TARA DEVI IN BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM

Tara devi is the second mahavidya among the ten ruling powers of nature.Since tara devi was the adhishtatri of Lord buddha,she is an important devi among buddhists.However,viewing tara devi as relevant to buddhism alone is completely wrong.

Tara devi is very important in our Hinduism also.When lord shiva drank the halahal poison from samudra manthan,it reached his neck and made it blue in colour. He became known as neelakanta.

Tara devi came running to prevent any problem to lord Shiva  and she prevented poison from going further down into his body,thus protecting Shiva.Thus She became well-liked by Bhagwan Shiva.So Maa tara devi is equally important in hinduism and buddhism.Tara devi is the goddess who gives gold daily to her sadhak and she as neel saraswati provides complete wisdom to her sadhak.

BUDDHA

Buddha's adhishtatri was Tara devi. In that age,many persons did adharm and vyabhichar in the name of vama tantra.Buddha preached and practised all good ideals in life.Love,dharma,positivity,goodness are all marks of a divine person.

He decided Sanyaas as path to mukthi and left his family one night and went in search of truth.He wandered many places and reached aalagram where he did six years intense tapasya under a vata vriksha.He became weak due to penance.

One night he saw a dream.A dev purush came in his dream with a musical instrument Veena with three strings.First string was very loose.Second was very tight.Third string was tied in right condition.Extreme penance or too much sensual pleasures ,both these are not good in the path for search of truth.A balance has to be kept between both.

Then he went inside a jungle in same village and sat in meditation under another vata vriksha.A women had prayed near that tree for a son.When she returned she saw buddha sitting under the tree.She respectfully offered kheer in front of him.Buddha awakened from samadhi,saw the food offering ,took bath and ate it. Fully satisfied,buddha again sat in meditation and obtained Mahasamadhi.He became Gautam buddha who was siddhartha initially.

Serving others results in rise towards buddhatva which is devoid of sin .One whose brahmacharya is siddh,whether he is naishttik brahmachaari,vaanaprasthi or sanyaasi,nothing remains impossible for him in this world.Buddha was the great avataar before gurudev Shrimali,who appeared 2500 years after buddha.

NEEL TARA SARASWATI MANTRA

Neel Tara Saraswati gives wisdom and all knowledge


ऎं ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं सौं क्लीं ह्रीं ऎं ब्लूं स्त्रीं नीलतारे सरस्वती द्रां द्रीं क्लीं ब्लूं सः ऎं ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं सौ: सौ: ह्रीं स्वाहा 



Use White hakeek mala or Sfatik mala and chant 1 mala daily.

This is related to Tara Mahavidya

DHANVARSHINI TARA RAHASYA

• A Sadhak who has Tara Siddhi gets two Tola Gold as gift daily 

• Tara ,like Lakshmi, fulfills all wishes
• Lakshmi is chanchala,but Tara siddh sadhak has sthayitva in wealth
• One can get Tara siddhi without complicated rituals
• Tara siddhi gives completeness in life
• The worst difficulty in life is lack of wealth and Tara devi provides wealth
• Dharma one can gain once he has wealth
• Vishwamitra and Vashishta gave more importance to Tara sadhana than Lakshmi sadhana.
• The bad quality of a rich person is forgiven by the society
• Tara is mahashakti of Bhagwan Hirannyagarbh
• The time of Devi Kali is from Night 12:00 till morning 6:00; the time of Tara devi is after 6:00,her time starts from beginning of the day
• Tara devi makes one's buddhi pure.
• Tara devi contains both the powers of Lakshmi and Saraswati
• Since Tara devi's sadhak has Sadhbuddhi,lakshmi always stays with him.

ASHTTA TARA

Maa Tara Devi has three forms - Ugra Tara,Neel Saraswati and Ekajatta.She makes Ashtt Tara samooh in eight other forms. They are as following

1. Tara
2. Ugra Tara
3. Mahogra Tara
4. Vajra Tara
5. Neel Tara
6. Saraswati
7. Kameshvari
8. Bhadra Kali

All these forms have different characteristics and qualities.

NEEL SARASWATI

Saraswati grants wisdom and knowledge .She is worshipped by students and scholars alike.She is the source of wisdom that exists in this universe.

There is no place in the world,where mantra (vaak) cannot impose its power.

Saraswati appears in saumya roop as well as ugra roop.

Saumya Roop is known as Vaagdevi.

Ugra Roop is known as Neel Tara Saraswati

She killed demons in her ugra roop (fierce form).

Neel Saraswati mantra chant is good to excel in studies for young aged students as well.

TARA MAHAVIDHYA STOTRA

तारिणी तरला तन्वी तारा तरुण वल्लरी ।

तीर रूपा तरश्यामा तनुक्षीण पयोधरा ॥ १॥

तुरीया तरला तीव्र गमना नीलवाहिनी ।

उग्रतारा जया चण्डी श्रीमदेक जटाशिवा ॥ २॥

तरुणी शाम्भवी छिन्नमाला च भद्रतारिणी ।

उग्रा चोग्रप्रभा नीला कृष्णा नील सरस्वती ॥ ३॥

द्वितीया शोभिनी  नित्य नवीना नित्य नूतना ।

चण्डिका विजयाराध्या देवी गगन वाहिनी ॥ ४॥

अट्टहास्या करालास्या चरास्या दितिपूजिता ।

सगुणा सगुणाराध्या हरीन्द्र देव पूजिता ॥ ५॥

रक्त प्रिया च रक्ताक्षी रुधिरासवभूषिता  ।

बलिप्रिया बलिरता दुर्गा बलवती बला ॥ ६॥

बलप्रिया बलरता बलराम प्रपूजिता ।

अर्धकेशेश्वरी केशा केशवेश विभूषिता ॥ ७॥

पद्ममाला च पद्माक्षी कामाख्या गिरिनन्दिता ।

दक्षिणा चैव दक्षा च दक्षजा दक्षिणेतरा  ॥ ८॥

वज्रपुष्प प्रिया रक्तप्रिया कुसुमभूषिता ।

माहेश्वरी महादेवप्रिया पद्मविभूषिता ॥ ९ ॥

इडा च पिङ्गला चैव सुषुम्ना प्राणरूपिणी ।

गान्धारी पञ्चमी पञ्चानना दि वरि पूजिता ॥ १०॥

इत्येतत्कथितं देवि रहस्यं परमाद्रुतम  ।

श्रुत्वा मोक्षमवाप्नोति तारादेव्याः प्रसादतः ॥ ११॥

य इदं पठति स्तोत्रं तारास्तुति रहस्यकम् ।

सर्वसिद्धि युतो भूत्वा विहरेत् क्षितिमण्डले ॥ १२॥

तस्यैवं  मन्त्रसिद्धिः स्यान्मम सिद्धिरनुत्तमा ।

भवत्येवं  महाभागे  सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ॥ १३॥

मन्दे मङ्गलवारे च यः पठेन्निशि संयतः ।

तस्मैव  मन्त्रसिद्धि: स्मादगानयत्मं   लभेत्तुस: ॥ १४॥

श्रद्धयाऽनद्धया  वापि पठेनुतारारहस्यकम ।

अचिरनैव कालेन जीवन्मुक्तः शिवो भवेत् ॥१५॥

सहस्रावर्तनाद्देवि पुरश्चर्या फलं लभेत् ।

एवं सतत युक्ता ये ध्यायन्तस्त्वामुपासते ॥१६॥

ते शिवो भवेत सहस्रावर्तनाद्देविपुरश्चर्याफलंलभेत् 

DHANVARSHINI TARA POOJAN VIDHI

I find my Tara sadhana post to be very popular among readers of this blog.Hence I am posting here Complete pooja vidhi of Maa Dhanvarshini Tara.

This poojan when done successfully will make you a billionaire.I cant guarantee you success in first attempt ,slowly but surely, success will come and garland you.

Dhanvarshini tara book by Parampoojya Gurudev has Mahasarasvati poojan and Dhanvarshini Tara poojan.

Here is Dhanvarshini Tara poojan for you

This sadhana needs tara mahayantra  

dress should be gulabi(Light Red) in colour.

sit facing east or north

spread gulabi cloth in front of you on a wooden plank

on that gulabi coloured rice grains have to be put as 3 mounds

on these place one lavang (clove)each

tara mahayantra has to be kept behind these rice mounds on a rose flower

light a ghee lamp and start poojan

pavitrikaran

take water in left hand ,cover it with right hand and sprinkle all over the body chanting below mantra

Om apavitra pavitro va sarvaavasthaam gathopi va

yah smaret pundarikaaksharam sa baahyabyantara shuchi

Aachaman

take a spoon of water in right hand and chant the following three mantras one by one.Each time touch water to your lips 

OM HREEM TREEM HUM PHAT UGRATAARAYEI NAMAHA

HREEM TREEM HUM PHAT EKJATTAYEI NAMAHA

HREEM TREEM HUM NEEL SARASVATIYEI NAMAHA

Wash hands with water

SHIKHA BANDHAN

keep your right hand on your head

OM MANIDHAARI VAJRINNI SHIKHARINNI SARVAVASHAMKARINNI KAM HUM PHAT SWAHA

Bhumi(aasan) poojan

Lift right side of your cloth-aasan and make a circle with kumkum and offer flowers,akshath chanting thus

OM PAVITRA VAJRABHOOME HUM PHAT SWAHA

vighna utsaarann

Throw akshath (unbroken rice grains) in 10 directions for removal of obstacles from divya,anthariksha and bhaum chanting thus

OM RAKSHA RAKSHA HUM PHAT SWAHA

Then touch the body parts chanting as below

OM VAIROCHANAAY NAMAHA - MOUTH

OM SHANKAAYA NAMAHA - RIGHT NOSE 

OM PAANDAVAAYA NAMAHA - LEFT NOSE

OM PADMANAABHAAYA NAMAHA - RIGHT EYE

OM AMITHAABHAAYA NAMAHA - LEFT EYE

OM NAAMKAAYA NAMAHA - RIGHT EAR

OM BHAAMAKAAYA NAMAHA - LEFT EAR

OM TAAVAKAAYA NAMAHA - THROAT

OM PADMAANTHAKAAYA NAMAHA - HEART

OM YAMAANTAKAAYA NAMAHA - HEAD

OM VIGHNAANTAKAAYA NAMAHA - RIGHT SKANDA

OM NARAANTAKAAYA NAMAHA - LEFT SKANDA

DHYAAN

With folded hands meditate thus on Devi Tara

Pratyaaleda padaarpithaam greem shavahvad ghorattahaasa para

khadgendee vara karthrikharpara bhuja hoomkarabheejodhbhava

sarva neelavishalapigalajattaa juttae kanagayryutaa

jaadyannasya kapaalakartru jagathaam hanthyugrataara swayam

VINIYOG

take water in right hand read viniyog and let water flow to ground

ASYA SHREE TARA MANTRASYA AKSHOBHYA RISHI ,BRIHATHI CHAND,TARA DEVATA,HREEM BEEJAM,HUM SHAKTHI,STREEM KEELAKAM,MAMABHISHTTA SIDDHAYE VINIYOGA

NYASA

after viniyog for getting strength for body parts do kar nyasa and ang nyasa

                              KAR NYAAS                            ANG NYAAS

OM HRAAM - ANGUSHTTAABHYAAM NAMAHA  -   HRIDAYAYA NAMAHA

OM HREEM - TARJINEEBHYAAM NAMAHA        -    SHIRASSE SWAHA

OM HROOM - MADHYAMAABHYAAM NAMAHA   -     SHIKHAYEI VASHATT

OM HRAIM -  ANAAMIKAABHYAAM NAMAHA     -     KAVACHAAYA HUM

OM HRAUM-KANISHTTIKAABHYAM NAMAHA-NETRATRAYAAY VAUSHATT

OM HRAH  -  KARTAL KAR PRISHTTABHYAM NAMAHA - ASTRAAY PHAT

Using moonga maala chant 13 malas of following mantra

MANTRA JAAP - OM HREEM STREEM PHAT

NEERAJAN

after mantra chanting using ghee lamp do aarti

NEERANJANAM SUMANGALYAM KARPOORENNA SAMANVITHAM

CHANDRAARKA VAHNI SADRISHAM MAHADEVI ! NAMOSTUTE

NAMASKAAR

after neeranjan do namaskaar

NAMAHA SARVA HITARTHAAYEI JAGADAADHAARA HETAVE

SAASHTTANGOYAM PRANNAAMASTHU PRAYATNENA MAYAAKRITAHA

Do the above poojan for 3 days.On third day after namaskaar,do pranaam 

of devi with bhakthi bhaav and pray for wish fulfillment soon

VISARJAN

after namaskaar chant visarjan mantra

EMAAM POOJAAM MAYA DEVI! YADHA SHAKTHYUPAPAADITAAM

RAKSHAARTHAM TVAAM SAMAADAAYA VAJRASTHAANAMANUTHAMAM

COVER YANTRA,PICTURE,CLOVE AND FLOWERS USING THE CLOTH PLACED ON THE WOODEN PLANK AND PUT IN RIVER WATER OR POND FOR VISARJAN

TARA MAHAVIDHYA SADHANA FOR WEALTH UNLIMITED

Ma Tara devi is worshipped in three forms -- Neel saraswathi,Ugra Tara and Ekjatta.Tara devi grants knowledge and wealth.She is called Tarnevaali ,one who takes the sadhak across the ocean of life.

One sadhana of Devi Tara is given here, from Gurudev's Magazine

You can do this during Navratri time or start this on any Sunday night.

At night ,take bath ,wear red clothes and guru chadar and sit on a red woolen aasan facing South. Place a wooden plate in front of you ,cover with red cloth.Then place Tara yantra upon it. Wash yantra with water.Then wash Tara vatsanaabh with water,wipe with a cloth and place it near the yantra.Offer akshath on the Yantra.

Then make seven mounds of ashtagandh in front of you ,and on the fourth mound place an oil lamp .Place agarbathi on your right side.

This is a six day sadhana to be done only at night

With black hakeek mala chant 101 malas of the following mantra

" AYEIM AUM HREEM STREEM HUM PHAT "

You can complete this mantra-jaap of 101 malas in 3 hours.

On the sixth day when Maa Tara appears in front of you ask boon that She provide gold daily and fulfill all material requirements

Thus you will achieve one Mahavidhya Siddhi which is a great achievement.You may not achieve complete success in the first attempt,so keep trying till you achieve .Remember, SADHANA NEVER GOES WASTE .IT IS LIKE CLIMBING UP STAIRCASE. EACH TIME YOU CLIMB ONE STEP NEAR TO YOUR GOAL.

Please note that Tara sadhana is not just about getting wealth.Tara devi will provide knowledge,fame,both bhog as well as moksha.She is Mahavidhya who runs the entire universe.Enemies will act like your servants.You will get victory in courtcases as well.Your words will become so powerful that the whole world will listen to you getting mesmerised.Tara as Neel saraswati is also the devi of knowledge and wisdom.One Neel saraswati is equivalent to thousand saraswati.The successful sadhak gets several siddhis as well.

TARA STOTRAM

Taken from Poojya Gurudev's book named " Dhanvarshini Tara ".

               SHREE TARA STOTRA

!! Ghora roope mahamaaye sarvashatruvashamkari

Bhaktebhyo varade devi  traahi maam sharanaagatham  !! (1)



!! Suraasuraarchite devi siddhagandharva sevithe        

jaadyapaapahare  devi traahimaam sharanaagatham !!  (2)                                                            



!! Jattajoota samaayukthe lola jihvaanukaarini

druthabuddhikare devi traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (3)



!! Soumyaroope ghoraroope chandaroope namostute

srishttiroope namstubhyam traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (4)



!! Jadanaam jadathaam hamsi bakthaanam bakthavatsale

moodatha har me devi traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (5)



!! Hum humkaarmaye devi balihomapriye namah

ugratare namstubhyam traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (6)



!! Ashttamyaam cha chaturdashyaam navamyaam chaikamanasa

shannmaasaei siddhimaapnoti naatra kaarya vichaaranaa !! (7)



!! Budhim dehi yasho dehi kavitvam dehi dehi me

kubudhi har me devi traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (8)



!! Indraadi devisha vrindavandite karunaamayi

tare taradhinaadhaasye traahi maam sharanaagatham !! (9)



!! Mokshaarthim labathe moksham dhanaarthim danamaapnuyaat

vidhyaarthim labhate vidhyaam tarkavyaakaranaadikaam !! (10)



!! Idam stotram padedhyasthu saubhaghyam labhate nara

tasya shatru kshayam yaati mahapragya cha jaayate !! (11)



!! Peedaayaam vaapi samgraame japye daane tadhaa bhaye

ya idam padathi stotram shubham tasya na samshaya !! (12)



!! Stotrennanena deveshi stutva devim sureshvareem

sarvaan kaamanavapnoti sarvavidyaanidhirbhavet !! (13)



!! Iti te kadhitam divyam stotram saarasvathapradam

asmaat parataram naasthim stotra tantre maheshvari !! (14)

DHYAAN & MANTRA OF DASHMAHAVIDYA

Bagavathi Jagadamba tells that the sadhak who daily recites the dhyan and mantra of all ten of my devis, just once daily,will be happy,victorious,rich and famous.No baadha will ever come in life and sadhak gets complete victory over all enemies .

1.KALI

Dhyaan


Shavaarooddaammahabheemam ghor dhamshtram hasanamukheem

Chaturbhu jaanKhadgamundavarabhayakaram shivaam

Mundamaala dharadevim lalajjih vaandigimbaraam

evam samchitamyet kali shmashaanalaya vaasinom


Mantra

Kreem kreem kreem hrim hrim hum  hum dakshin kaalike kreem kreem hrim hrim hum hum swaaha


2.TARA


Dhyaan


Pratyaaleda padaarpithaam greem shavahvad ghorattahaasa para

khadgendee vara karthrikharpara bhuja hoomkarabheejodhbhava

sarva neelavishalapigalajattaa juttae kanagayryutaa

jaadyannasya kapaalakartru jagathaam hanthyugrataara swayam


Mantra

Ayeim Hreem kreem hum phat


3.SHODASHI


Dhyan

Baalar kamandalaabhaasam chathurbaahumtrilochanaam

paashamkusha ghararaamchaapaandhaarayanteim shivaam bhaje


Mantra

hreem kaeila hreem hasakahala hreem sakala hreem


4.BHUVANESHVARI


Dhyaan


Adhyadhinadhyu timindhu kireetaantudga kuchaannayana traya mukthaam
Smeramukheem varadaam kusha paashabheethi karaamprabhuje bhuvanesheem


Mantra

Hreem


5.CHINNAMASTHA


Dhyaan


Pratyaaleeda padaam sadaiva dhadhatheem chinnam shira kartrukam
Dhighvastraam swakabandhasheennitha  sudhaadhaaram pibanthomudaa
naagavadha shiromani trinayana hyadhyut palaalumkritaam
ratyaasaktha mano bhavo paridridaam dhyaayejjvaasannibhaam


Mantra

Shreem hreem kleem ayeim vajra vairochaneeyai hum hum phat swaaha


6.TRIPUR BHAIRAVI


Dhyaan


Adhyadhbhaanu sahastra kaanti marunakshaumaam shiromaalikaam
rakthaalipra payodharaa japapati vvidyamabheethim vvaram
hasthabhjair dadhathee thrinetra vilasadvaktrara vindashriyam
devimbadha himaamshu ratna mukutaam vande samandha smithaam


Mantra

Hasaei hasa kareem hasaei


7.DHOOMAVATHI


Dhyaan


Vivarnaa chanchalaa dushtaa dheerghdhaa cha malinaambara
vimukhthakoonthala rooksha vidhava viraladwijaa
kaakadhwajarathaa rooddha vilambitha payodhara
shoorpahasthaathi rookshaakshaa dhootha hasthaa varanvithaa
pravir dhomatu brusham kutilaa kutilekshanna
kshupthipaasaardhitha nityamabhayadaa kalahaaspadhaa

Mantra

Dhoom dhoom dhoomavathi tthah tthah


8.BAGLAMUKHI


Dhyaan


Madye sudhaabdhi manimanda paratnavedi simhaasanopari gattampari peethavarnam
peethambaraabharanna maalyavee bhooshidhangee devi namami dhruthamudgaara vairi jihvaam
jihvaamgramaadya karena devo vvamena shathrun paripeem ddayantheim
gadhamidhaathen cha dakshinnena peethaambaradya dwibhujaa namami


Mantra

Om hleem baglamukhi sarva dushttaanam vaachamukham stambhay jihvaakeelay keelay budhim nashay hleem om swaha



9.MATANGI


Dhyaan


Shyaamangee shashishekaraa trinayanaam ratna simhaasana stithaam
vedair bahu dandairasi khetaka pashaamkusha dhaaram


Mantra

Om hreem kleem hum matangyei phat swaha


10.KAMALA


Dhyaan


Kaantya kaachana sannibhaam himagiri prakhyaish chathur bhirgghajair hasthot kshipra hirnnyamayamruta ghattarasinchyamaanam shriyam
vibraanam bvaramabjayugma bhayam hasthei kireetojjvalaam
kshaima badha nithambavimba lalithaam vande ravinda stithaam


Mantra

Om ayeim shreem kleem hvasau jagathprasoothye namah