Haadi Vidya tradition (Lopamudra Vidya)

Dear devotees,

This information, which is given here for the srividya upasakas belonging to
Haadi vidya tradition, which is also called Lopamudra Vidya.

I am giving here the uddhara of Lopamudra Vidya and its guruparampara right
from Krita Yuga to Kaliyuga till the recent past. It may be noted that these
details are given in Sivanandanatha’s “Ruju Vimarsini Vyakhya” (The commentary
on “Nityasodasikaarnava”).

There are 26 vidyaa uddhara karmas and out of which 10th Vidya is Lopamudra
Vidya. Lopamudra was the better half of Sage Agastya and the chief guru of this
Haadi Krama in Kaliyuga. All the srividya upasakas in this yuga are considered
to be her children and hence she is adored as the “Mother”.

Mantra Uddhara

Akaasa Jiva Kamendraan – Bhuvaneshim Tathottaret …(1)
Akaasajiva Kamaabhra – Sakra Meesaanavallabham….. (2)
Jeevam Kamam tatha Sakram – Bhuvaneseem tathoccharet …(3)
Agastyopasit Lopa – Mudraayam Papaharini …. (4)
Samudra Soshini Devi - Mahapaapoughanasini….(5)

From the 1st sloka:
Akasah = Ha; Jeevah = Sa; Kamah = Ka; Indrah = La; Bhuvaneshim = Hrim
Are derived. These become
[Ha, Sa, Ka, La, Hrim]

From the 2nd Sloka:
Akasah = Ha; Jeevah= Sa; Kamah = Ka; Abhran = Ha; Sakrah = La;
Isaanavallabham = Hrim
Are derived.
These become: [Ha, Sa, Ka, Ha, La, Hrim]

From 3rd Sloka:
Jeevah = Sa; Kamah = Ka; Sakra La; Bhuvanesim = Hrim
Are derived.
These become : [Sa, Ka, La, Hrim]

4th sloka says that this is the Agastya Vidya or Lopamudra Vidya.

So, in a nutshell, this vidya is
[Ha, Sa, Ka, La, Hrim] [Ha, Sa, Ka, Ha, La, Hrim] [Sa, Ka, La, Hrim].

This is the noblest of vidyas which liberates the upasaka from the wheel of
Samsara. Why because, the sodasi upasana is hidden in this mantra.
If we omit the Bhuvaneswari Bija from these 3 kutas, the remaining part is:
[Ha, Sa, Ka, La], [Ha, Sa, Ka, Ha, La], [Sa, Ka, La] respectively in the 3
kutas.

Out of these 3 kutas, the common bijas are taken out which become:

[Ha, Sa, Ka, La].

Here, ‘Ha’ is the Akasa Bija which denotes the dahara (sukshma) akasa at
Sahasrara. This is of ‘Chit/Jnana’ Swarupa. ‘Sa’ is the Chandra Bija.
Ka, La bijas get combined to form ‘Kala’.

So these become, ‘Ha, Sa, Kala’ which is defined as “the Sodasa Kala or the
16th Kala which is the Chit Kala present at the Dahara Akasa or Chidakasa” This
Sodasi Kala / Dhruva Kala / Nitya Kala is the Upaasya Devata of this Haadi
Vidya.

Kalidasa Mahakavi in his work “Chidgagana Chandrika” also mentions this tatva
of ‘Ha-Sa-Kala”. Gagana is Akasa which is ‘Ha’ ; Chandrika is the Chandrakala
which ‘Sa-Kala’.

GURU PARAMPARA OF LOPAMUDRA VIDYA

When the ‘Prakasa’ swarupa of Sat-chit-ananda alongwith his own Sakti
“Vimarsa” does the samkalpa “May I become many” ie., “Bahusyaam Prajayeeya….”,
the first throb or spandana becomes “Charyanatha” who is non-different from Para
Siva. Charyanatha is the Adi-guru of this Haadi Tradition in Krita Yuga. This
vimarsa sakti is Mahakameswari. Charyanatha hands down this vidya to Kameswari.
At the Bindu sthana which is also called “Odyana Pita’ sports the Adi Guru
Charyanatha alongwith Kameswari. They are in the Saamarasya Bhava / 
Non-differential State with one another. This “saamarasya bhava’ of Charyanatha
and Kameswari is termed as “GURU PADUKA”. This ‘GURU PADUKA’ tatva has to be
meditated at sahasrara amidst the Trikona of 8th Avarana. Please note that the
Guru Padukas are not the wooden sandals which are physically worn by guru.

This Kameswari teaches this Vidya to Uddisnatha who is non-different from sage
Durvasa who is the guru in Treta Yuga. Uddisanatha is of Chit swarupa and
Sattva Guna pradhana. Uddisanatha presides left angle of the 8th avarana
trikona along with “Bhagamalini”. This is Sakti Kuta.

Uddisa Gayatri:
Odunathaya Vidmahe – Sri Durvasase Dhimahi
Tannah Kaulih Prachodayat

This Kameswari teaches this vidya to Sashtisha (non-different from
Subramanya). Sashtisa is of the Prana rupa controlling Ego – Ahamkara. 
Alongwith Vajreswari presides over Jalandhara Pita which is Right Angle of 8th
Avarana Trikona. He is rajo guna swarupa and guru in Dwapara Yuga. This is
Kamaraja Kuta.
Sashtisa Gayatri:
Sastanathaya Vidmahe – Sri Kumaraya Dhimahi
Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayat

Again, Kameswari teaches this vidya to Mitreshanatha (non-different from
Siva). Mitreshanatha along with Nitya Klinna presides over the angle facing us
at the 8th avarana trikona. Mitreshanatha rules Vaak Bhava Kuta and is one with
Pancha (5) Tanmaatras. He is the 1st guru in Kali Yuga.

Mitresha Gayatri:
Mitranathaya Vidmahe – Srikantaya Cha Dhimahi
Tannah Kubjih Prachodayat

In Kaliyuga, Mitreshanatha handed down this vidya to Lopamudra. Lopamudra
teaches this vidya to Agastya. Given below the guruparampara from Lopamudra and
Agastya till the recent guru.

Lopamudra
Agastya
Kankalatapasa
Dharmacharya
Muktakesini (One of the greatest Yoginis of Kaliyuga)
Dipakanathacharya (Srividya upasaka at the court of the king Bhoja and
commentator on Nityasodasikarnava)
Jishnudevacharya
Matruguptadeva
Tejodeva
Manojadeva
Kalyananatha
Paramanandanatha
Swatmanandanatha (also called Vasudeva)
Trilochananatha
Maarijanatha
Deveshanatha
Devanandanatha
Trilochananatha
Kesavanandanatha
Amrtanandanatha Yogi (Author of Chidvilasa and Saubhagya Sudhodaya)
Punyanandanatha Yati (author of Kamakalavilasa)
Natananandanatha
Vasudevanandanatha
Sivanandanatha (son of Pratishtanandanatha the author of Sambhunirnaya Dipika)
Mahaprakasanandanatha
Maheshananda Yogi (Author of Mahartha Manjari)

It is this 6th guru of the guru mandala Dipakanathacharya (Srividya upasaka at
the court of the king Bhoja and commentator on Nityasodasikarnava) whom
bhaskaraya adores as Dipakanathacharya is Setubandha (a commentary on
Nityashodasikarnava).

Thus ends the chapter “Guru Mandala” of Ruju Vimarshini Vyakhya of
Sivanandanatha – a commentary on Nityasodasikarnava.

Vande Guru Paramparam…

Notes By Sriram