Markji’s presentation on Vyomavāpin ekāśīti Mantra.

Tantrāloka Chapter 6: verse 228

ekāśītipadā devī śaktiḥ proktā śivātmikā | śrīmātaṅge tathā dharmasaṅghātātmā śivo yataḥ || 228 ||

The Goddess who consists of eighty-one parts is Śakti, who is said to be Śiva by nature. It is because of this that (it is said in) the venerable Mātaṅgatantra that in this way Śiva is the union of (the energies which are His) qualities.

This lecture explores the profound Vyomavāpin mantra, consisting of eighty-one syllables, which represents the union of Śiva and Śakti as described in the Mātaṅgatantra and elaborated upon in Abhinavagupta’s Tantrāloka.