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A famous stanza ascribed to the Varaha (sometimes to the non-existent Varaha) Tantra enumerates seven of these [theoretical statements]. Creation, dissolution of the world, worship of the gods, mastery of divine beings, recitation and worship of mantras, execution of six acts of magic, and the four fold practice of meditation. They are said to be characteristics of Agama.
In Goudriaan, Teun (1981). Hindu Tantric and ?kta Literature. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 10–. ISBN 978-3-447-02091-6. | ||