Yogini Hridaya Tantra is an important tantric text whose original
author’s name is unknown. The third part is the discourse between Shiva and
Goddess Parvati and it covers 86 verses. The subsequent two parts have 85 and 204
verses, respectively. The first two parts are chant of mantras and the puja
saketa (worship mode). It also has a dipika bhasanuvada (introduction).
This Agama Tantra advocates the practitioner merging with
the Ultimate Reality. The Absolute is cognized as immaculate, eternal and
manifesting beyond space. He is in the form of existence, knowledge and bliss
(sat chit ananda).
The worship involves adoration of Sri Chakra as an icon. Sri
Chakra has to be installed imaginatively within the psyche. Goddess Ambika is
the deity. The aura of the Goddess carries the 16 vowels of the alphabet, bound
by an invisible force (kama kala). The human body with nine passages is equated
with Sri Chakra. The passages are linked to duty, non-duty, the antahakarana
(inner self), the Supreme Reality, the mother, the measurable and the
effulgent.
The resultant decagonal chakra manifests ten kinds of
knowledge (dasa vidya). The petals of chakra carry consonants – ya, ra, la, va,
sa, sh, sa, ha, la and ksha, representing basic and subtle elements (pancha
bhutas and tanmatras).
The creative and destructive aspects of life are worshiped.
The initiation commences from bindu, and the annihilation aspect is observed
through nada, bindu, kala, jyestha, raudri, vama, visaghni dutari, and
sarvananda.