This translation of the Yoni Tantra is a revised version of the
serialised translation published in Azoth magazine, numbers 16-19.
Many Western commentators have alleged that the "secret sadhana"
was veiled by a twilight language, but the Yoni Tantra explodes
this myth. Kaulas were the unlikeliest folk to mince words and
the consumption of the yoni tattva--a mixture of menses and semen--is
here described in the clearest of terms. Whilst ritual sexual
intercourse is often alluded to in Kaula and Shri tantras, there
are only a few of these in which yoni tattva is mentioned. Yoni
Tantra could be described as a eulogy of the yoni and the yoni
tattva. As long ago as 1913, some details relating to this matter
were published in Arthur Avalon's Hymn to Kali (Luzac, 1913).
The matter was obviously held to be highly sensitive and parts
of a commentary relating to consumption of the yoni tattva are
left untranslated. Other English language books have been discovered
relating to this subject. The first is Elizabeth Sharpe's Secrets
of the Kaula Circle (Luzac 1936), a factional account, which,
while not spelling out the dark details, nevertheless showers
hints and tips on the reader. The author of Aleister Crowley and
the Hidden God (Muller Ltd) is Kenneth Grant, an English occultist.
This book refers to the process in oblique and mysterious ways,
relating the process to Aleister Crowley's membership of the masonic
group Ordo Templi Orientis. Crowley, in his Confessions (Cape,
1968) alludes to this matter, saying: "The OTO is in possession
of one supreme secret." From Crowley's diaries, it is evident
that the secret he refers to is the consumption of the yoni tattva.
The German founders of the Ordo Templi Orientis claimed to have
Indian or tantrik gurus, but it is impossible to prove or trace
this link. It is, however, not impossible that the works of Sir
John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon) were the main inspiration of Crowley's
"supreme secret". It is certainly quite extraordinary
that Crowley never mentions the books of John Woodroffe, although
it is certain he must have known of them. The earliest reference
to yoni tattva in Kaula tantra seems to be in the Kaula Jnana
Nirnaya of Matsyendranath (English translation published by Prachya
Prakashan, Benares, 1986):-- "In Kaula Agama, the five pure
and eternal substances are ash, wife's nectar, semen, menstrual
blood and ghee mixed together. In occasional rites and in acts
of Kama Siddhi, the great discharge is without doubt and most
certainly what one should do in Kaula Agama. One should always
consume the physical blood and semen. Dearest One, this is the
oblation of the Yoginis and the Siddhas". (KJN, Patala 8)
"A brahmin goes to heaven by endless washing of the feet
and mouth, whereas a person repeatedly making a forehead mark
of Kunda, Gola or Udbhava menses destroys various ailments such
as leprosy and smallpox and is free from all disease in the same
way that a serpent sloughs its skin." (ibid, Patala 8) "Blood
is the female (Vama) elixir. Mixed with wine and semen, it is
the Absolute." (ibid, Patala 18) Other Kaula tantras deal
with the subject of menstrual blood in very plain terms. Matrikabheda
Tantra (English translation Indological Book House 1990) describes
the different types:-- "Shri Shankara said: The first menses
appearing in a woman who has lost her virginity is Svayambhu blood.
In a maiden born of a married woman and begotten by another man,
that which arises is Kunda menses, the substance causing the granting
of any desire. Deveshi, a maiden begotten by a widow gives rise
to Gola menses, which subdues gods. The menses arising in the
first period after a virgin becomes a married woman is the all
bewildering Svapushpa." (MT, Patala 8) The very first chapter
of the MT mentions a substance called sambal, described in the
commentary as a woman's menstrual discharge. This substance allows
the tantrik adept to perform various sorts of alchemical operations.
Vajrayana is a cult of Tibetan lamaism. In the Candamaharosana
Tantra (Harvard Oriental Series, 1976), the Lord Chandamaharoshana
says:-- "Optionally, the yogin may secrete or not secrete,
having his mind solely on pleasure. If he does, he should lick
the Lotus, on his knees. And he should eat with his tongue the
white and red of the Lotus. And he should inhale it through a
pipe in the nose, to increase his power." (CT, 6, 150) Many
points of contact exist between the texts of the Vajrayana and
Indian Kaula cults. Matsyendranath, author of the KJN, is also,
according to some accounts, the founder of both Vajrayana and
Kaula traditions. He is also the human progenitor of the Natha
traditions. The Kaulavali Nirnaya (Agamanusandhana Samiti, Calcutta
nd), edited by Sir John Woodroffe, is a digest of other Kaula
tantras. Summarising chapter 18, Sir John paraphrases the tantra:--
"there are people who regard semen and menstrual fluid with
disgust, but they forget that the body by which they hope to attain
Liberation is composed of these two forms of matter, that the
marrow, bone and tendons have come from the father and the skin,
flesh and blood from the mother. It further says that there is
no reason for man's disgust for excreta or urine, for these are
nothing but food or drink which has undergone some change and
contains living creatures and the Brahman substance is not absent
therefrom...All things are pure. It is one's mentality which is
evil." (KN, introduction, pp19-20) Svecchachara This Sanskrit
word means a spiritual state in which an individual may act according
to her or his own will. As she or he is Shiva incarnate, there
can be no morality, but only freedom from the rules of the pasu
or herd-person who is fettered by the mind:-- "Bhairava said:
Listen, Vira Chamunda, to the characteristics of vessels and the
way of acting. One may be like a child, a madman, a king, like
one in a swoon, like an independent spirit, like a Lord Hero,
a Gandharva, a naked person, a Tridandin or like one teaching
knowledge for gain. The way to be is to act however one wills."
(KJN, Patala 8) The Yoni Tantra advocates Svecchachara in Patala
7, stating that the ordinary rules for worship are suspended for
one following Mahachina practice. This "Mahachina" is
often encountered in tantrik texts--it seems to refer to the regions
bordering Tibet and China. A person following this path is free
of all distinctions, as she or he is one with Shiva and Shakti,
acting according to will. Svecchachara is the way of the Avadhuta,
a spiritual person beyond any qualifications or distinctions.
The type and symbol of the Avadhuta is the guru figure of India,
Shri Dattatreya. The Avadhuta is always in a blissful state, one
with the Absolute. According to Sir John Woodroffe in his introduction
to the KN:-- "It is very difficult for anyone to know his
true nature. When alone he is like one mad, dumb or paralysed
and when in the society of men he sometimes behaves like a good
man, sometimes like a wicked one, and on occasions he behaves
like a demon. But the Yogi is always pure whatever he may do and
by his touch everything becomes pure." (introduction, p22)
These descriptions echo the mala or chain mantra of Dattatreya,
in which he is described as "Madman, Child, Devil".
In the Avadhuta Upanishad (Sannyasa Upanishads, Adyar 1978), Dattatreya
is questioned by Samkriti:-- "Venerable Lord, who is an Avadhuta?
What is his condition? What is his characteristic? What is his
worldly existence? (Dattatreya then replies) The Avadhuta is so
called as he has discarded worldly ties, and he is the essence
of the sentence 'Thou art That'. His worldly existence consists
in moving about freely, with or without clothes. For them there
is nothing righteous or unrighteous, nothing holy or unholy."
(pp 1-3) "For him there is no such thing as sin or virtue.
The ethical system of sin and virtue is to protect the minds of
the worldly, since the mind is the measure of all things and all
things last only a moment." (CT 8,60) Again in the text of
the Natha Siddhas:-- "Bad smells and perfumes one should
sense as equal. Just as a lotus petal in water is without stain,
so a Yogi is unmarred by merit or sin. In one in whom this mental
disposition has blossomed there is no difference between killing
a Brahmin or the Ashvamedha sacrifice, nor is there any difference
between bathing in all the sacred waters or contact with barbarians."
(KJN, Patala 8) Reverence for Women The Kaulas regarded female
gurus very highly and there were many examples of yoginis or female
tantriks. In Yoni Tantra Patala 7 we find:-- "Women are divinity,
women are life, women are truly jewels." This sentiment is
echoed in many other tantras such as Shakti Sangama Tantra, Devirahasya
and elsewhere. A woman is the goddess:-- "Worship carefully
a woman or a maiden as she is Shakti, sheltered by the Kulas.
One should never speak harshly to maidens or women." (KJN,
Patala 23) "In Kaula every woman is thought of as a manifestation
of the Goddess. No man may raise his hand, strike or threaten
a woman. When she is naked, men must kneel and worship her as
the Goddess. She has equal rights with men on all levels."
(Occult World of a Tantrik Guru, Values Vol.IX) In both Kulachudamani
Tantra and the Brihad Nila Tantra, the Kaula is instructed to
recite a mantra inwardly whenever he sees a woman. "Women
are heaven; women are dharma; and women are the highest penance.
Women are Buddha; women are the Sangha; and women are the perfection
of Wisdom." (CT 8,30) Kamarupa The Yoni Tantra hails from
Cooch Bihar (Kocha), but many of the Kaula Tantras originate from
Kamarupa. In Puranic legend, this is the place where the yoni
of Devi fell to earth after the Goddess' body was sliced into
50 segments by the discus of Vishnu. Matsyendranath -- founder
of Kaula and Natha schools -- expounded the Kaula Shastra at Kamarupa.
The famous temple at Gauhati is celebrated. The Kamarupi is hymned
in the Kalika Purana and in very many other Vama and Kaula tantras.
"It is said that female sadhvikas knowing yoga dwell at Kamakhya
Pitha. If one joins with one of these, one obtains Yogini Siddhi."
(KJN, Patala 16) The Ten Mahavidyas These are listed in the third
patala of Yoni Tantra as Kali, Tara, Sodashi, Chinnamastaka, Bhagalamukhi,
Matangi, Bhuvaneshvari, Mahalakshmi and associated with the different
parts of the yoni. This list of the Mahavidyas differs from that
in Todala Tantra (Sothis Weirdglow 1984). First Patala Seated
on the peak of Mount Kailasha, the god of gods, the guru of all
creation, was questioned by Durga-of-the-Smiling-Face, Naganandini.
Lord, 64 tantras have been created. Tell me, Ocean of Compassion,
about the chief of these. Mahadeva said: Listen, dearest Parvati,
to this great secret. You have asked to hear this 10 million times.
Beauteous One, it is because of your feminine nature that you
continually ask me. You should conceal this by every effort. Parvati,
there is mantra pitha, yantra pitha and yoni pitha. Amongst these,
the chief is certainly the yoni pitha, revealed to you from affection.
Naganandini, listen closely! Hari, Hara and Brahma--the gods of
creation, maintenance and destruction--all originate in the yoni.
A person should not worship the yoni if he does not have the Shakti
mantra. This initiation and mantra is the deliverer from hell.
I am Mrtyunjaya, beloved of your yoni. Surasundari, I always worship
Durga in my heart lotus. This liberates the mind from distinctions
such as Divya and Vira. O Lady Goddess! worshipping in this manner,
liberation is placed within a person's reach. A yoni worshipper
should prepare the Shakti mantra. He gains wealth, poesy, wisdom
and omniscience. He becomes the four-faced Brahma for one hundred
million aeons. What is the use of talking! To speak of this avails
naught. If a person worships with menstrual flowers, he also has
power over fate. Doing much puja in this way, he may become liberated.
The devotee should place a Shakti in a circle. She should be wanton,
beautiful, devoid of shame and disgust, charming by nature, supremely
alluring and beautiful. After giving her vijaya, the devotee should
worship her with utmost devotion. He should place her on his left,
and should worship her hair-adorned yoni. At the edges of the
yoni, the devotee should place sandal and beautiful blossoms.
There, indrawing the goddess, he should do jiva nyasa using mantra,
having given her wine and drawing a half-moon using vermilion.
After smearing sandal on her forehead, the devotee should caress
her breasts. After reciting the mantra for 108 times, while in
her arms, the devotee should caress the breasts, having previously
kissed her on the cheek. The mantra should be recited 108 or 1008
times in the yoni circle. After reciting the mighty mantra, he
should recite the hymn very devotedly. At the time of worship,
the guru should not be present. I am the worshipper. If the guru
is present, there is no fruit, there is absolutely no doubt of
it. The worshipper, using great efforts, should make the results
of the puja over to the guru. After making three offerings of
hands full with flowers, he should bow again to his own guru.
The wise man should, by every means, offer to his guru--putting
the hands together in the sign of obeisance. After performing
yoni puja using these methods, the devotee attains whatever is
desired -- there is no doubt of it. The fruit of doing puja to
the great yoni, deliverer from the ocean of misery, is life and
enhanced vitality. Second Patala Devi said: God of Gods, Natha
of all the cosmos, cause of creation, maintenance and destruction,
without you there is no father, just as without me there is no
mother. You have spoken of the ultimate way of yoni puja through
sexual intercourse. Which types of yoni should be worshipped and
which bring good fortune? The devotee should worship the mother's
yoni and have intercourse with all yonis. He may have intercourse
with any woman between the ages of twelve and sixty. He should
worship the yoni daily, using the five tattvas. By seeing the
yoni, he gains the merit of bathing at ten thousand tirthas. The
forehead mark should be made from yoni tattva, and dress should
be of the Kaula type. The type of material used for sitting and
the worship itself should be of the Kula form. Firstly, in intercourse,
the purified worshipper should draw the Shakti to himself by her
hair and should place his lingam into her hand. The lingam puja
and the yoni puja should be performed according to the injunctions.
Beloved One, red powder and sandal should be smeared on the lingam.
The lingam should be inserted into the yoni and there should be
vigorous intercourse. He who uses this method attains the highest
essence. A devotee should worship with the yoni tattva, of the
form of yoni, the deluder of the world, at night when it is full
moon, at a crossroads. After going to a cremation ground, offering
cooked fish, milk, food and meat, he becomes like Kubera, the
god of wealth. A yantra of yoni shape should be drawn on the ground
and the mantra recited. O Devi, after reading the kavacha, a person
should recite the 1000 names. He becomes a son to Kalika and liberated.
Offering meat in a deserted place and repeating the mantra and
the stotra, a man becomes a lord of yoga. Having seen the yoni
full of menses, after bathing and reciting the mantra 108 times,
a person becomes a Siva on earth. One should recite the mantra
after offering both one's own semen and the yoni flowers. Cooked
fish, egg, mouse flesh, buffalo flesh, human flesh, wine, meat
and ground cereal should be offered at night. Wherever this great
place (of offering) is, therein plays the great essence. One should
be naked, with dishevelled hair, sitting in the pratyalidha posture.
At all times and everywhere, the mantra should be recited when
in the great yoni. One should worship the essence of Devi, the
Shakti in the form of a Shakti. Doing thus, a man attains the
four aims of mankind--dharma, artha, kama and moksha. Sadhakas,
together at night, should offer using wine and meat. By all means
a sadhaka should have intercourse in the yoni, previously caressing
the Shakti's breasts. If intercourse is performed in viparita
mode, the Shakti becomes the Goddess. A sadhaka becomes instantly
regenerated and fully alive by using the water from washing yoni
and lingam. After worshipping the great yoni according to injunction,
one should make an offering. The water of the yoni is of three
types and one should offer it to the Shakti. Mahadevi, after mixing
the water with wine, a purified sadhaka should drink it. The supreme
woman will be pleased by offering her clothes, perfumes and jewels.
Whilst in the yoni, one should worship the vidya, at night, according
to the ritual rule. The highest sadhaka should mix the effusion
from yoni and lingam in water, sipping this amrita, he should
nourish himself with it. Third Patala Great Lady, listen very
attentively. This should be concealed with every effort. Never
reveal it! Revealing it causes loss of siddhi, revealing it causes
death. Revealing it destroys mantra. Revealing it may cause one
to be torn to pieces. The miraculous Yoni Tattva Tantra is the
best of all tantras. Because of love for you, this very hidden
tantra is revealed. The only evil in sexual intercourse is disgust
for blood and semen. He who mixes them with wine is discriminating
in worship. How can one be wicked on account of the Shakti mantra?
Having worshipped the great yoni, the sadhaka should do puja with
the flesh of goats, sheep, men, deer, mongoose, buffalo, elephants,
cows, jackals, lions, horses and tortoises, in a devotional frame
of mind. What point is there of many words? The yoni which has
bled is suitable for worship. Do not worship a yoni which has
never bled. Worshipping a yoni which has never bled causes loss
of siddhi on every occasion. What can be achieved by men without
the five tattvas? All is without result and one may fall into
hell and be baked in pots until the end of time. The sin acquired
in a myriad of births is instantly destroyed if one should worship,
offering into the yoni aperture. Combining semen with menses or
svayambhu menses and taking this in the hand, carefully offer
it into the Yoni. One becomes Kalika's son and renowned. Devi
is at the base of the yoni and Naganandini is in the yoni. Kali
and Tara are in the yoni cakra and Cchinnamastaka in the hair.
Bagalamukhi and Matangi are on the rim of the yoni. Mahalakshmi,
Shodashi and Bhuvaneshvari are within the yoni. By worshipping
the yoni one certainly worships Shakti. Worship giving bali of
birds and other living creatures and with blood. For the sadhaka
who says Aim Aim at the time of worship, the yoni is fortunate
and gives both enjoyment and liberation. A yogin is not a bhogin
and a bhogin is not a yogin, but if one worships the yoni one
is a Kaula, a person who has both yoga and bhoga. All worship
is pointless without worship of the yoni, O Durga. Chandali, Lady
of Hosts, the foremost one, is the centre of the yoni. By worshipping
in this way, one becomes my equal, most certainly. What use are
meditations, reciting mantras, giving gifts, Kula nectars? O Durga,
without yoni worship, all are fruitless. If one is incapable of
giving that which should be offered in my sadhana, one may, instead,
be exclusively devoted to yoni puja. A sadhaka should worship
with jewels and clothes. After worshipping the great yoni, then
he should enter the circle. Prostrating himself like a stick on
earth, one should then display the yoni mudra. Durga becomes pleased
with a sadhaka who is devoted to the yoni. What point is there
of many words? The yoni which has bled is suitable for worship.
Do not worship a yoni which has never bled. Worshipping a yoni
which has never bled causes loss of siddhi on every occasion.
Fourth Patala All japa and the like is to be done according to
the rules of Mahacina. The nature of yoni worship is thus declared
to you, O Devi. Although to be kept secret, it is revealed from
love for you. In the country of Kocha, near Yonigarta, on the
west bank of the Ganges is the renowned Madhavi. Going there,
one may gain the yoni darshana, O Maheshvari. O Devi, there I
became exclusively devoted to yoni worship each night. Practising
religious mendicancy, I always go there. There is no yoni on earth
resembling the beautifully rounded yoni of Madhavi and the firmness
of her breasts. Worshipping this causes Shivoham. Listen, Parvati!
Krishna, after worshipping Radha's yoni, became God Krishna. Shri
Rama Janaki Nath w orshipped Sita's yoni. Killing Ravana and his
clan, he then went to Ayodhya City and lived in a beautiful palace
there. Vishnu, Brahma, the saints and I myself all were born from
a yoni. What knowledge in the three worlds can match the magnificence
of the yoni tattva? Devi, without the five tattvas of wine, meat,
fish, grain and intercourse, all is fruitless. Veda is the highest
of all things and better than Veda is Vaishnava. Better than Vaishnava
is Shaiva and better than Shaiva is Dakshina. Greater than Dakshina
is Vama and better than Vama is Siddhanta. Higher than Siddhanta
is the Kaula who desires the yoni-- like a sun shining in the
sky or a veritable Meru to a mustard seed. The pre-eminence of
the Kula is lauded in all tantras. By the power of good fortune,
one is a knower of Kula. Giving appropriate foods, one should
please and worship by every means. The best of sadhakas is exclusively
devoted to yoni puja. One becomes siddha by using this revealed
doctrine, there is no doubt. While pashus speak only of the sexual
intercourse of beasts, in the Divya temperament there is exclusive
devotion to the doctrine of the yoni. One becomes pure by making
a forehead mark of yoni tattva. In this text, feeding Kumaris
and feeding Kulinas are the two chief things. Durga, there is
no doubt of this. Within a Shakta, outwardly a Shaiva, in gatherings
a Vaishnava-- in various forms the Kaulas wander on earth. O Nagandandini,
within the family lineage of a thousand generations, only a Kulina
is pure. Whoever washes the feet of a Kulina purifies home and
body. In whichever country a Kulina lusting after the yoni is
born -- that place is worshipped by the gods Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva. Giving to a Kulina brings endless gifts in return. Offering
into the hands of a pashu is fruitless in every way. It is impossible
for me to speak of the greatness of the Kulina! Whoever satisfies
a Kulina is liberated by ten millions Kulas. I bestow grace only
through Kula Yoga, this is without doubt. Devi, the state of being
an Avadhuta is the greatest of the four ashramas of humankind.
I achieved my status of Mahadeva by Kula Yoga and through exclusive
devotion to yoni worship. The demon Tripura was obliterated in
times past by your yoni's grace. The Pandavas succeeded in battle
by worshipping Draupadi's yoni. In the absence of the yoni of
a maiden or a beautiful woman, worship the yoni of a sister or
of a female pupil. Worship the yoni daily, otherwise pronounce
the mantra. Do not perform useless puja without yoni puja. Fifth
Patala The mahavidya, mantra and preparation of the mantra do
not bestow siddhi without worship of the yoni. One should bow
thrice before the yoni with a flower, Maheshvari, else the puja
of a man is useless even in 1000 lifetimes. Guru is clearly Shiva
and his partner is the true form (of the goddess). A Kaulika goes
to hell if he has sexual intercourse with her. The best sort of
sadhaka should have intercourse with all other yonis. On whoever's
forehead is placed the yoni tattva, there too are devas, demons,
yakshas and the fourteen worlds. If the twice-born Kulina should
recite her mantra during the shraddha, his ancestors dwelling
in heaven bestow siddhi. Intoxicated, they laud and hymn his praise.
If a sadhaka should perform sadhana in a woman's yoni, all born
in her family become knowers of Kaula. A sadhaka should always
meditate on the pure yoni. O Mahadevi, one should always smear
the yoni tattva on the body. If one should place one's lingam
next to her vagina and then penetrate, one becomes liberated by
ten million Kulas and gains all results. In the mutual friction
of the lingam and yoni is great sadhana. The greatest thing in
mantra recitation and sadhana is the outflow of semen and vaginal
emission. The powerful sadhaka, following the rule, should offer
the augmented substance to the yoni region after mixing the semen
and yoni tattva together. From Her lotus feet, (grace) showers
down. At the time of sadhana, abandon any other method. The wise
man, following the rules of Kaula Shastra, should caress that
yoni. If one should do puja of a mother's yoni, one should prepare
it. After worshipping according to rule, one should not have intercourse.
One should only couple with the yoni that bleeds. Dearest, if
by good fortune one is partner to a Brahmin girl, one should worship
her yoni tattva. Otherwise, worship other yonis. In pashu initiation
without five tattvas, all is fruitless. Resort to a Kulaguru initiating
into Shakti by every effort. If a sadhaka should consume (yoni
tattva) whilst only pashu initiated, his initiation and his methods
cause black magic. Therefore, by every effort, resort to a Kulina
Guru. If desiring to do puja, resort to a Kulina Guru. Only then
does a yoni bestow grace -- like Sita's vagina for Ramachandra
and your yoni for me. If one should worship a hair-adorned yoni,
one becomes like a king. All acts become fruitful, no doubt of
it. One becomes very wealthy if marking oneself with a forehead
mark of yoni flowers. Devi, smeared with red, one dwells in Durga's
paradise. Parvati said: Ocean of Compassion, by what method should
the yoni, which is the essence of the cosmos, to be worshipped?
If you or a sadhaka should worship a yoni, how does it bestow
grace? Speak of this to me! I want to hear all of this because
of my great curiosity. Mahadeva said: A sadhaka wishing to worship
a yoni, which is the form of the cosmos, should cause an erection
and insert it into that thing which is Shakti Herself. The vagina
is Mahamaya and the penis is Sadashiva. Worshipping them, one
becomes liberated while still alive, there is no doubt of it.
One should offer bali, flowers and so forth. If incapable of this,
worship with wine, O Durga. One should do pranayama and my six
limbed puja in the yoni region. After reciting the mantra 100
times at the base of the yoni, one should rub the lingam and the
yoni together. I have thereby declared the manner of proceeding
for all sadhakas. Deveshi, never reveal this tantra! Do not give
it to the disciple of another or to the undevoted. Mahadevi, the
Yoni Tantra is revealed from love for you. Sixth Patala If a person
should gaze at a yoni while ritually bathing, his life becomes
fruitful. There is no doubt of this. One should look at one's
partner's yoni, at another woman's yoni, the yoni of a maiden--in
the absence of a maiden's yoni one should gaze reverentially at
the yoni of a pupil. Never worship the yoni in front of pashus.
Using the yoni sadhana method, one definitely becomes like Vishnu,
of this there is no doubt. Whosoever does this is praised by the
Suras and Asuras in heaven and the underworld. Only one acting
with Vira Sadhana is liberated from sorrow. This well-balanced
sadhana is revealed from love for you. If a worshipper of the
yoni tattva enters a dispute, after conquering all enemies he
becomes ultimately victorious, Durga. What is the point of bathing
in the Ganges? What need is there to resort to sacred places?
There is nothing equalling devotion to the yoni. Acting otherwise
is useless. Deveshi, even with my five mouths I am unable to speak
of the yoni's greatness! Listen Naganandini, by grace of your
yoni I became Mahadeva! Whichsoever sadhaka should have intercourse
in a woman's yoni becomes liberated from the great misery which
is the terrible Ocean of Samsara. What need of many words in this
matter? Parvati-Sundari, listen! There is nothing praised in the
world more worthy of praise than the yoni tattva. Devi, without
it, how could it be possible for Vishnu or Shiva to speak? How
could I be capable of anything, O Mother Durga? How is it possible
for me to describe your great receptacle of riches? Devi said:
Mahadeva, Natha of the whole cosmos, cause of creation, maintenance
and destruction, you have spoken of the acts relating to Vira
Sadhana. Deva, how can a person be an unbeliever if he has heard
this declared by you? Mahadeva, share this sacred trust. Remove
any doubts I may have. Mahadeva said: Listen, most beautiful Parvati
Naganandini! Listen very devotedly. Listen attentively to that
which should never be revealed, even at the risk of your own life.
Deveshi, you should always conceal this as if it were your own
yoni. The secret I reveal is true, true, there is no doubt of
it. Practising it, one never becomes immersed in the Ocean of
Life. The yoni is Mahamaya herself, the lingam is the form of
Sadashiva. Sundari, offering should be with their effusion and
with wine and flesh. Sundari, one should bring together the yoni
and the lingam and worship the tattva. One should place oneself
in this certain thing and give everything to Shakti. One should
satisfy using the five tattvas in the shape of the vagina, which
is the whole universe. Deveshi, if this is revealed, one commits
brahmicide. Durga, this sacred trust is known to be of very great
merit. This sacred trust bestows siddhi and liberation. Deveshi,
not knowing this sacred trust, one certainly goes to hell. Yoni
sadhana is the greatest of all sadhana. If one should worship
the yoni after enjoying and drinking, one is freed from the sins
of ten million births, which are instantly destroyed. Liberation
is achieved through enjoyment. Happiness is gained through enjoyment.
Therefore, by every effort, a sadhaka should become an enjoyer.
The wise man should always avoid blame, disgust or shame of the
yoni. Unless the yoni is worshipped using the Kulachara method,
even one hundred thousand sadhanas are useless. If one should
lick the elixir at the edge of the yoni, evil in one's body or
dwelling place is certainly destroyed. What point is there to
bathing in the Ganges or in other tirthas? Dearest, in this matter
relating to a powerful sadhaka always worshipping the vagina,
what use is there of many words? Listen, O One-dear-to-me-as-life-itself,
this sadhana of sadhakas is the best of all methods. Unless one
uses all five tattvas and not just four, all is fruitless. Unless
the fifth is included, one is not a Shakta having both happiness
and liberation. Unless one uses the wine of Shakti, all becomes
fruitless. The leftovers of both the Shakti and the Vira should
be drunk. After doing thus, and always worshipping the Mahayoni,
having enjoyed and having drunk, one should eat within the circle.
One should take a tulsi rosary and recite mantra in a Hari temple
After reciting mantra and various legends and lesser stories,
one should then recite the great stories of Shri Hari. Hari is
described as being the sum-total of all existence. One should
slay beasts in that place. (?) This is the quintessential secret
of sadhana, by practising it one becomes wealthy. Parvati, never
perform this most excellent sadhana in front of pashus. If one
should worship the yoni, bowing thrice with a flower, all karmas
are destroyed and nothing in the three worlds becomes unattainable.
Seventh Patala Maheshani, now I will speak of the ultimate Vira
Sadhana. Whichever sadhaka knows this becomes liberated whilst
still living. The essence of the Divya is divinity, the chief
element in a Vira is strong-mindedness. Wherever a Vira lives,
that country is worshipped by the gods. By seeing a Vira, one
gains the fruit of bathing in ten million tirthas. Offering water
into a Vira's hand, one becomes liberated by a host of Kulas.
If one should please a Vira, what is there which cannot be attained
in the three worlds? The time when Viras recite mantra is better
than any other time. The best sadhakas should recite mantra within
the yoni at a place where there is a Shiva Linga, at the root
of a Bilva, in the cremation ground, at an isolated spot or in
a house. The best of all food to use for worship is that filling
the Shakti's womb. Devi, unless wine and flesh are used, one dies
swiftly. Therefore, after eating and drinking, one should then
consume (yoni tattva). Of all food, this is the food which should
be worshipped fearlessly. Maheshani, sexual intercourse in every
kind of yoni is widely praised. One should always smear a line
of menstrual blood or sandal paste or semen on the forehead. For
Viras, this is the core of true bliss. Now I speak of the sadhana
giving results above every other kind of sadhana. When bathing
and so forth, for purification, summons, recitation, puja, mental
worship and oblation any time is good. There is no such thing
as an inauspicious time. It makes no difference whether it be
night or day, the 14th day of the waning moon or the twilight
time. In the matter of robes, seat, place, house, bodily contact
and so forth, maintain internal purity. One should not be dualistic
here. There are no rules relating to direction, time or place.
There are no restrictions on the best time for recitation of a
mantra, the time for worship or rules relating to bali. One should
never make distinctions relating to women and should refrain from
dualism in the sadhana of women. A sadhaka should go to a woman
and should touch and look at her. After feeding her, one should
recite the mantra and consume the substance according to one's
desire. Thus are declared the characteristics in acts of Vira
Sadhana according to Svecchachara. Women are divine, women are
life, women are truly jewels. Always have intercourse with a woman
and meditate, whether she be one's own woman or not. That which
has been revealed to you is the whole essence hidden in all tantra.
The injunction relating to Vira Siddhi has been revealed from
love for you. At the time of consuming the substance, one should
firstly offer it to one's Shakti. Otherwise, one may first cast
water into the vagina. The sadhaka, going to a deserted cremation
ground, should have sexual intercourse with his Shakti after enjoying
food and reciting the mantra. Parvati, now listen to the time
when the semen-menses is emitted. If one should worship the yoni
tattva, making a forehead mark with it, all defects and evils
of a hundred births are immediately destroyed. A mantrin should
recite in an old house, in a place where ghosts abound or in a
deserted place. At the risk of one's life, never reveal it to
pashus! Vira Sadhana is vain without wine and useless without
sexual union. Durga, if a Vira does not use the five tattvas,
he fails on this planet. For this reason, after eating and drinking,
the mantrin should recite the great mantra. Dearest Goddess, this
Vira Sadhana is the best of all sadhanas. What point is there
of 100,000 acts of Divya or Vira Sadhana? What point to 100 million
recitations of mantra or 100 ritual preparations of the mantra?
What use is there in resorting to 100,000 tirthas? What point
is there to gifts or self mortification? Maheshani, without vagina,
all these are equally fruitless! Employing Yoni Puja, one attains
a share of all sadhana. By yoni tattva oblation, the ancestors
reside in paradise. One should always caress a nubile yoni. If
one should divert oneself in the urgent dance after preparing
the cavity of the great yoni, then one is freed from all defects
and stains of all births by the hosts of Kulas. If a devoted person
of contemplative mind should specifically worship the virgin yoni
of a beautiful female pupil with scent and flower, having enjoyed
happiness here on earth, afterwards he dwells in Devi Loka. In
the absence of scent and flower, one should do the sadhana with
wine. Deveshi, at the puja time he should do Vishnu sadhana, Vishnu
nyasa and then recite praise. Eighth Patala The Kaulika Natha,
at the time of worship, knows (his Shakti) to be Urvashi, who
is womankind in the three worlds. Without sexual union there is
never liberation, whether from shastras, shrutis, smriti, puranas
etc created by me. Listen, O one-dear-to-me-as-life, of the destruction
of the mental predisposition of pashus. Worship a nubile yoni
in a highly ecstatic way. Whosoever in this Kali Yuga recites
mantra in a supremely devoted way specifically to the yoni, the
core of the universe, is within reach of liberation. Amongst thousands
of sadhakas and tens of millions of worshippers, fortunate are
they who do Kali sadhana. Kali is the Mother of the Universe and
of all shastra, quite certainly. Remembering Kali frees one from
the fetters of a pashu. After reciting Kali's great mantra, one
becomes Kali's son, there is no doubt. This is true, true, true,
true without question. Just as for Kali, so also for the vidyas
and rules of Tripura, Shodashi, Bhuvaneshvari, China-Tara, Mahalakshmi,
Matangi, Sundari, Bhairavi, Dakshina and Tarini. Success cannot
be achieved save with the method of Chinachara. Whatever mantra
one is initiated into, this is the best method. Devoid of this
sacred trust, one becomes unsuccessful and therefore is reborn
again. That which is written in this Yoni Tantra all sadhakas
should accomplish according to their own wills. Maheshani, meditate
as being absorbed in the yoni cakra, with yoni on the tongue,
yoni in the mind, yoni in the ears and yoni in the eyes. Mighty
Lady, all sadhana is vain unless with the yoni. Therefore, reject
other pujas and do Yoni Puja. Maheshani, there is no siddhi without
devotion to the Guru. Translation (c) Lokanath Maharaj 1985. All
rights reserved.