BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih : 811 - 815

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[811] VigrahA : [1] Who assumes body at will. [ii] WHo is the

repository of all Her manifestation in all the three processes of

creation, preservation and dissolution.

 

When Cit sakti is conditioned by the quality of Rajas, activity

predominates. Her function is the creation of the world. She assumes

the forms of what is existent. At the time of taking incarnations

she is endowed with proper powers fit to the situation.[a]

[ii] The Supreme Mother also assumes non-existent forms. The power

inherent in ParA Sakti, prior to the creation of the world, gets

into a focus as the will [icchA sakti] of Siva, in the form of a

resolve. It flashes in awareness which is the power of knowledge

[JNAna sakti] which is followed by the operation commencing with the

tendency to act [kriyA sakti]. Retrospectively she is the repository

of the three processes of manifestation.

Footnote :

[a] Taking three famous incarnations DurgA vanquished the demons.

Madhu-Kaitabha, MahisAsura and Sumbha-Nisumbha. Refer DurgA

Saptasati [The three episodes]. Tripuraundari graced Satyavrata

Brahmin, King Udayana etc. Devi BhAgavat III chapter 10-11

Also refer PancastavI I. 3 and II. 7

[812] GrahavarjitA : Who is untouched by the influences of the

planetary bodies. One who is endowed with the devotion to Supreme

Mother is not affected by the planetary influences of Zodiac even in

dream. She is the sovereign authority over all the bodies, the

elements and the Sesa-NAga who supports the earth.

Since the natural state of consciousness is desireless and egoless,

there is no activity caused by motive; but the natural and free

activity flows automatically. Thus the Supreme Mother is not touched

by assuming any form, not even by the influence of planetary bodies.

She is transcendent even in her immanence.

[813] RohinI : Who is the lightning of vigour and affection.

According to Devi BhAgavata, seventh skanda, Candra took twenty

seven daughters of Daksa as his wives. These are the twenty seven

stars called Naksatras. Of these RohinI was on who was loved most by

Candra. RohinI[a]so means a young girl of nine years. This connotes

that ParA Sakti MAtA is ever full of vigour and affection.

Foot note :

[a] RohinI is described in PurAnas with different descriptions :-

RohinI was the name of wife of Vasudeva and mother of BalarAma.

[VAl Ram. Ara, K. Sar . 14]

[ii] RohinI, the mother of all cows. [M.B. Vana Parva Chap. 221]

[814] bhumigarbhA : Who is the great power in the womb of the earth.

Matter exists in five states viz ether, air, fire, liquid and solid.

Each elements has its quality sound, touch, sight, taste and smell

respectively. In the process of evolution a combination of the

compounds takes place till there is the cohesive vibration, the

cause of solidity, of which the common earth is a gross compounded

form. This combination brings about its three general functions,

growth, fruition and decay corresponding to the universal functions

of MahA Sakti, which are creation, preservation and dissolution. The

power to bring these processes is one, called parA samvit or Bindu

in the language of TantrAs.

[815] KAlabhuh : Who thought unlimited becomes limited with the

sense of time. Time is all destroying and all devouring. Lord Krsna

says in the GitA that `He is time which has grown to infinite

proportions and is destroying the world " . Kali, feminine gender of

the word Kala, is the power of time. A power that destroyes has got

to be depicted in terms of awe inspiring terror. Such an imagery of

Kali is described in the scriptures as well as depicted in pictures

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