CHAPTER XL.
The External Worship of the Devī
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The Devī said:--Getting up from the bed early in the morning, one is to meditate on the thousand petalled lotus, bright, of the colour of camphor, in the top part his brain on the head. On this he should remember his S'rī Guru, very gracious looking, well decorated with ornaments, with His Consort S'akti and bow down to Him and within Him he should meditate the Kundalinī Devī thus --"I take refuge unto that Highest S'akti Kundalinī, of the nature of the Supreme Consciousness, Who is manifestm Chaityana while up-going to the Brahmarandhra (the aperture supposed to be at the crown of the head, through which the soul takes its flight at death) and Who is of the nature of nectar while returning back in the Susumnā canal. After meditating thus, he should meditate on the Blissful Form of Mine within the Kundalinī Fire stuatea in the Mulādhāra Lotus (coccygeal lotus). Then he should rise up to go for the calls of nature, etc., and complete Sandhyā, Bandanams and other duties. The best of the Brāhmins, then, should for My satisfaction perform the Agnihotra Homa and sitting in his Āsana make Sankalap (determination) to do My Pūjā (Worship).
N. B.--The brain has three divisions, the lower, the middle and the higher, or top-most part which is very pure.
Next he is to make Bhūta S'uddhi (purification of elements of the body by respiratory attraction and replacement) and then the Mātrikā Nyasa, Then he should arrange the letters of the root Mantra of Māyā and execute the Hrīllekhā Mātrikā Nyāsa. In this he is to place the letter "Ha" in the Mulādhāra, the letter "Ra" in his heart and the vowel "ī" in the middle of his brows aud, Hrīm on the top part of his head. Finishing then all the other Nyāsas according to that Mantra, he should think within his body Dharma, Jńāna, Vairāgyam, and Prosperity as the four legs of the seat and Adharma, Ajńāna, Avairāgyam and non-prosperity, these four as the body of the seat on the four quarters East, South, West and North. Then he should meditate on the Great Devī in the lotus of his heart blewn by Prānāyāma, situated on the five seats of the Pretas. O Mountain! Brahmā, Visnu, Rudra, Sadās'iva and Īs'vara are the five Pretas situated under My feet.
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