✦ Mahavidya Yantra ✦
✦ Combined yantra of the Ten Great Wisdom Goddesses ✦
✦ What is Mahavidya Yantra? ✦
Mahavidya Yantra — the combined yantra of the Ten Great Wisdom Goddesses. The Dasha Mahavidyas are ten Tantric forms of Shakti — Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari (Shodashi), Bhuvaneshwari, Chhinnamasta, Tripura Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi, and Kamala.
This yantra forms part of advanced Tantric sadhanas. Each Mahavidya carries her special power — Kali destroys time, Tara protects, Tripura Sundari grants beauty, Bagalamukhi paralyzes enemies, and so on.
Mahavidya sadhana is intense — it should only be undertaken under a siddha guru's guidance. Placing all ten yantras together for worship is called "Dasha Mahavidya Peetha" — extremely powerful and protective.
✦ Geometric Form ✦
Center: bindu and Kali's bija ("Kreem") — 10 triangles intersecting, each representing one Mahavidya. Outside: 10-petal lotus, 16-petal lotus, two circles, and bhupura. Each direction-corner holds one Mahavidya's bija mantra.
✦ Presiding Deity ✦
The Ten Mahavidyas — Kali, Tara, Shodashi (Tripura Sundari), Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi, and Kamala. These are ten fierce-gentle-mixed expressions of Shakti.
✦ Mantra ✦
ॐ क्रीं काली · ॐ ह्रीं स्त्रीं हुं फट् तारा · ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं श्रीमात्रे नमः सुन्दरी · ॐ ह्रीं भुवनेश्वर्यै नमः · ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं हुं छिन्नमस्तायै फट् · ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं भैरव्यै नमः · ॐ धूं धूमावत्यै स्वाहा · ॐ ह्लीं बगलामुख्यै नमः · ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं नमो भगवती मातंग्यै फट् · ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमलात्मिकायै नमः
Om Kreem Kali · Om Hreem Streem Hum Phat Tara · Om Aim Hreem Shreem Shrimatre Namah Sundari · Om Hreem Bhuvaneshwaryai Namah · Om Hreem Shreem Hum Chhinnamastayai Phat · Om Aim Hreem Shreem Bhairavyai Namah · Om Dhum Dhumavatyai Svaha · Om Hleem Bagalamukhyai Namah · Om Aim Hreem Shreem Namo Bhagavati Matangyai Phat · Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Kamalatmikayai Namah
Meaning: Combined bija mantras of the ten Mahavidyas — invocation of complete Shakti. Initiation by a guru is essential before chanting.
✦ Benefits & Blessings ✦
✦ Installation Rules ✦
Material
Ashtadhatu (best), white sphatika, red sandalwood. Each individual yantra may also be made on a different metal — Kali on copper, Bagalamukhi on yellow gold, etc.
Direction
North or east wall of a dedicated puja room. Sadhak should worship in the morning facing east. Tantric sadhana also employs night sessions.
Best Time
Amavasya (especially Kartik), Navratri (especially Kali Ratri), eclipse-time (highly potent for tantric sadhana).