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7. Dhumavathi: The Goddess who preached destruction by fire against the harmful
8. Bagalamukhi: The Goddess who taught living against jealousy, hatred and cruelty
Kali: She is dark, denoting the womb of the universe from which all creatures are born and into
which they will finally return. Her hair is let loose. One of her four hands clutches a demon’s
severed head dripping blood and the other holds a curved sword representing knowledge. She
wears a garland of 51 skulls and a girdle of dismembered arms to show that the body is false
and the spirit or soul is real. Her colour does not apply to her as an evil form, but denotes the
pure and invisible energy. She always presents herself when evil rears its ugly head and
destroys it for righteousness to prevail.
Taradevi: Tara is blue; her tongue is fearfully popping out and looks terrifying. Her hair is
tangled like snakes hanging straight down and is dressed in a tiger’s skin. On her head are five
half moons. She has three eyes, four arms, a large protruding belly, and stands on a corpse. She
has four arms in which she holds a lotus, a sword, a drinking bowl, and a bell. Tara is the
illuminator, she lights up all our attitudes. Kali and Tara are almost similar except for slight
variations.
Sadoshi/Tripura Sundari: She is a symbol of purity and wholesomeness. She is the most
beautiful of the three worlds and hence the name. She is represented as a sixteen year old girl
who is believed to personify sixteen types of desires. And her mantra consists of the same
number of syllables. Her body is well garlanded by numerous fine ornaments. She is also the
representation of creation, preservation and destruction and considered as the image of
sixteen modifications of desires. Usually she is found sitting on a lotus that is placed on a
throne. She emerges out of her consort, Lord Shiva’s third eye.
Even though she belongs to the Kali family, she is considered as the most important Mahavidya.
Goddess Lalitha is the combination of eternal grace, knowledge and determination. Thus she
spreads the light of pleasure, sympathy and awareness to her devotees.
Bhuvaneshwari: Bhuvaneswari appears with a smiling face. She has four hands; two blesses the
devotees while the other two holds the noose to draw the devotee closer to her, and the god to
rid the devotee of their sufferings. She is mainly associated with the earth and the physical
world. It is clear that the goddess is an attempt by the human mind to give form to the formless
Brahman. She has all the conceivable noble qualities that human mind can think of and she is
believed to fulfil all the wishes of her devotees.
Bhairavi: She is three-eyed and has a radiant complexion. Sometimes she turns black and has a
crescent moon on her forehead. She wears a garland of human skulls, with snakes crawling
around and the rudraksha beads. Her hair is dishevelled, black, thick and long. She has four
hands, one holds a sword, the other a bowl, the third and fourth gesture as if to bless her
devotees. She has no fear of death and lives among corpses in cremation grounds. She is
unconquerable.
Chinnamastha: This is a decapitated form holding her own head in one hand and a blood
stained sword in the other. From the necks oozes out three fountains of blood that flows into
the mouths of her companions Dakini and Varnini and the third flows into her own torso-less
head. She has immense self-control and is considered a yogi of the finest sense. The goddess
stands as symbol of supreme sacrifice, free from desire and capable of spiritual advancement.
Dhumavathi: she is a poverty-stricken form and emerges from smoke and hence the name.
Dhum means smoke. She has no grace, wealth, radiance or charm. Her clothes are untidy and
hair unkempt. Mythology states that once she devoured Lord Shiva as she was extremely
hungry. Since Shiva represents the universe on the whole she had nothing left to eat and finally
puked him out. She fell a victim to His curse and thus roamed about as a desolate, fearsome
and eternal widow. She helps get rid of foes, earn relief form diseases, poverty and
unfavourable situations. Her worship also removes negative planetary effects.
Bagalamukhi: The name refers to one whose face has the power to conquer or control. She is
seen as the ultimate weapon to destroy the enemies. She has the power to paralyse all evil
forces. Many consider her as the goddess of black magic but it’s not true: she only protects her
devotees from evil effects and controls, nullifies and destroys the enemy. She is regarded as a
beautiful goddess despite her ferocity. She is positively the goddess of black magic and poisons.
She helps to conquer the tongue and the mind. The goddess also blesses her devotees in the
form of immense power, supremacy, and dominance. Also, they gain ability to create a strong
influence over others.
Matangi: Goddess Matangi is an outcast goddess who bestows her devotees the power to win
over their enemies and excessive knowledge in the field of education and arts. She also
empowers her devotees with listening and speaking skills. She strengthens the sun which
provides health, will power and the fortune of inheriting ancestral property. The goddess also
showers her devotees incredible power of speech and listening skills.
Kamala Devi: The lotus goddess is very beautiful and is called as Tantrik Lakshmi and represents
wealth, prosperity, good luck and fertility. She resides in pure and sacred places and sits and
sleeps on a lotus that symbolises purity and auspiciousness. And also the flower signifies
perfection and so does Kamala Devi.
Ganesha Pooja
Pranayamam
Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo Devasya Dhi Mahi Dhiyo Yona Prachodayath
Sangalpam
Mamo Partha Samastha Durithakshaya Dwara Sri Parameshwara Preethyartham Sri Narayana
Preethyartham Sri Maha Vishnu Raagnaya, Pravarta Manasya, Aadya Brahmanaha, Dwiteeya
Parardhe, Sweta Varaha Kalpe, Vivaswata Manwantare, Kaliyuge, Pradhama Paade, JAMBHU
Dweepe, BHARATA Varshe, BARATA Khande , MEROH DAKSHINA DIKBAGHE Samastha Devata, ,
Hari Harada Sannidhow, Asmin Vartamana, Vyawaharika Chandra Maanena
Samvathsare,Uttara Aayane (Jan 14 -July 13) Or Dakshin Aayane (July 14 - Jan 13), Ruthow
_____ Mase(Month), Sukla (1day - Amavasya) Or Krishna (1day - Purnima) Pakshe, Subha
Tidhow, Subha Vaasare, Subha Nakshatre, Subha Yoge, Subha Karane, Evam Guna Visheshana
Visishtayaam, Sriman Jagadeesan Naama Dheyaaham, Sreemataha Radha Naamnyam, Siva
Gotrodbhavasya, Mama Upatta Duritakshaya Dwara, Sri Parameswara Mugdhisya, Sri
Parameswara Preetyardham Ishta Kamyartha Sidhyartham Sakala Vigna Nivruthi Dwara Karya
Sidhyartham Sakala Vyathi Nivruthyartham Gnana Vaapthyartham Sakala Vasikaranartham
Swaya Haara Jaya Vabyartham Abam Ruthyu Dosha Nivru Naartham Dhana Dhaanya
Samruthyartham Dharamartha Kama Moksha Chathurvidha Phala Purushartha Sidhyartham
Sakala San Mangala Vapthyartha Aroogya Druda Gathratha Sidhyartham
Kali Pooja
Om Kreem
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Dakshine Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum
Hum Hreem Hreem Svaha
(Repeat This Mantra 108 Times)
Om Hreem Hreem Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Dakshina Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum
Hrum Hreem Hreem
Om Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Dakshina Kalike Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem
Kreem Hreem Hreem Svaha
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem Dakshina Kalike Svaha
Bhadrakali Mantra
Tara Mantra
Om Treem
Shodashi
Bhuvaneshvari
Hreem
Om Hreem Shreem Kleem Aim Saumh Kreem Hum Hreem Hreem Bhuvaneshvaryai Namah
Bhairavi
Hum
Om Hum Om
Om Hum Svaha
Om Hum Svaha Om
Dhumavati
Bagalamukhi
Hleem
Om Hleem Om
Matangi
Kamala
Shreem
Shklreem Ham
Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvaartha Saadhike Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Naaraayanni
Namo Stute