** Our Devi of this Week *** Sri Kulasundari Devi **

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Sri Kulasundari is propitious, supremely kind and blissful with

twelve arms and six lotus-like faces which smile sweetly and with

three eyes in each face. She is red, seated on a red lotus and is

smeared with blood. Her raiment and ornaments are also red and is

surrounded by Shaktis also red in color.

 

Her crown is bright with priceless gems and rubies, earrings, neck-

chains, armlets, waist-chains and anklets heighten her own

brightness. On her beauteous breasts are clusters of red gems. In her

are all the words of the Vedas.

 

In her right hands, she carries a rosary of coral beads, a lotus, a

Kamandalu, a drinking cup made of gems, full of wealth, a citron and

Vyakhya Mudra. In her left hands are a book, red lotus, a golden pen,

a garland of gems, a conch shell and vara Mudra. Devas and sages who

sing her praises surround her. She grants knowledge to her Sadhaka

and makes him Sarvajna (all-knowing).

 

She makes one equal to Hayagriva in scholarship. To obtain knowledge,

wealth and annihilation of enemies, she should be respectively

meditated upon as being crystal white, golden and smoky dark blue

colors.

 

Her mantra is: OM kulasundaryai vidmahe kaameshwaryai dhiimahi tanno

nityaa prachodayaat.

 

Courtesy of Shri harsha16