We offer online Puja of Mahavidhya Tara Devi
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Second Mahavidhya Tara Devi
Tara iAkshobhya. Seated in the pratyalidha asana, seated on the heart of a corpse, supreme, laughing horribly, holding cleaver, blue lotus, dagger and bowl, uttering the mantra Hum, coloured blue, her hair braided with serpents, the Ugratara.s quite well known to the West through Her Tibetan manifestations, but some are unaware of the important position She occupies in the Vedic tantrik pantheon. She is the second of the ten Mahavidyas.
Nila Sarasvati -- the Sapphire Blue Sarasvati. Sarasvati is the Brahma-Shakti, or spouse of the Supreme Deity in his Creative aspect. The other aspects are Vishnu and Mahesh -- all three symbolised in the three heads of Lord Dattatreya, patron guru of the Natha tradition. Some have attempted to separate the Hindu Tara from the Tibetan Tara, but there is little doubt that She is the same Devi. This is shown in a reference to Tara in the Hindu Tantrarajatantra, where Her mantra is given as Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha -- identical to the Tibetan version. Here Tara takes her form as Kurukulla.
She has an important role in Tantrik cosmology because mantra, words, music are considered to be the very source of the cosmos. Thus Her power and place in the Tantrik pantheon is quite justified, and Her mantra is described as a Siddha-Vidya, the cause of Maya and Englamouring. "Om Hreeng Streeng Hung Phutt" Contact Us for Free Goddess Tara Photo.
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