Goddess of the Week : Dhumavati ( A repost )

[Guest guest]

Contributed by adi_shakthi16

 

`In the beginning, Darkness was hidden by darkness, only Non-Being

existed. From the Non-Being the Being was born. Into the Non-Being

shall the Being dissolve again.'' The primal state before creation is

also the ultimate state after creation is withdrawn. This then again

becomes the primal state for the next cycle of creation. This primal

state is Dhumâvati.

Dhumâvati has killed Her husband (Being is put to sleep). She is

the

only widow Goddess. She is the Goddess of inconscience. She is the

power of perversion and the force of distortion. She is depicted as

utterly ugly and abominable. Pale in face, long in limbs, sparse in

teeth, breasts sagging, decrepit, uncouth, fickle, with dirty

clothes, and dishevelled hair, She bestrides on a cart with a raven

for its banner.

 

The Non-Being is a non-being only when we are speaking in terms of

time. After a time, a tree emerges from the seed of Non-Being. Hence

it is really the Being in its potential form. Dhumâvati is not

absolutely dark. She has a smoky hue, darkness impregnated with the

embryo of light. The smoke carries hidden particles of the heat of

the flame. Thus Being and Non-being are different states of the

Reality.

 

Dhumâvati is the Maha yoga nidra of Vishnu. The all-pervading

primordial principle gets free from his couch of infinity (ananta),

on the milky ocean of bliss (kshira samudra) and withdraws into yoga

nidra. This sleep will be a precursor of a great awakening, a

harbinger of a newer projection of Godhead. Dhumâvati is the womb

of

all unmanifested worlds.

 

In the pure form of Her upasana, the enemies are: Kama, Krodha,

Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya. In the impure form, She is the prayoga

of tantra. Her upasana takes two forms. The first form is elimination

of all plans of actions, to merge into total silence: Sarva Samkalpa

Varjanam. The second form permits thoughts and desires. However,

there should be no gap between arising of a desire and its execution.

If there is a gap, an uncontrollable fear leading to death occurs.

Whatever the desire may be, it must be executed.

 

Dhumâvati upâsana is alright for those who have achieved

siddhis with

all the earlier vidyâs, have tasted savikalpa samâdhi and at

least

occasionally gone to nirvikalpa smaâdhi. It cannot be recommended

for

lesser mortals who are more likely to misuse this great vidyâ. The

purpose of sâdhana is to manifest the Existence concealed in Non-

Existence, the bliss hidden in pain!

 

- Amritananda

 

**********************************************************************

ENJOY THE TEXT!

 

LOVE