shrInAthAdi

[Swami Vishvarupananda]

Some time ago Raviji asked about shrInAthAdi occuring in the following
shloka in shrI mInAkShI stotram.h :

shrI vidye shiva-vAma-bhAga-nilaye shrIrAjarAjArchite
shrInAthAdi guru svarUpa vibhave chintAmaNi pIThike |
shrIvANi girijA nutA.nghrikamale shrI shAMbavi shrI shive
madhyAhne maladhvAjAdhipa sudhe mAM pAhi mInAmbike || 1||

shrInAthAdi-guru is the beginning of the Shrividya gurumaNDala vandana. It
actually starts with shriinaataadi-gurutrayam and then goes on enumerating
several groups of gurus. shriinaathaadi-gurutraya are the shriiguru,
paramaguru and parameSThiguru. An initiate in the Mahaa-SoDashi, which is
the highest Shrividya mantra, is called a Naatha. Therefore
shriinaathaadi-guru.
shriinaataadi-guru-svaruupa may either mean the embodiment of shriiguru,
paramaguru and parameSThiguru, or it may mean the embodiment of the guru's
in the gurumaNDala.

Om

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