We had earlier described our exploration of the spirograph, hypocycloids, epicycloids and related curves. In course of our study of the śaiva tantra-s of the kaula tradition we started thinking about a remarkable piece of imagery mentioned in them. Tantra-s like the Virūpākṣa-pañcākśika and Nityāṣoḍaṣikārṇava talk of the waves and spinning cakra-s of Śakti-s. The […]
