Kamala and the Dasa Mahavidyas - New video from Maria Vyasa

LONDON - Aug. 14, 2026 - PRLog -- Author Maria Vyasa has released a new educational video exploring Kamala, one of the Dasa Mahavidyas from the Indian tantric tradition. It presents a unique way of connecting the ten wisdom goddesses with the six chakra system originated in the Kubjika School of Tantra. The video titled "Kamala - Dasa Mahavidyas" draws from Vyasa's 2024 book "Kundalini - a baptism of fire: The journey of the mystic."

The Dasa Mahavidyas are a group of goddesses from the tantric tradition representing different wisdom aspects of the divine. The ten goddesses are Kali, Tara, Tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bhagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. The video combines academic research with oral traditions from living goddess traditions as well as personal contributions to the symbology of the goddesses. Vyasa presents both established scholarly understanding and her own interpretations of the symbolic meanings. She explains how these goddess figures relate to the Kundalini process, a spiritual transformation described in yogic texts.

Understanding Kamala
Kamala is depicted as being bathed with nectar by two or four large elephants. Her connection to the Vedic goddess Lakshmi also identifies her with nectar. Since the elephants pouring nectar over Kamala are sometimes said to be four, Vyasa suggests that she may be connected to the element of earth and therefore to the Muladhara chakra. The element of earth in the Muladhara chakra is symbolized by an elephant with four trunks, representing stability. Kamala is given as the last of the Mahavidyas. David Kinsley, professor of religion, points to that this might mean that Kamala is the least important or the most important of the Mahavidyas; as a starting point or as a result. Vyasa suggests Kamala is both. She is the starting point as the attachment to and trying to find fulfillment through the manifest, transient world. But in her liberated state, she is also the transcendence of that world, expressing itself in the world, reforming it. This manifestation of descending grace/amrita (nectar of immortality) Vyasa suggests, may be understood as satyam (truth), shivam (goodness) and sundaram (beauty).
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/p04s8C0Tuww



About Maria Vyasa
Maria is a practicing Psychotherapist with about two decades of experience. She has been a teacher of classical yoga and yoga philosophy for the same amount of time. She was born a mystic and had her earliest mystical experience at the age of five. These types of experiences have been continuous throughout her life, and have sparked a lifelong exploration of religious traditions.

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