Renuka
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Mother of Parashurama, worshipped across regional traditions in forms such as Yellamma.
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What role do the preliminary Bhairavas play before Mahavidya Chhinnamasta sadhana, and what is Bhairava's broader function?
Chhinnamasta's sequential sadhana requires three preliminary Bhairavas — Vairochana, Kabandha, and Krodha — alongside Ganapati sadhana, since every Mahavidya has Her corresponding Bhairava; Bhairava governs a practitioner's inner restraint, protection, and the elevation of consciousness from the Muladhara to the crown where Shakti unites with Shiva.
Which scriptures should be studied together for a correlated understanding of Tantra and the Puranas?
Mahakala Samhita should be paired with the Linga Mahapurana; the Mundamala Tantra with the Kalika Purana and Devi Bhagavata; the Yamala Tantras with relevant Vaishnava Puranas; and in Kubjika Tantra, the presiding manifest deity is associated with Devi Renuka, worshipped through Panchanga Vidya.
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