Chandi Sankalpa - Day Five

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Then the Mother of the Universe became very angry with those

attackers, and Her face turned dark with rage.

 

The eyebrows were scowling, and from Her frowning forehead appeared

the Remover of Darkness with a terribly frightening face, who was

holding a sword and a net in her hands.

 

....Her mouth was immense, and She brandished her tongue as a sword

which caused great fear. Her eyes were penetrating and somewhat red,

and Her fearful roar was humming in all directions.

 

The Remover of Darkness killed many great thoughts and after

destroying an army of thoughts in great haste, She began to eat them all.

 

She picked up elephants with one hand and put them into Her mouth

together with their protectors, the driver with his goad, soldiers and

bells.

 

In the same way She took warriors, horses, chariots with their

charioteers, the entire cavalry of thoughts, and put them into Her

mouth and hideously began to chew.

 

Chandi Path, 7:5,6, 8-11

Swami Satyananda Saraswati

 

That's one of my all time favorite sections!

 

Later, at the end of chapter eight, it says, " The multitude of

Mothers, delighted from the drink of his blood, danced vigorously with

joy "

 

Why do you think drinking the blood of Raktabija delighted them and

caused them to dance with joy?

 

The recitation went really quickly tonight, didn't it? Unfortunately

for me, I got these really painful charley-horses, successively in

both my legs, so I had to break asana (It just happens sometimes

when I don't drink enough water). But even charley-horses couldn't

keep me from enjoying the joyous spectacle of Kali and Her hideous jaws!

 

Tomorrow:(Day Six) More asura blood as Shumba and Nishumba get theirs!

Kushandika and Chapters Nine and Ten.

 

Jai Maa!

Chris