मृल्-लिङ्ग-पूजा

Source: TW

The rite of the clay liNga of the Kashmirian kaTha KYV v1s involves the invocation of 13 rudra-s and rudrANI-s (named below).
This represents a rite invoking mR^ityunjaya independently of the netra-tantra tradition.

It raises the possibility that the tradition of netranAtha itself arose as a tantricization of an existing tradition.

The rudra-s:

1. aja ekapAd
2. ahir budhnya
3. kR^itivasas
4. pinAkabhR^it
5. vR^iShAkapi
6. sindhu
7. bahurUpa
8. hara
9. tryambaka
10. trinetra
11. vR^iShabhavAhana
12. shatarudreshvara
13. mahA-mR^ityu~njaya-bhaTTAraka

The rudrANI-s:

1. umA
2. kAmA
3. charvA~NgI
4. Ta~Nka-dhArinI
5. tArA
6. pArvati
7. yakShiNI
8. shArikA
9. shAradA
10. mahArAj~nI
11. jvAlA
12. sahasra-nAmni devI
13. bhavAnI

Of these 8-11 are the deities of local shrines in Kashmir-Panjab region
establishing that for these kaTha-s specific locales were key part of their religious practice.+++(5)+++

Additionally, bhairava-s and heruka-s are invoked, but they are not primary deities.

The use of the kaTha-shatrudrIya mantra-s in the rite
parallels the corresponding use in the parallel rudra-pUjA of the taittirIyaka-s.
However, several other kaTha mantra-s which may not necessarily have taittirIya equivalents are also deployed.
However, the non-use of the liNga-mantra-s and the panchabrahma of the taittirIyaka-s is surprising.