Taramala
Fifteenth bead of the Taramala
O Batuka, take me to Kashi,
The eternal city poised on your trishula,
Bounded by Varuna and Asi rivers,
Forming the great maha smashana.
Kashi, etched in my heart since childhood,
Yet I’ve not received your permission to visit.
What sin have I committed, O Batuka?
How…
Taramala
Fourteenth bead of the Taramala
O Batuka, the most compassionate,
Fierce in form, yet gentle within,
Like the jackfruit; rough on the outside,
But sweet and tender at heart.
O Batuka, auspicious Kavi,
You plant a seed of thought within me,
Hiding behind the pen, you wink,
Granting me false credits.
Can…
Taramala
Thirteenth bead of the Taramala
In the night's deep embrace,
I yearn to see you, Maa Tara,
With Batuka's light guiding my way,
Fulfilling dreams through lifetimes' sway.
Short in stature, fierce Lambodarī Mata,
Divine garland of skulls adorning your neck.
Four-armed, ever-youthful Goddess,
Draped in tiger skin, in pratyalida's stance.
In…
A dawn breaks open,
Preparations poised on their toes,
A moment of a lifetime,
Awaiting its sacred muhurta to arise.
O Divine Mother, Nitya Youvanna Rupini,
Sustaining Brahmanda within your womb,
Grant us the honor
To adorn you with the guiding star, your nose ring.
O Maa Aghoreshwari,
Clad in fierce tiger skin,
Grant us the privilege
To drape the universe as your saree.
O Maa, Ida…
Every Amavasya night is a great time to do upasana of Kali and related forms. Tonight is the great Kaushiki Amavasya, where a Mela is held in Tarapith, and all Tantra sadhakas and Shakti upasakas gather in the holy precincts of this ancient temple town, named after the great saviouress Ugratara. Most people do not…
