Khadgamala Devis: Weapons of the Divine Mother

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Moving from the Seventh Avarana to the Eighth Avarana, we pause to

worship the Weapons of the Divine Mother:

 

bAnini cApini pAsinyangusini

 

bANini – She who is adorned with the five flowery arrows of Eros,

called the senses of sound (music ), touch (eros), form (beauty),

taste (sweetness), smell (fragrance ). The arrows are known by their

bIja mantras drAM, drIM, kLIM, bLooM and saH.

 

CApini – She who holds the sugarcane bow (the mind, which enjoys the

sweet things of life) with its string of bumblebees.

 

PAshini – She who is adorned with the noose of Love.

 

Ankushini - She who is adorned with the elephant goad to control evil

and wayward sensory desires.