Post #1093

Jayaratha in his Commentary quotes as supporting evidence a passage from the Aitareyabrāhmana 2.1.6.8: "The victim, being led, directly beholds Death; he does not want to go to the Gods. The Gods say to him: Come! we will transport you to heaven." Tantras is Pasubali is accepted because it is performed because of Yoginīs, Mätrs and śākinīs. And the context is more specifically an apologia for the violence committed by semi-divine Yoginis, Mātrs and śākinīs. Why do the Yoginis, Mãtrs and śākinīs extract (ākarşanti) the vital energies (prāna) from the bodies of other living beings? Are they simply malevolent or are they otherwise motivated?