Goddess PrAna is said to reside in the heart of all beings. She is the अधिष्ठात्री (adhishthAtri) of prAna (life).The sAdhakA visualizes her in his own heart when performing the prAna prathishtA kriya. Her mUlamantra consist of pAsha bija, Shakti bija and ankusha bija , which is also one of the principle mantras of bhuvaneshwari mahAvidyA. The syllables यं रं लं वं शं षं सं हं सः are visualized as black bees .They leave the sAdhakA’s body through his nostrils with exhalation and enters into the object of worship.
The prapanchasAra describes her as:
raktAmbhodistha potollasa daruna sarojAdhirUdha karAbjaih
pAsham kodandam ikshudbhvam aligunam apyankusham panca bAnAn /
bibhrAnA sruk kapAlam trinayana lasitA pIna Vakshoru- hAdhyA
devI bAlArka varnA bhavatu shukhakari prAna shaktih
May the goddess who has mounted a red lotus which shines like a red boat on ocean, who holds with her lotus like hands the noose, the bow made of sugarcane, bowstring made of flight of black bees and goad, five arrows and a vessel (skull) filled with blood, who is beautified with three eyes, is enriched with full breasts, who is the colour of the rising sun. May She the Great goddess of prAnA confers happiness on you
SharadA Tilaka and ParamAnanda Tantra also gives a similar dhyAna but with slight variation
raktAbdhi potAruna Padma samstAm
pAshAnkusham ikshu sharAsa bAnAn /
shUlam kapAlam dadhatim karAbjai
raktAm trinetrAm pranamAmi devIm // ( sharada tilaka)
Salutations to the goddess who stays on a red lotus which is like a red boat on the ocean, who holds with her lotus like hands, the noose, and a goad, sugarcane bow, 5 arrows, trident and skull, who is red in complexion and has three eyes
japAkusuma sacchAyAm rakta sragvastra bhUshanAm/
shrnim pAsham tathA cApam paundram tadvat trishUlakam //
ashrkpUrnakarotam ca panca bAnAmsh ca bibhratIm/
smaret tri netrAM svasama shaktyAshtaka susevitAM //
I meditate on goddess prAna , who has a red complexion , wears red garments and ornaments, who holds with her lotus like hands, the noose, and a goad, sugarcane bow, 5 arrows, trident and skull, who is attended by 8 other shaktis similar to Her.
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