There are Mantra rajam, Yantra rajam and Tantra rajam, for Srividhya upasana marga.
Panchadasi is said to be Mantrarajam (many say Shodashi), and Srichakra as Yantrarajam.
Though Adhi Shankarar was Shanmathasthaapakar, there are many, including myself, who believe he is a Shaktha. There are reasons for this. There is a story that he first chose Srilalitha Sahasranam for Bhashya and Godess herself gave him Vishnu Sahasranam for that purpose, and told him, that, she has chosen someone else for that purpose. He name is Baskarayar. He migrated from north to south and stayed near Kumbakonam. There is a place called Baskararayapuram.
Srichakram, as Venkat said, has predominant nine triangles, and which is vital for Nava Avarana Puja. And it is very auspicious to perform this puja on a Full Moon day. Especially during Chitra Pournami.
These yantras has tendency to full fill wishes. Adhi Shankara, is said to have installed Dhana Aakarshana Yantra, at Thirupathi. But many say it was Suka Brahmar, the son of Veda Vyasa, who has done it. But, the effect is very much visible.
Srichakra, is gaurded on four gates by Ashtamaasiddhi, one on each side of the gate. These siddhis are Anima,Mahima, Lagima, Garima, Eshithva, Vashitva, prapti, and pragamya.
Actually a Shri Chakra has all the gods and goddess in it. There are text, that sayd it is Shiva Chakra, if it is placed upside down. So, Shiva-Shakthi aikyam. She is Shiva-Shakthi Aikya roopini as per Srilalitha Sahasranama.
Srichakra is the abode of Shiva-shakthi, Vishnu-lakshmi, brahma- Vani, and many other innumerable goddess. She is said to be served to 64 Crore yoginis. Infact, there are group of Brahmins, who challenged Baskararayar on this name. And Baskararayar, worshipped goddess and she sat as a Parrot (Brahmasuki) on his shoulders, ivisible to others. She started saying the names and characterestic of 64 crore yoginis and those group worshipped him and accepted the defeat. She is 'Chathushati Koti Yogini Parisevidha'.
I will write soon more on Srichakram. There may be many members, who might know vast and more information. And they can enlighten you more.
but what is the significance of the form of the chakram??? i mean the shape?? how does it benefit and concentrate all energies???
any similarity between pyramids and srichakram for i find both have lot of triangles...
there is a place in North karnataka called Hubli which many of us are familiar... one striking thing is that many road junctions would be in the form of triangle in that place.. i do not know why and would there be any impact of that on the functioning and prosperity of the town??
Dear Rc do the earrings of akilandeshwari of thiruvanaika have the engraving of the srichakram? most places the legends indicate that adi sankara installed the sri chakra to soften the stand of a grama devathai with this insignia
Yes, She was once very ferocious and beyond control, and same with Kamakshi, she had even got Narabali. None of the devotees could control her. Also Mangadu.
Adhishakara, confined there energies to Srichakram and made her sowmyam. But, I would say, he had begged the divine mother to become sowmyam, and Mother promised him not to become fearsome again.
Even many places even now, happend, when any god or goddess is very Ugram, people to perform abhishekam to pacify her. And this Yantra prathishtai is also a form of pacifying. It is because, Adhi Shankara did it, it is more powerful.
Yes, there are many similarities between Pyraminds and these triangles. As pyraminds are said to confine the energy, is it belived even koil gopurams are inform of those. But, I am very weak on scientific part of this.
The development of Srichakram is Maha Meru. This Maha Meru, is worshipped by Srividhyopasakas, who are very well versed in mantras, usually people , who have been given Dheekshai on Shodashi or Panchadashi, has adhikaaram to worship Maha Meru and that too after thier Guru, gives them a nod.
Each and every Guru tradition, will be different. And Mantras initiated and way of Puja and everything may differ. MahaGanapathi and Guru Pathukai is first and then comes others.
my doubt is why are there so many triangles inside the chakram??? what is the significance of that chakram...
there was once person called "muthukrishnan" i believe, who used to come in TV and talk about srichakram and said that he will help people with srichakram ( by taking money ofcourse)... but enge ponaarnne theriyalai
oruvelai srichakram than velaiya avar kitta kaatiduchcho???
Irukalam, the upasana is very dangerous too. Gurus say, it is like 'Karanam thappina maranam'. Goddess does not care for who the sadhaka is, when they do atrocities. When Sadhaka is good, the results were amazing, she can grant anything. I will narrate an incident, which was told to me by an upasaka.
There was a Srividhya Upasaka, at Karnataka. He was very initiated to `Soubhagya Panchadasi'. It is Panchadasi with Lakshmi Beejam to its end.. He recited crores and crores of this manta and Mother appeared before him, and he asked for more and more money. But, Universal Mother laughed at him and said, he cannot have wealth this Janma. So he remembered what Adhishankara did and was initiated to sanyaasa, which means he got another Janma. He then asked the Universal Mother for wealth. And it seems she poured wealth like rain. But, alas he remembered, that he is a sanyasin and cannot touch money. Then he started thinking on what he can do with this money.
This happened at times when Muslim rulers were invading south. So he decided to make use of this money to start an empire. And Vijayanagara samraajyam, started this was. The upasaka was called Vidhyaranya, and he had been a pontiff, of Sringeri Sharadha peetam.
May be someone can try this with atmost devotion, and Tamil Nadu, can be come house of all fortunes.
Yes, Srichakram has got lots of triangles, and there is a count and I don't remember correctly. The significance of this Chakram is it, covers all devatas. There is a book written by Baskararayar called `Varivasya rahasyam' that explains this very precisely. It explains the link between Mantra/Yantra, and Ganesha, Graha, Nakshatra, Yoginis, Rasi and Peetam. She is also called `Ganesha Graha Nakshatra Yogini Rasi peeta roopineem'.
Srividhya is an ocean, there are lots of information, puja, Yantra, Mantra, Tantra and Rahasyas in it.