Ritual

Only when she is seen through divine eyes does the sadhaka
apprehend the innate divine qualities of the physical woman.
Sadhaka now draws the Vijaya-mandala around the libation jar
which is placed on the ground. Ritual ingredients and five
spoonfuls of wine (karana) are sprinkled over it. Through the
finger gestures of the yoni mudra and nyasa the sadhaka
symbolically transforms his partner into the radiance of Sakti's
body with the following mantra which is the dhyana or mula
(root) mantra of the goddess Samvit who is also called Bhairavi, an
aspect of Sakti:
Aim samvida asya mantrasya
daksinamurti rsisandulankritamchandah sadasiva devata
samvit sanniuopane viniyogah.
II
Om siddhyadyam samvitsri sivabodhinim karalasat
pasankusam bhairavim
bhaktabhistavarapradam sukusalam
samsarabandhocchidam
piyusambudhimanthanodbhava rasam sambitbilasaspadam
virajarelta padukam
suvijayam dhyayet jagatmohinim.
In order to create an appropriate vibration around his sakti, the
adept recites this mantra:
III
Om samvide brahma-sambhiite brahmaputri sadanaghe
bhairavdndnca trptyartham
pabitrobhava sarvada
om brahmanyaih namah svaha.
For the protection of Sakti, the adept claps three times and utters
the bija, Phat, simultaneously thumping the ground three times
with his left heel. Then follows the sublimation of senses by
invocation to the ten Saktis with the mantra:
Sumitra suniti devi vijaya carcita para
amrita tulsi tunga tejomayi suresvari
etani dasanamani kare krtva pathedbudhah
duhkha daridryandsyet param jnanam avapnuyat.
The sadhaka begs a blessing from sakti, identifying her with
chidrupa-mahasakti (supreme Sakti), with the following prayer:
Birth as an image of creation.
South India, 18th century. Wood.
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