He was awarded Nagmani Fellowship, Buddhist Fellowship etc. To his credit goes some ten books on Indology. Wrote research oriented articles on the Vedas, Shaktivad in Kashmir. Raina's first love is for the Vedas and the Shakti Tradition of India. Worked as lecturer to teach research methodology in Iqbal Institute, University of Kashmir.
Worked on the research project at the Iqbal Institute for writing monographs on Indology as Research Associate. in Hindi & Iqbaliat at the University of Kashmir. Did Honours in Urdu at Aligarh Master in Hindi & Urdu at Aligarh Masters in Hindi & English Ph.D. Had his schooling in the premier Institutions of Srinagar.
He has studied the Shaiva and Shakta scripture from the traditional system of kadi vidya of Kashmir. Was initiated into the Saraswati Bija Mantra by Madhavanand Saraswati of Srinagar, Kashmir at the age of five. at Srinagar in the Himalayan State of Jammu & Kashmir. Rana has tried to deal with the subject matter of this sacred Sahsranama from Kashmir Sakta view point.īorn in 1940 A.D. Hrm is the evolutionary aspect of the Divine Lalita. The emotion of Lalita is impregnated with the three hrms of Lajjabija. In the world of name and form Lalita in her emotional aspect continues the process of creation through Matrka-or the Supernal 'Sabda brahman'. Mother Lalita is immutable in the form of Varnamala the eternal garland of phonemes. The immutable phonemes begin with aa and end with ha thus evolving into the higher consciousness. Kashmiri Saktas are traditionally the worshippers of Sri Yantra and the experiencers of Matrkapujanam. Lalita is Samarasya-parayana-the principle of unchanging unity and harmony. Benign mother Lalita is 'Sivasakyaikarupini'. The idea of the unity of Siva and Sakti are always equal and identical, but may be viewed differently to suit the psychee of devotees. The experience of man speaks that the origination is possible with the union of male and female principle. How is Para Sakti related to the phenomenal world and especially to the man with Sankoca-limitation? The Lalitasahsranamastotram has been able to solve this philosophic problem on the empirical and transcendental side on the basis of CitSakti Consciousness and Bhavana0meditative aspect on 'Mantra-yantra-tantra'.