Sarada Tilaka or Sharada Tilak a collection of
mantras and instructions for worship (
Homa) of various deities including
Ganapati,
Shiva,
Vishnu and various manifestations of the goddess. It was compiled circa 800 AD by Sri Lakshmana Desikendra believed to be a native of
Nasik
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The term 'Sarada Tilaka' means the
tilaka of
Sarada or goddess
Saraswati, and the text deals with the
tantra system of worship. Topics including Tantra Swaroopa, Tantrik Prakriya, Mantrotpatti, Yogavidya etc. are explained in detail in 25 chapters of verses.
References
Hindu texts
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