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by laying down a method of worshipping the Lord in the heart and
of worshipping His image. Mantras are also prescribed. Devotion
is the chief element in Tantric UpasanA and this Upasan^ is enjoined
for all Bhagavatas or Vaishnavas. There are Siva Tantras, Sakti
Tantras, Ganapati Tantras, Sftrya Tantras as well as Vaishnava
Tantras. There are black rites prescribed in some of the Sakti
Tantras and the Tantras have therefore got a bad name with many.
But the Tantras as a whole form the only science of practical occul-
tism in Sanscrit, and the Vaishnava Upasana is strictly a Tantric
Upasana.
I do not enter here into the details of that Upasana, though
some details are given in the text.)
VII. Nimi said: "Tell me about the Avataras and Their
deeds O Rishis." Drumila gave a short account of the Avataras,
commencing from the First Purusha. As this is nearly a repetition of
what has been said before, no attempt is made to reproduce it.
VIII. Nimi asked what is the destiny of those that do not wor-
ship Bhagavat, those that have no control over theit mind and their
senses.
Chamasa replied: "They enter the regions of darkness (Tamas)."
IX. Nimi asked.
"What is the Color of the manifestation of Bhagavat at each
period, how does he manifest Himself, by what name is He known
and in what way is He worshipped?"
Karabhajana replied:
In Satya Yuga, Bhagavat becomes white, with four hands, with
tufts of braided hair, with bark round His waist. He bears a black
deer-skin, the sacred thread and beads, and has Danda (the rod of an
ascetic) and Kamandalu (the water-pot of an ascetic) in his hands.
(i. e. He looks like a Brahmacharin).
Men are then peaceful and friendly towards one another. There
are no differences amongst them. They worship the Lord by means
of Tapas, by control of the senses and of the mind.
Bhagavat is then known by the following names: Hansa,
Suparna, Vaikuntha, Dharma, Yogesvara, Amala, fsvara, Purusha,
Avyakta, and Paramatman.
In Treta, Bhagavat becomes Red. He has four hands and
golden hair. His form is that of Yajna. Men are pious at the time.
They worship Bhagavat by Vedic Yajna.
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