antarmukha=looking inwards/one who looks in to himself;beyond manas,buddi,chitta and ahamkara;
samaaraadhya=worshipped with equanimity/
a person who has transcended the antahkarana chatushtayas[manas,buddi,chitta,ahankaram]himself becomes DEVI.where is the need for a form /idol/image for them to worship?they have transcended the physical;at this state, the worship,the worshipped and the worshipper are one and the same. this state is acheived by a practioner of srividya by following the dictum"guru,mantra,devataatmanam ikyam vibhavayeth".ITmeams-the guru,the given mantra[mantra is the sookshma sareera i.e.subtle form of the deity of the mantra]the deity of the mantra and the practitioner of the mantra becoming one and the same.baalaa puja,suvasini puja etc are practiced towards acheiving this goal.this practice of worshipping "live forms",teaches one,eventually to respect all the life forms as sacred.the knowlege the creator dwells in HIS creation becomes personal.
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