Tantra Sadhana in Folk and Spirituality

After considering the principles of Agama, it becomes necessary to discuss its practical aspects also. Guru, Gurumantra, Diksha, Sadhana etc. are essential parts of Aagam tradition. It also becomes necessary to discuss what things the seeker has to pay attention to. It is often seen that without taking Gurudiksha, without knowing the terminology of the tradition, people buy books from here and there, read only half the things from them and start doing sadhana and declare themselves as tantrics. The efforts of such people become futile. On one hand these people defame the scriptures and tradition and on the other hand they commit many types of criminal acts in the society. Therefore, it is necessary that we have to know the seriousness of the scriptures. These four parts – knowledge, yoga, behavior and action – have to be properly assimilated into the heart. The author has kept these topics in relation to Agama. Along with this, in Shri Amriteshwar-Bhairav-Mahimnastotra, Bija-Mantrodhar has also been discussed, which presents the principle of Bija-mantrodhar of Aagam.