The two main constituents of the Hindu ritual-speculative tradition; the Vedic and the Tantric; are often considered to be more or less antagonistic. The actual situation is less simple: there are resemblances; intersections and combinations; which tend to fuse both elements into a continuous tradition. The Kubjik Upani ad is a unique document which illustrates this continuity. The text consists of twenty-five chapters; which have never before been edited or translated. It belongs to the corpus of the younger; so-called sectarian Upani ads. The critical edition was prepared by Schoterman from three manuscripts. After his untimely death; Goudriaan finalized the edition and added the translation; an introduction; and an appendix in which four more (fragmentary) manuscripts are evaluated. The text is basically Tantric; it reveals mantras and mand alas of the goddess Kubjik and other members of her pantheon; supplemented by a digression on the morning-worship of the Goddess. The Vedic element consists of more than 100 Atharvavedic stanzas; sometimes of high literary quality; integrated into the Kubjikan ritual system. In addition; there are descriptions of magical rites in a true Atharvanic vein. All this results in a not perfectly harmonized; yet undoubtedly intriguing and partly still mysterious; text; which shows the development and practice of Goddess worship in South Asia from an unexpected point of view."
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