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 your left, sword and scissors gleam bright,
Skull and blue lotus bloom in your right.
Three eyes on a serene, fierce face,
Bestowing abhaya, tongue’s protruding grace.
Shastras detail your beauty, so grand,
Yet I long to see you with my own eyes, Maa.
I wish to touch your feet, feel their warmth,
Offering my head, a hibiscus at your feet.
With every hibiscus strung into a mala,
Each life a hibiscus offered in devotion,
When the mala is complete,
Grant me your darshana, the promise I seek.
Blessed by your divine Nama, we stay,
Drinking your nectar, living each day,
With your presence surrounding us.
Is there an end to your Karunya, O Maa Tara?
~Tāradāsa
02.08.2024
This is the thirteenth bead of the Taramala. Taramala is a collection of poems dedicated to the divine Mother Tara and Batuka Bhairava, where each poem represents a bead in a mala dedicated to Maa Tara. These poems are dedicated to the lotus feet of the master who introduced the Nama-Amrutham of Maa Tara to me.
Sri Pavankumar, who writes under the pen name of Tāradāsa, is a member of Kamakhya Bhairava Upasaka Foundation. He is an ardent devotee of Ma Tara and Bhairava. The following lines shared by him exemplify his bhakti towards his Ishta-
‘Bhagawati’s guard,
Her name my shield and my strength,
I obey her call.’
