Language: Sanskrit Text with English Translation Pages: 164 Foreword The Kmakalavilasa is an important work on Sri-vidya. Punyanandanatha the celecial author of Kamakalavilasa an adherent of the Hadimata. He is also the commentator of the Yogini-hrdaya and a section called Uttaracatuhsati of the great Vamakesvara Tantra. The same Catuhsati also the Purvacatushsati have commentaries by Bhaskararaya. The Meaning of the Tantric term “Kamakala”: The Kamakala-vilasa means the spreading or emanation or evolution of the Kamakala that is the Supreme Triangle formed of the Bindu and Visaraga, of Prakasa and Vimarsa, of Siva, and Sakti, of the ‘I’ (Aham) and ‘This’ (Idam) or Universe is, in the supreme sence, the Siva-Svarupa and Sakti-Svarupa. To put it quite shortly Kamakalavilasa is the evolution of the One in its twin aspects as changeless Consciousness (Cit or Samvit) and changing Power (Cit-Sakti and Maya-Sakti) into the multiple universe. This evolution is represented by the greatest of Yantras-the Sri-Yantra figured on the cover and in a separate Plate showing in colours its several Cakras extending from the Point or Bindu (called Sarvanandamaya), the Supreme Siva-Sakti in the centre, to, the outermost section of the Cakras the Bhupura which is, called Trailokyamohana. The Secret of Sricakra: The Sri-Cakra or Sri-Yantra is the Yantra of Lalita or Tripurasaundari, the Devata of Sri-Vidya. Every Devata has his or her Yatra. A general but by no means exhaustive list of the Yantras is given in the Tantrasara of Krsnanada of which there are several editions published. The divine Lalitä is the Supreme Sakti aspect of the Brahman the Aniruddhasarasvati (the all-spreading and Itself Unlimited Power). It is claimed by great Kaulas, among wh