Sharada Tilaka Tantra

Sharada Tilaka Tantra/ शारदातिलकतन्त्र / শারদাতিলক তন্ত্রম্

Chapter 1
Discusses cosmogony and embryology
1. Definition of mahaH / shabda brahmaNa
2. Process of creation - bindu, nADa, shabda brahmaNa

Chapter 2
1. Evolution of cosmic sound
2. mantravAda
3. Definition of a good guru and shishya

Chapter 3
Rites to be performed before initiation like vAsty-yAga, site selction for maNDapa, its construction, directions on how to draw yantra etc

Chpater 4
Discusses all aspects of initiation

Chapter 5
1. Initiation
2. homa

Chapter 6
Meditation on alphabet and its deities
a. devI mAtRRikA or sarasvatI
b. dhyAna of shAradA, ardhanArIshavara etc
c. importance of brAhmI sAga

Chapter 7
Meditation on alphabet and its deities
a. bhUtalipi mantra
b. lipitaru
c. viyat yantra, vAyaviya yantra etc
d. Rules of conduct of worshipper of Sarasvati

Chapter 8
lakShmI
a.5 dhyana mantras and associated rules, yantras
b.Rules of conduct of worshipper of Lakshmi

Chapter 9
bhuvaneshvarI
bIja mantra, different dhyAna mantras, yantra etc

Chapter 10
tvaritA and annapUrNA
dhyAna mantras, modes of worship, nyAsas, yantras

Chapter 11
durgA
dhyAna mantras, modes of worship, nyAsas, yantras for durgA, mahiShmardinI, jaya durgA, shUlini,vana-durgA

Chapter 12
tripurabhairavI
dhyAna mantras, modes of worship, nyAsas, yantras for tripurA, rAjamAta~nginI

Chapter 13
gaNeSha
dhyAna mantras, modes of worship, nyAsas, yantras of different forms of gaNapati

Chapter 14
sUrya

Chapter 15
viShNu
Various viShNu mantras, hayagrIva mantra, rAma mantra etc

Chapter 16
viShNu
nara-siMha mantra, jvAla nRRisiMha, lakShmI nRRi-siMha etc

Chapter 17
viShNu
puruShottama mantra, shrIkara mantra, gopAla mantra etc

Chapter 18
shiva
shiva, sadA-shiva, mRRitunjaya - dhyAna mantra, prayoga etc

Chapter 19
shiva
dakShiNa-mUrti, nIlakaNTha etc - dhyAna mantra, prayoga etc

Chapter 20
shiva
a. aghorAstra mantra, dhyAna, prayoga etc
b. pAsshupatAstra mantra, dhyAna, prayoga etc
c. kShetrapAla mantra, dhyAna, prayoga etc
etc

Chapter 21
Discusses the gAyatrI mantra, nyAsa-s, dhyAna mantras and yantra.

Chapter 22
Discusses magic weapons

Chapter 23
tryambaka / anuShTupa mantra

Chpater 24
Describes 36 kinds of yantra

Chapter 25
Discusses yoga in details - AsanAs, prAnAyamA, nAdI, chakra etc

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Prapanchasara Tantra

Prapanchasara tantra / प्रपञ्चसार तन्त्र / প্রপঞ্চসার তন্ত্র

The Prapanchasara Tantra is a celebrated Tantrik text generally attributed to Shri Shankaracharya.

Prapancha means the 5 basic elements of our Universe - Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Prapanchasara Tantra is therefore the Science of the Essence of the 5 Basic Elemental Principles.

Prapanchasara is an authoritative Tantra text.

• It is cited as such by Raghava Bhatta, who wrote the famed commentary (Bhashya) on Sharadatilaka Tantra, authored by Lakshmanacharya.
• It is referred by Kalicharana in his notes on the ShatChakara-nirupana.

Commentaries of Prapanchasara Tantra include.

• Prapanchasara Sambandha Dipika
• Prapanchasara Vivarana
• Prapanchasara Sarasangraha

Below is a summary of Prapanchasara Tantra. In order to download please visit DLI website.

Chapter 1
1. Deals with the origin of the world and the nature of existence
2. Discussion on the two basic principles - Purusha and Prakriti
3. Discussion on the 25 tattva-s
4. Discussion on the evolution of Prakrita from Bindu to Nada onto various gross manifestations

Chapter 2
Point 4 of Chapter 1 is explained in greater details

Chapter 3
1. Discussion on the Science of Speech
2. Discussion on the trinity
a. Soma - vowels
b. Surya - occlusives and nasals
c. Agni - semi-vowels and sibilants
3. The 50 letters of the alphabet

Chapter 4
Discussion on Kundalini and her mantra hrIM

Chapter 5
Initiation to Mantra Shastra

Chapter 6
Initiation and homa description

Chapter 7
sarasvatI / bhArati

Chapter 8
1. sarasvatI / bhArati
2. prAMAgni-hotra

Chapter 9
shrI / tripurA

Chapter 10
mUlaprakRRiti / bhuvaneshvarI

Chapter 11
mUlaprakRRiti / bhuvaneshvarI

Chapter 12
lakShmI

Chapter 13
durgA / devI

Chapter 14
durgA / devI

Chapter 15
mUlaprakRRiti / bhuvaneshvarI

Chapter 16
agni

Chapter 17
gaNeSha

Chapter 18
1. kAma
2. kRRiShNa

Chapter 19
1. praNava mantra
2. yoga

Chapter 20
viShNu
a. Meaning of the 8-letter mantra auM namaH nArAyaNAya/ ॐ नमः नारायणाय
b. Enumeration of the 10 avatAras of Vishnu
c. Ritual details

Chapter 21
viShNu

Chapter 22
viShNu

Chapter 23
viShNu

Chapter 24
viShNu

Chapter 25
viShNu

Chapter 26
shiva

Chapter 27
shiva

Chapter 28
shiva

Chapter 29
Metres : gAyatrI, triShTubh, anuShTubh

Chapter 30
Metres : gAyatrI, triShTubh, anuShTubh

Chapter 31
Metres : gAyatrI, triShTubh, anuShTubh

Chapter 32
1. durgA / devI
2. yantras

Chapter 33
1. guru worship
2. ethical rules

Actual text ends with Chapter 33. Possible later additions:
Chapter 34 : lavaNamantra
Chapter 35 : prANa-pratiShThA-mantra
Chapter 36 : viShNu

References:
1. Prapanchasara Tantra
2. A History of Indian Literature - Gonda - 02.2
3. Tantrik Texts, Arthur Avalon - Vol III

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External Reading
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