THE KHADGAMALA STOTRAM (Introduction)

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Once we post the first Devi of the SriChakra, we will provide the

full text of the Khadgamala Stotram, along with an mp3 of the full

recitation by Amritananda Natha Saraswati for you to download (to

check your pronunciation, etc.) ... If you just can't wait, please

be aware that we claim no exclusivity -- the Stotram is available at

various locations around the Web.

 

But for now, to whet your appetite, here is the opening sequence (in

English) of the Stotram, preceding the recitations of the Devi's

names. Later we'll provide Sanskrit text in devanagari script and

Roman transliteration:

 

KHADGAMALA STOTRAM

 

In this, the Khadgamala, Devi's sword:

The Seer is the Sun rising from the ocean,

The ocean being the Divine Mother;

Gayatri is the meter;

Passionate Kameshwari, sitting on the lap of joyous Kameswara, is

the deity;

Aim is the seed;

Klim is the power;

Souh is the pivot.

Its purpose is worship of the Divine Mother.

This worship of the Divine Mother as Kameshwari,

Which is the ocean's embrace with the Sun,

Gives the devotee a Sword, a Power Supreme,

Reaching the Heavens of the remotest galaxies.

When the devotee thinks of such a sword,

S/he becomes the protector and enjoyer

Of the eighteen lands of jewels [i.e. Sakti peetams], and the five

continents.

 

(Dhyanam)

 

I meditate on Sri Devi

Glowing with red, yellow, and blue flames of passion

Fanning the erotic sentiment of Kameshwara,

In the middle of a triangle called Hrim,

Whose three points are the light of Hari, Hara, and Virinchi, the

three gurus.

Sri Devi is wearing the full moon on her crown (Souh);

Her body is full of desire for union (Klim) with Kameshwara, the

controller of lust;

She is wearing a sari made of golden threads;

She is fair as nectarine milk and the moonlight;

She has three eyes;

In Her four hands she is wearing a book of knowledge, a noose, a

goad, and a garland of letters;

She is the very personification of all that is beautiful, aesthetic,

harmonious, joyful, vibrant;

She moves in Sri Chakra, a mandala consisting of all the deities

worshipping their consorts, as shall be named hereafter.

 

Om Aim Hrim Srim Aim Klim Souh

 

In the name of God, may you grant us benediction of knowledge, power

and grace; and the power over creation, nourishment and destruction.

 

Om Namah Tripura Sundari

Hridaya Devi

Siro Devi

Sikha Devi

Kavaca Devi

Netra Devi

Astra Devi

 

(The above means: Om, we bow to You, who are the most beautiful in

all the waking, dreaming, or sleeping worlds. Oh, Tripura Sundari,

we bow to the compassionate heart of Your highness; to Your royal

diadem, to Your flowing hair, to Your protective hands, to Your

graceful countenance, to Your protective weapons.)

 

(You then recite the names of the saints who have worshipped the

Divine Mother and attained liberation thereby:)

 

Lopamudramayi,

Agastyamayi,

Kalatapanamayi,

Dharmacharyamayi,

Muktakesisvaramayi,

Dipakalanathamayi,

Visnudevamayi,

Prabhakara devamayi,

Tejodevamayi,

Manojadevamayi,

Kalyanadevamayi,

Vasudevamayi,

Ratnadevamayi

Sri Ramanandamayi ...

 

(Hereafter, the recitations of the Shaktis commences. To be

continued ...)