Khadgamala Series No. 28: Sarva Trikhanda

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Guarding the yellow, innermost wall of the first enclosure are the

"Devis Who Control All." In the scheme of the Khadgamala, each of the

Devis represent two main concepts: (1)the overcoming (or control) of a

negative human passion; and (2) a mudra (esoteric hand gesture) that

is a bodily counterpart to the sound form of the mantra itself. Each

of these devis display one of the ten most important mudras of

Srividya Shaktism.

 

In order to become Devi -- i.e. to fully realize ourselves as a

manifestation of the Divine -- we do not try to "conquer" the

passions, or deny them. Rather, we absorb them; become them. We take

control of the passion rather than being controlled by it. If we

cannot do it, the devi (or passion) who entrances us can hold us

before Her for lifetimes. Only when we absorb, or become the passion

can we enter further into Sri Chakra.

 

In the first enclosure of Srichakra, we encounter a kind of protective

wall, three layers thick. At the first layer of the wall, we paid

obeisance to the ten Siddhis, or occult powers, that can tempt us in

the early stages of our sadhana. The temptation is to use these powers

for our own gain, for personal victory or revenge upon another. When

we do so, however, the siddhis become snares, entangling us ever more

deeply in our own self regard.

 

But when we realize that the Siddhis come to us only to the extent

that we become Devi, that we realize they are actually Her powers

manifesting through us, and that we are Her too -- Her local ears and

eyes and arms -- then the Siddhis cease to become snares, and instead

became helpful friends and guides, directing us more deeply into

Srichakra.

 

In the second layer of the outer wall, we encountered the Sapta

Matrika -- the Seven Little Mothers -- of the Devi Mahatmyam and other

Shakta lore; plus MahaLakshmi as the eighth and last deity of the

series. Here, each of them represent a passion as an aspect of Devi.

Again, we internalize each passion, each devi. And when we do so, we

*become* Her, so that She is not separate from us.

 

The third and final layer of the outer wall is the home of the ten

Sarva-Yoginis. Through their worship and absorption, we obtain the

powers of, respectively: (1) agiting all, (2) liquifying all (this

also refers to the emotionally liquifying sensation of orgasm), (3)

attracting all, (4) controlling all, (5) maddening all, (6) directing

all, (7) moving in all space, (8) being the information or DNA of all,

(9) being the source (yoni, or womb) of all, and (10) becoming

tri-fold division of all (the knower, the knowing, and the known).

(For a more detailed overview, refer back to Message 11259.)

 

This week's featured Devi -- No. 28: Sarva Trikhanda -- is the final

yogini of the third wall of the outer enclosure. She embodies the

power of becoming Tripura -- the threefold division of all;

simultaneously being the knower, the act of knowing; and the object

known.

 

What is the ALL? All refers to everything: The universe and

everything else there is, thus we understand that all the we see, all

that we observe, is within us, and we are within it. There is only

Devi, and YOU are Devi. But it is not enough to simply understand and

accept this intellectually: You must truly realize and feel it. You

must know it to a certainly, without the slightest doubt.

 

Sarva Trikhanda's mantra is: aim hrim shrim sarvatrikhande mudrAsakti

shrI pAdukAM pujayAmi tarpayAmi namaH

 

The location of Sarva Trikhanda is: Continuing to circumambulate

clockwise around the third layer of the wall of the First Enclosure,

Sarva Yoni sits in the middle between Sarva Mahaankusa [No 6, Black ]

and Sarva Akarshini [No 3, Black]. See Link below:

 

http://www.shaktisadhana.org/Photo%20Gallery/khadgamala/sridevikhadgamalalocatio\

n.html

 

Having absorbed Trikhanda, you have internalized all of the sarva

devis, and have completed the process of neutralizing the urge to

worldly power (siddhis) and the crippling emotions (matrikas).

 

PRACTICE NOTES:

 

The full pooja of these Devis takes hours, because at each point we

pause and do smaller, detailed poojas. Hence the sages of yore created

an ALTERNATIVE, SHORT-FORM recitation known as the Khadgamala Stotram

more suitable for the demands of modern life.

 

According to Sri Bhasurananda Natha, "All of the sadhana of Srividya

can be achieved by the recitation of the Khadgamala. Hours of long

ritual compressed to less than half an hour of intense meditation that

will give you a ticket on the same plane as the great Srividya

Upasakas. Whatever your developmental stage, this is IT. Even those

who have not been initiated into Srividya can benefit from the

Khadgamala, which is why we chose to offer it to our members here.

 

The beauty of the Khadgamala Stotram is that NOTHING is required for

its recitation except for your time, attention and concentration: You

need simply sit and recite the Stotram. The mantra given just above is

not part of the stotram; it is offered merely for informational

purposes.The entire stotram is self-contained. See link below :

 

http://www.shaktisadhana.org/Photo%20Gallery/khadgamala/sridevikhadgamala.html