About Saptha Matrikas- Chamunda

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Namskar Kalipadma,

 

We had a very interesting discussion on Chamunda here last time .Ironically

Chamunda plays a diffrent role at diffrent place ;

 

1) Chamunda Kali - One form of Kali

2) Chamunda - One from Saptamatrka

3) Chamunda - Other name for Chandi

 

The navarna mantra also mentions about this name ;

 

om aim hrim klim chamundayai vicche

 

However ,here her form is combination of Mahakali , Mahalaksmi and Maha

Saraswathi

 

Arjuna Taradsa mentioned we can do Kali sadhana through this form too but when

requested further I did not get any answer from him

yet................................

 

In Chandi Path, Chamunda is name given to Kali for annihilating Chand and Mund

 

She is also called by diffrent name but sounds alike like

Chamundi,Chamundeswari,Chandi.....................

 

I have only seen 2 image of her on is broken badly (I think granite) in Orissa

(go to Maabataakali website) and the other one is she squating down in bronze

kept in a musuem. I wonder these are the closes description as to the scriptural

statement

 

Jai Maa!!!

 

kalipadma wrote:

 

The Matrikas, originally tribal deities, have gone through various forms,

and vary in number. In the Chandi Path, Durga brings forth seven Matrika

Shaktis (Brahmani, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Aindri, and

Narasimhi), and two wrathful Shaktis (Shivadhuti and Chamunda).

 

For some reason, when the Saptamatrikas are worshipped, Chamunda replaces

Narasimhi as the last Mother. They are usually presented with Shiva to

the left, leading them as Vinadhara (the Lute-player). The Mothers

follow in the order I gave above, and to their right is Vinayaka Ganesha.

 

The central Mother, Vaishnavi (akin to Lakshmi) rules over fat and

abundance, so the Mothers are displayed in a shrine to assure the wealth

of the village. When disease or famine causes the population to decline,

they move Chamunda to the central position, as she rules over semen and

increased progeny.

 

The other <dhatus> (body substances) ruled by the Mothers are:

 

Brahmani: skin

Maheshvari: blood

Kaumari: muscle

Vaishnavi: fat

Varahi: bone

Aindri: marrow

Chamunda: semen

 

I have a Yantra which assigns the Saptamatrikas to the traditional

compass directions, Brahmani to North, Maheshvari to North-east, and so

on clockwise around the compass. As there are eight compass directions,

the last, North-west, is assigned to Durga Mahalakshmi, from whom the

Matrikas emerged.

 

-- Len/ Kalipadma

 

 

On Fri, 21 May 2004 10:33:34 -0000 "Madhava Prabu"

<madhava_prabu writes:

> Greetings to all,

>

> Im very curious to know, ive come across many occasions

>

> where the SapthaMatrikas tend to differ, for eg instead of Narashimi

>

> i get to see Chamundi. Can anybody say more about this?

>

>

 

 

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