Shamshaan
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A cremation ground, the site of advanced and fierce Tantric practice.
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Why is Loban called Shyama Dhoop, and what is its purpose in Tantra Shastra?
In Tantric texts, Loban is termed 'Shyama Dhoop', and its principal function is to attract negative energies and spirits rather than dispel them — used in advanced sadhanas and specific Tantric temples, not ordinary worship.
What discipline does a practitioner undergo to master a negative entity for a lethal ritual, and what is the Trivacha binding vow?
The practitioner serves the cremation ground or their guru for 40 days, 50 days, months, or years to acquire the knowledge; once the entity manifests, a threefold binding vow (Trivacha) is established, after which the entity is compelled to act when later invoked because it remains bound by its word.
How is the Putla effigy constructed and consecrated inside a cremation-ground Yantra?
A Yantra is drawn, predominantly within a Shamshaan, with a Putla bearing the target's name built at its center from Tamasic ingredients and caste-appropriate shroud cloth, using fire carried from the target's home in a Handi; it is then consecrated through Tantric Prana Pratishtha naming the target and their Gotra.
Why can fierce (Ugra) forms of the Goddess not be worshiped directly inside a home?
Ugra (fierce) forms of the Goddess that are traditionally situated in cremation grounds (Shmashana) are not suitable for direct worship inside a home — the form chosen for household sadhana must be one appropriate for a domestic setting.
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