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 Yakshinis & Chetakas

At heart a Shakta, outwardly a Shaiva, in gatherings a Vaishnava, in thus

many a guise the Kaulas wander on earth - Kaula Upanishad  

Indian tradition has a multitude of spirits occupying the 03-worlds. Many are theservants of Lord Shiva, & some have een pressed into the tantri! cause, as

spirits which can, for eg, solve all your financial prolems or find that perfect

lover.

"elow are some eg. #he cheta!as appear in Tantra-Rajatantra, an encyclopaedic

wor! of Shri $idya. #here is an %nglish astract in print, prepared y Sir ohn

'oodroffe. (owever, Sir ohn plays down the multitude of magical operations

contained in this wor! & in the commentary in print.

#he yakshas (M) & yakshinis (F)  loo! after treasure hidden in the earth, &come under the dominion of the god Kubera.

The 64 Chetakas

#hese are servitors of Shiva, a!in to elementals. *nce drawn into service, they

re+uire nourishment. ou have to !eep this wor! force happy, if you ta!e them

on.

#hey are ) /morous *ne ) $ehicle 3) (eroic *ne 1) Separator 2) /ngry

*ne ) 4oet 5) 6oaring li!e a Lion 7) $ery 8oisy 9) "eautiful 8ec!ed *ne

0) /pe ) :eceitful *ne ) ;at %yed *ne 3) :ancing ;at 1) "oy 2)

"ird ) *riginator 5) 4eacoc! 7) /uspicious 9) #errific 0) #iger <aced

) <aced ) %lephantine 3) Mover in the 8ight 1) Sei=er of 4oison 2)

Lupine ) "uffalo 5) %lephant <aced 7) "east <ace 9) %lephant Mouthed

30) #remulous 3) Luc!y >emstone 3) 4laything 33) Lion <aced 31) %agle

32) (eron <aced 3) ;row 35) (orse <aced37) >reat "ellied *ne 39) "ig

"odied 10) :eformed 1) "eautiful 1) 6estless 13) ;oc!erel 11) Sorcerer

12 ) Love?s Lassitude 1 ) :eluder 15) Long Shan!ed 17) >ross #oothed

19) 0 <aced *ne 20) "eauteous 2) :amager 2) ;ruel *ne 23) "ear 21)*ne with "ristles 22) <raud 2) ;roo!ed *ne 25) >od of :eath 27) Servant

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) Vishala (Large %yed)B Inscrie the mantra on tamarind ar!. 6ecite it 0,000

times. *ffer 00 leaves, flowers & ghee. m Aim %rim Vishale Stram Strim

3hyehi Svaha. She gives the alchemical eliAir.

5) Madana Lustful)B 6ecite mantra 0,000 times neAt to the gateway of a pure

!ing. *ffer with the sap from Dasmine flowers. m %rim Madane Madana+

vidambini Alaye Sangamam 0ehi+- Shrim Svaha. She gives a cure-all pill.

7) 4hanta "ell)B 6ecite 0,000 times efore a eautiful ell.

m Aim 0rim 5urim Kshobhaya 5ra2ah Kshobhaya /hagavati

4ambhirasva*ne Sva*ne Svaha. She gives the aility to enchant the world.

9) Kalakarni %ars /dorned with Falas)B 6ecite mantra 0,000 timesG offer 00

 lades of grass together with wine. m %um Kalakarni "hah+- Svaha.

Success in recitation rings a sha!ti.

0) Mahabhaya >reatly <earful)B Seated on a pile of ones, do the ritual in a

shmashana. 6ecite mantra 0,000 times. Success rings protection from disease.

m 0rim Mahabhaye 5rem Svaha. She gives freedom from fear & the secret

of alchemy, also freeing one from grey hair & signs of old age.

) Mahendri >reatly 4owerful)B Success in mantra means the person is ale

to fly & go anywhere. 4erform it near a #ulsi plant when a rainow is present.

m %rim Mahendri Mantrasiddhim Kuru+- Kulu+- %amsah Soham

Svaha. *ne otains 4atala Siddhi.

) Shankhini ;onch >irl)B 4erform at sunrise, using Faravira flowers & ghee.

Success rings fulfilment of any desire. m %rim Shankhadharini

Shankhadharane 0ram 0rim Klim Shrim Svaha.

3) handri Moon >irl)B (er sadhana is as ) aove.

1) Shmashana  ;remation >round >irl)B / pure person should recite her

mantra 10,000 times in shmashan. *ne should e completely na!ed, smeared

with ash of cremation ground. She gives treasure, destroys ostacles, & one is

ale to paralyse fol! with a mere glance. m 0ram 0rim Shmashana+Vasini

Svaha.

2) Vata+yakshiniB #he rite should e done at night, at the Dunction of 3 paths,

neAt to a fig tree. She gives the secrets of alchemy, celestial gems & clothes. #he

recite mantraBB 30,000 times. She also gives a divine & magical unguent. m

Shrim 0rim Vatavasini #aksha+kula*rasute Vata+yakshini 3hyehi Svaha.

) Mekhala Love >irdle)B If the practitioner goes to the root of Madhu!a treein lossom on the 1th day of the lunar cycle, & pronounces her mantra, a

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) KameshvariB <or a month the mantra is to e recited 3000 times at each

twilight. Ma!e a fire, cast into it flowers, incense, food &c. /t midnight the :evi

comes & has intercourse, & gives gems, clothes, secrets of alchemy & the

alchemical sustance itself. m %rim Aga''ha+- Kameshvari Svaha.

5) 7) #he teAt states these have already een descried. H)

9) Manohara <ascinating)B *n a eautiful pleasant river an! ma!e a circleusing sandal oil. MantraBB0,000J. m %rim Sarvakamada Manohare Svaha.

30) 5ramoda <ragrant)B <or one month rise at midnight, pronounce the mantra

000 times. m %rim 5ramodayai Svaha.

3) Anuragini $ery 4assionate)B Esing !um!um draw an image of a eautiful

:evi on irch ar!. Invo!e the :evi therein, worshipping her with flame,

incense, flowers &c. #hen recite mantra 000 times. :o this for one month at the

3 twilights. /t midnight She comes, showering the sadha!a daily with 000-golden coins. m Anuragini Maithuna+*riye #akshakula+*rasute Svaha.

3) akhakeshiB >o na!ed & with dishevelled hair to the side of the house, &

for days do the worship at night. /t midnight she comes, yielding her fruit.

m %rim akhakeshike Svaha.

33) /hamini6 6ecite her mantra for 3 days whenever there is an eclipse from the

 period of contact to departure of the eclipse. She yields a very wonderful

unguent. If smeared with this, then women are allured & one finds treasure. m%rim #akshini /hamini ati*riye Svaha.

31) 5admini is said to e included in 32) elow.

32) SvarnavatiB Ma!e a circle using sandal oil at the root of a fig tree. *ffer

food & so forth to the a!shini. 6ecite mantra 000 times every day for a lunar

month. #hen she comes, giving /nDana Siddhi. m %rim Aga''ha+-

Svarnavati Svaha.

3) ati*riya  <ond of Love)B Ma!e an image of a golden :evi on cloth,

writing one?s own name inside. #he image should e very alluring, covered in

 eautiful Dewels. *ffer red flowers, recite her mantra 000 times for 5 days. #he

2th day after the worship starts she comes at night. m %rim ati*riye Svaha.

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