Taramala
Fourth bead of the Taramala
O Batuka, the fearless one,
Crafting scenes we cannot shun.
You make us confront our fear,
Pushing past our comfort's sphere.
Anger shoots, temper runs,
Heart speaks truth like a firing gun.
Mind calms like ice,
When all is done.
Hearts love certainty,
Clinging to comfort's plea. …
Taramala
Third bead of the Taramala
O Maa Tara, jagat janani,
Rising early, starting my journey.
Walking briskly for pradakshina,
Excited and elated to get darshana.
On the way, Hibiscus winked,
declaring they were first.
Staying awake, bloomed in the morning,
Surrendering themselves at your feet.
Pleasant chirping heard from afar,
Birds serving…
Taramala
Second bead of the Taramala
When night arrives, cold and dark,
The known becomes unknown.
Eyes lose their sharpness,
As another world wakes.
O Maa Tara, mother of all,
Wolves howl, wind whispers
Flickering fire, playing low,
Eerie silence stuns the heart.
Weak-hearted, sleep at night,
Your kith and kin
Only those…
Taramala
First bead of the Taramala
Lift me, O Mother Tara,
Drowning in sorrow, weight pulling down.
Day and night, no difference,
Pitch dark with water around.
Pull me up with your love again,
Lighten my heart with your gaze.
Brighten my life with your grace,
Hold my hand to pass this phase.…
Ma Kāmākhyā
The story of Kāmākhyā starts from a very ancient time when Narakasura, who was the son of Varaha Avatara of Viṣṇu and Bhoodevi, battled the daitya-s who lived in Kamrupa and took over this land. He was then instructed by Varaha on the methods of worshipping Mahamaya and thus the Shaktipitha of Kāmākhyā came…
While Tibetan Buddhism has 21 variants of Tara, who is regarded as the mother of all Buddhas, Hinduism has just three: Ekjata, (She with the single plait) Nila Saraswati (Blue Saraswati) and Ugratara (Fierce Tara).
This deity is often described as Ugra (fierce), Sighra (quick) and Tivra (intense) and probably no other form saves with such…
namaḥ paradevatāyai
mātarme madhukaiṭabhaghni mahiṣaprāṇāpahārodyame
helānirjitadhūmralocanavadhe he caṇḍamuṇḍārdini |
niśśeṣīkṛtaraktabījadanuje nitye niśumbhāpahe
śumbhadhvaṃsini saṃharāśu duritaṃ durge namaste.aṃbike ||
aṣṭau bhujāṅgīṃ mahiṣasya mardinīṃ
saśaṅkhacakrāṃ śaraśūladhāriṇīm |
tāṃ divyayogīṃ sahajātavedasīṃ
durgāṃ sadā śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye ||
mahiṣamastakanṛttavinodana-
sphuṭaraṇanmaṇinūpuramekhalā |
jananarakṣaṇamokṣavidhāyinī
jayatu śumbhaniśumbhaniṣūdinī ||
brahmāṇī kamalendusaumyavadanā māheśvarī līlayā
kaumārī ripudarpanāśanakarī cakrāyudhā vaiṣṇavī |
vārāhī ghanaghoraghargharamukhī daṃṣṭrī ca vajrāyudhā
cāmuṇḍā gaṇanātharudrasahitā rakṣantu māṃ mātaraḥ ||
uddhatau madhukaiṭabhau mahiṣāsuraṃ ca nihatya taṃ
dhūmralocanacaṇḍamuṇḍaka raktabījamukhāṃśca tān |
duṣṭaśumbhaniśumbhamardini nanditāmaravandite
viṣṭapatrayatuṣṭikāriṇi bhadrakāli…
Wisdom and Force are not the only manifestations of the supreme Mother; there is a subtler mystery of her nature and without it Wisdom and Force would be incompetable things and without it perfection would not be perfect.
Above them is the miracle of eternal beauty, an unseizable secret of divine harmonies, the compelling magic of…
Excerpt from the book ADHYATMIKTA
QUOTE
Legend, as mentioned in yāmala texts like Rudra and Brahma, attests to a story, with slight variations, wherein Vasistha, son of Brahma, practiced severe austerity in Blue Mountains, Nilachala, at the site of the celebrated temple of goddess Kāmākhyā.
Unable to succeed in his sādhanā in spite of strenuous effort, an angry…
"prabhinnāńjana sańkāśam nīlasnigdhaśiroruhām
şađavaktrām dvādaśabhujām aşțādaśavilocanām
pratyekam şațasu śīrşeşu cańdrārdhakřtaśekharām"
Kameshvari's complexion is like split-coryllium, Her hair is black and smooth; She has six faces, twelve arms and eighteen eyes. Each of Her six heads are adorned with crowns, each having crescent moons as crest-jewel.
"maņimāņikyamuktādi křtamālāmura: sthale l
kaşțhe ca vibhratīm nityam sarvālańkāramaņđitām"
Her throat and breasts are adorned by…
MAHĀDEVĪ THE GREAT MOTHER - Serpent Power by Arthur Avalon
Some worship predominantly the masculine or right side, of the conjoint male and female figure (Ardhanārīśvara).
Some, the Śāktas, predominantly worship the left, and call Her Mother, for She is the Great Mother, the Mahādevī who conceives, bears, and nourishes the universe sprung from Her womb (Yoni).
This…
"prabhinnāńjana sańkāśam nīlasnigdhaśiroruhām l
şađavaktrām dvādaśabhujām aşțādaśavilocanām l
pratyekam şațasu śīrşeşu cańdrārdhakřtaśekharām ll"
Kameshvari's complexion is like split-coryllium, Her hair is black and smooth; She has six faces, twelve arms and eighteen eyes. Each of Her six heads are adorned with crowns, each having crescent moons as crest-jewel.
"maņimāņikyamuktādi křtamālāmura: sthale l
kaşțhe ca vibhratīm nityam sarvālańkāramaņđitām ll"
Her throat and…
