The Tilaka of Sharada

Sharada Tilaka

Damodara, Vasudeva, Sankarshana are named, and then Pradyumna and Aniruddha; these are the forms of the vowels. (46)

Afterwards, the wielder of the discus, the mace, the Sarnga bow, the sword, the conch, and the plow. Then the one with the pestle, another called the trident-wielder, the noose-wielder, and again the goad-wielder. (47)

Mukunda, Nandaja, Nanda, Nara, the slayer of Naraka, Hari, Krishna, Satya, Satvata, Shauri, Shura, and Janardana. (48)

Bhudhara, Vishvamurti, Vaikuntha, Purushottama, Bali, the younger brother of Bala, the boy, and the destroyer of Vrishas, and again Vrisha. (49)

Hamsa, Varaha, Vimala, and Nrisimha are also the forms. These beginning with Keshava are dark-colored, with hands shining with the discus and conch. (50)

Kirti, Kanti, Tusti, Pusti, Dhriti, Shanti, Kriya, Daya, Medha, Saharsha, Shraddha, Laja, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati. (51)

Priti and Rati are declared to be the powers of the vowels in order. Jayadurga, Prabha, Satya, Chanda, Vani, Vilasini. (52)

Vijaya, Viraja, Vishva, Vinada, Sunada, Smriti, Riddhi, Samriddhi, Shuddhi, and Bhakti, Buddhimati, and Kshama. (53)

Rama, Uma, Kledini, Klinna, Vasuda, Vasudha, Para, Para, Parayana, Sukshma, Sandhya, Prajna, Prabha, and Nisha. (54)

Amogha and Viyuta; these beginning with Kirti grant all desires. They are seated on the limbs of their beloved, with smiling faces. (55)

Their bodies are like flashes of lightning, and their hands hold lotuses and gestures of fearlessness. All mantras are born from the variations of the Matrika the primal mothers/letters of the alphabet letters. (56)

By the division of mantra and vidya knowledge/female mantra, there are two types of mantras. Mantras are known as male deities, and vidyas are considered to be female deities. (57)

All mantras are described as having the nature of male, female, or neuter. Male mantras are those ending in Hum Phat a violent or forceful sound, while those ending in Stthah are considered female. (58)