These terms hold out various suggestions.
In the Key-sloka, appearing at the beginning, the terms Sthana (Breasts) and Yugma (a pair or twice) are used ( Bala pica ru-ru yugmam Raja-vidyaya shtanabha). The Raja-Vidya (8) and Nrupathi Vidya (4) together have twelve Mantras. The number Sixteen also indicates the sixteen lettered Shodashi-Mantra. (1) Gaya (2) Ambarisha (3) Shashi-bindu (4) Anga (5) Pruthu (6) Maruthi (7) Sahrothra (8) Parasurama (9) Sri Rama (10) Bharatha (11) Dilipa (12) Brighu (13) Ranthideva (14) Hayashi (15) Mandatha and, (16) Bhagiratha. According to some, these sixteen Kings or Royal Sages are: In the context of the Puranas, the Kings of the bygone eras are counted as sixteen. The terms Raja ( राजा ) and Nrupathi ( नृपति) the Lord of men, both refer to the Kings. It would also bestow prosperity both here ( Iha) and in hereafter ( Para) and, will also grant the unshakable ( a-chanchala) Self-knowledge ( Atma-jnana). With these, we would be completing 40 Mantras of the Nabhi-VidyaĪnd, there is The Epilogue ( Uttara-bhaga), which appears following the 40 Mantras, instructing the ardent Sadhaka to chant ( Japa) the Mantras, structured as per the formats of the Kadi and Hadi-Vidya-s, as many times as possible ( Yethah Vidyaya yatha-shakthi-japet-nityam) – at least a hundred times in a day.Īnd, in the Phala-sruthi, it is assured that Nabhi-Vidya is so powerful as that reciting the Nabhi-Vidya once is equivalent to repetition (Japa) of the Pancha-dashi Mantra one Lakh times. These together with the 24 Mantras of the Purvanga-Vidya (24+12 = 36) form the main body of the Nabhi-Vidya.įurther, we will also talk about the four independent Mantras (Mantras from 37 to 40): Matruka Guru-natha-paduka Baala and Para. In the present part (Part Three), let’s look at the eight Mantras of the Raja-Vidya and 4 Mantras of the Nrupathi-Vidya (8+4 =12).
In Part two, we read about the 24 Mantras of the Purvanga-Vidya arranged in three sets, each having 8 Mantras (3×8)
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