Taramala- Bead 5

Taramala

Fifth bead of the Taramala

O Batuka, most handsome and divine,

Invoked, troubles resign.

Uncertainties grip my heart,

Walk with me from the start.

 

My deva, Maa Kali’s beloved son,

Bearer of Trishula and Kapala,

Empty my kapala, strengthen my swadharma.

With your Trishula, burn my karma.

 

Life’s trail twists and turns,

Testing my might with playful churns.

Unknowingly, fear grips my head,

Praying day and night, I forge ahead.

 

O Batuka, saviour of the path,

Protect us from unseen dark,

Make us servile at your feet,

Bless us with your grace complete.

 

~Tāradāsa

 

This is the fifth 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 at 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.’