sa Ka La Hrīṁ — icchā-jñāna-kriyā-śakti Mahādevī —
   all of the above.

The mantra is Hsraim Hsrklīṁ Hrsrsouḥ.
The yoginī is Atirahasya Yoginyāḥ — the most secret yoginī.
The cakra is Sarva Siddhi Pradā Cakre — the wheel of realizations.
The Controller of the cakra is Tripurāmbā Cakreśvarī — the experience of the cosmos in Her three states unifying all the experiences of all life.
You offer the Sarva Bīja mudrā — Hsaum.

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9th Avaraṇa

Śrī Lalitā Devī united with Sadāśiva in the Bindu. You worship the Devī at the Sahasrāra Cakra.

We worship Śrī Śrī Lalitāmbikā Śrī Sahasrākṣī Śrī Rājarājeśvarī, whose mantra is:

Ka E I La Hrīṁ, Ha Sa Ka Ha La Hrīṁ, Sa Ka La Hrīṁ

She is Ati Rahasya Yoginī — the most transcendental secret yoginī.
The 9th cakra is Sarvānanda Maya Cakre — the wheel of bliss.
The Controller is Śrī Mahā Cakreśvarī — the Great Cosmic Controller.
We worship Her with the Sarva Yoni mudrā — Aim.