Sublime

Bhāskararāya himself in his book called ‘Setu-bandha,’ which is a commentary on Nitya-ṣoḍaśikārṇava of Vāmakesvara Tantra, and also in his Lalitā-sahasranāma Bhāṣya and Varivasyā Rahasya has expounded the methods and philosophy of Śakti worship. These three works of Bhāskararāya are considered the Prasthāna Traya of Śrī-Vidyā.

The writings of Sri Aurobindo and his followers have also contributed to a better understanding of the subject. Kāvyakanṭha Gaṇapati Śāstri, a disciple of Sri Ramaṇa Maharṣi, has written a book of Sūtras called Daśa-Mahā-Vidyā or the worship of Kālī, Tārā, Sundarī, Bhuvaneśvarī, Bhairavī, Chinnamastā. Dhūmavatī, Bagalā, Mātaṅgī and Kamalā’tmikā. Th

There are several exemplary commentaries on the LSN, the best-known of which is by the 18th century Śrīvidyā adept, Śrī Bhāskararāya Makhin. An extraordinary scholar-practitioner with unsurpassed skill, he not only wrote commentaries on various classical texts but also composed several original works. An adept in the nuances of Sanskrit grammar, he