difficult terms

[Tamar Reich]

Could mantrasparza refer to the practice of nyaasa in Tantric ritual, in
which a person touches different parts of his body and utters a mantra,
thereby making different deities reside in these body parts?
Tamar Reich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Bailey" <greg.bailey at LATROBE.EDU.AU>
To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: difficult terms


> Dear List,
>
> I am finally tying up the ends of my translation of the Ga.nezapuraa.na.
>
> A few terms are still puzzling.  Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> 1.  vratabandha
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> 2.  netradvaara
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> 3. mantrasparza
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg Bailey
>