The Tantras, as we have said, represent the Vedic rituals in a modified form; and before any one jumps into the most absurd conclusions about them, I will advise him to read the Tantras in conjunction with the Brahmanas, especially the Adhvaryu portion.
And most of the Mantras, used in the Tantras, will be found taken verbatim from their Brahmanas.
As to their influence, apart from the Shrauta and Smarta rituals, all the forms of the rituals in vogue from the Himalayas to the Comorin have been taken from the Tantras, and they direct the worship of the Shakta, or Shaiva, or Vaishnava, and all the others alike.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Reply to the Madras Address’
And most of the Mantras, used in the Tantras, will be found taken verbatim from their Brahmanas.
As to their influence, apart from the Shrauta and Smarta rituals, all the forms of the rituals in vogue from the Himalayas to the Comorin have been taken from the Tantras, and they direct the worship of the Shakta, or Shaiva, or Vaishnava, and all the others alike.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Reply to the Madras Address’
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