Kubdzhika

Kubjika is an ancient cult of Shakti .

The Kubjika Tradition developed the
theory of six chakras and Kundalini
Shakti in the body.
Kubjika means "hunched", i.e. twisted
into a ring, or Kundalini . This type of
Goddess is given great importance in
Tradition. Her form means kundala
(circle), which is closed in itself, it is a
symbol of comprehensiveness,
complete self-sufficiency. Kubjika, in
essence, is a Goddess who contains
the entire Universe within herself, and
she is also localized in all forms of the
Universe. Everything in the world
rotates, everything moves into infinity.
Kubjika is not just a Goddess, she is
also Shiva himself , both the
transcendental, unmanifested, and
Shiva in all his various forms:
Shankara, Ardhanareshvara, Rudra-
mrityunjaya, Bhairava ,
Rudra- hanuman , etc. Kubjika is the
wheel of the universe, Kubjika is our
consciousness and Shiva's
consciousness, his game of chid-vilasa,
she is Yamala (the erotic union of Shiva
and Shakti and all their manifestations
- Gods and Goddesses). Kundalini
creates the entire Universe and also
destroys it, therefore Kundalini is not just a force that is inside the body, it is
everywhere and always. Thanks to the Goddess, Shiva as emptiness has a form,
and all the Gods appear thanks to Shakti.
Kubjika is the superconsciousness of " parasamvit ", and there is nothing higher
than it. There are many legends in the Puranas , Tantras about Kubjika, that it
appeared from the western face of Sadashiva , which had five heads: four
directed to the cardinal directions, the fifth looks up (some sources mention a
sixth, which is above the fifth), and each face has its own Shakti. Each face
manifested various tantric knowledge, which later took shape as entire
Traditions, such as Srividya Tantra , Kali-Krama , Trika and western Kubjika.
Despite the fact that they to one degree or another contained and contain each
other's knowledge, they are all quite independent. Each such tradition has its
own depth, which can be comprehended only by belonging to this line, being an
initiate dikshita in it. Kubjika (Pashchimamnaya) is one of the most ancient lines,
and all the others owe it such important elements of tantra and yoga as
Kundalini and chakras. It is believed that it has preserved the entire arsenal of
kaulika sadhanas , it has preserved Malini-nyasas (they are also called Deha-
nyasas), and the worship of yoginis in the form of Malini - something that was
once in the practices of the Trika cult.
Previously, this Tradition existed in India, its texts have been preserved, such as
"Kubjika-mata tantra", "Srimatottara-tantra", "Manthana-bhairava-tantra",
"Shatsahasra-samhita" and others, which contain a considerable part of tantric
knowledge, various practices. However, at the present time, the Tradition itself is
absent in India, although, of course, you can meet tantrikas who use
Kubjika mantras , for example, in Sri Vidya this Goddess is worshiped in
Western amnaya . But these practices are not complete, and if someone
considers them as sadhana, then rather as a part of their tradition. Nowadays,
Kubjika is preserved in its full form by the Newars in two regions of Nepal.
It is strictly transmitted by the Rajopadhyaya Brahmins. All the rituals within this
Tradition remain unchanged for centuries. There are several initiations in the
Tradition: samanya-diksha (sukshma-diksha), vishesha-diksha, purnabhisheka
and nirvana. The first initiation includes the transmission of a mantra where
Yamala Shiva-Shakti is worshiped, a certain attribute that is used in the puja of
worship of Shiva and Shakti. Such dikshitas can worship any Deity in any temple.
It is believed that Pashchimamnaya is able to penetrate into any of the amnayas,
and therefore one can worship Kubjika in any other Devatas . Of course, through
her one can deeply study the Kundalini tattva .
The Goddess is the cause of all created bodies, both human and Gods; if she did
not exist, there would be no Deity and not even a manifested form of Shiva. In
Nepal, on some temples (mainly only Shiva temples), under the domes you can
see carved wooden or marble figures engaged in sex, and above them they
depict one or another Goddess Yogini. However, this symbolism has a huge
meaning for the Tradition, these are the symbols of Shiva Bholanath, i.e. the
name Bholanath means the one who is free to do whatever he wants. This is the
incarnate Shiva, however, sometimes Shiva can do terrible things: he can
destroy the Universe, he can create rakshasas or bhutas, etc. Therefore, to avoid
his uncontrolled actions, Shakti is depicted at the top. Or a similar symbol, when
they depict the Shiva-lingam in the kanda , entwined with the Kundalini, which
holds it. That is, Shakti is what corrects, what helps to avoid extremes, this is the
main meaning of Kundalini-Kubjika. If you follow such Shakti, then your actions
and existence in the world in general become perfect, i.e. you become siddhas.
Shakti constantly gives you hints, signs, how you should act and how to live. For
a practitioner of Kubjika there are no restrictions in terms of religion and Deities,
since they are all considered as Kundalini, however, there are strict vows about
non-disclosure of practices, non-disclosure of some secrets that are in the
Tradition. This is dangerous to do, because by attracting unnecessary people who
are in an impure state, the sadhaka risks harming himself, his Guru , the
Tradition and even the people to whom such knowledge was transmitted.