beejakshara mantra Ucchishta Matangi

Since I have been reading and trying to understand on a basic level the energies of Mahavidyas, my recent interest has been " Matangi" Mahavidya. Matangi word itself has the main element in it --- " Mata" which means thought which in turn relates to an opinion either mental or verbal. Thus the true epitome of Mata/Mother/Maa. She is understood to be the daughter of Sage " Matanga"

Green color- Mercury, Veena/lute- Music,
Lotus- Knowledge and be serene, goddess
of extra ordinary learning, spiritual instruction

For me her significance is greater than her original meaning or powers or energies, especially due to the association of the word " Chandalini". In Indian society " Chandal" is a person who does the work of burning the dead bodies /funeral worker, which is looked down upon and form one group of the Untouchables or Outcastes. In olden times as per rules Shudras/Outcastes were the ones to eating left overs. Interestingly Matangi is also referred to as "Chandalini" , the reason being " Chandali" the frontal nadi in Kundalini practices which flows from tip of the tongue to the tip of the genitals and the practice of upward flow of sexual energy ( hara chakra) to spiritual energy ( third eye chakra) , this in turn burns the materialistic identity to a state of enlightment / greatness.This is like how the Chandal burns the physical body similarly the "Chandali" burns the association of one with Physical Identity to Higher self.

Since for this practice it is said one needs a guru hence one takes the knowledge left over from the guru as ones own hence " association of Matangi with Left Over". This is also in every practice we listen to the instruction of a guru " speech" and take his speech/left over from his knowledge as our own. It is this used/left over knowledge which we combine with ours and make it innovative or personal experience. Thus we mimic our guru /copy.

Ham is the beej mantra, balance
throat chakra by sky blue color

Another interesting aspect is Mata " Matangi" being referred to as Ucchishta-being the greater touch, as she is believed to have touched the lips of shiva and hence the bliss. This Ucchista Matangi- Bestower of all boons/true enlightment. All this is opposite of the normal protocols associated with Gods/Goddess.

Mata Matangi is supposed to rule the throat chakra which governs speech and true expression from our hearts. The ultimate residue or representation of who we are is by our throat chakra- Divine Truth. This chakra is inturn related to vibration - and Matangi also relates to the vibration of each nadi/nada. Matangi is also referred to as Mantrini ( again throat chakra) which is ucha- aran/speaking of each mantras hence helping us to communicate with inner self and Gods- again an element of Throat Chakra.
Matangi rules all kind of expressive occult powers, counseling, teaching, communication, music.

Understandings from Mata Matangi

Matangi Mudra

• Nothing /No one is outcaste we are all in some ways the same 
• Wordly identity will burn someday and your true self will be revealed to you in some ways
• Doing an act which is against the societal rules but is acceptable to self is representation of one's true expression and oneness.
• The parrot represents- represents the true nature of the world, one cannot escape one's acts, what goes around comes around.
• Music not means pleasure /pleasing to hear but also that we need to instil harmony within ourselves and ignore or remove the noise around and be in harmony.
• The Third eye is representation that we must use our inner knowledge for any action we take, its more than what meets the eye
• This one is ofcourse diffiult--- Speak the truth and only the truth, your words should bring everything into harmony.
• Worship of Matangi will allow one to speak the words of SHiva--  true words which serve all". Sometimes it is important to take the untruth out of some people for greater good. Hence Vishikaran comes into picture, but its the practitioner who has to understand the higher good in this.

For practice- Matangi Mudra- Inner Harmony and rulership

Fold your hands in front of the manipura chakra/stomach and point both middle finger and interlace them together. Direct your attention towards the stomach area for 5 minutes. This resolves inner tension/conflicts, improves digestion, relieves tension in jaw areas, calms the heart, front and back solar plexus chakra.

Please give in your inputs on Matangi Mahavidya.

beejakshara mantra Dhumavati & Queen of Swords

Dhumavati- Smoke, Crow, Shakti without Shiva

Dhumavati - Of the 10 forms of Mahavidyas one form is Dhumavati. She is usually depicted as eternal widow  ( ugly and unappealing)and symbolizes the Shakti without Shiva. She is powerful and her magic/divya shakti is esp.for the witches and tantriks. Dhumavati is the key keeper and controller of the spirits esp. female churail or negative spirits. The crow is her Vahan ( like shani), lives on cremation grounds.& associated with moonless night. Embodiment of "tamasic gun".



Few Elements of Maa Dhumavati & what her energies symbolise  :-

Ma Dhumavati- Yantra

• Bestows the lesson of life and death.
• To learn that unorganized energy is at times the key to awareness  ( more like Rahu)
• Timelessness and high elevated state of samadh by years of practices and aloneness-- be in void 
• Negatives aspects of life- humiliation defeat, loss, sorrow, loneliness with a message that these are important in growth of an individual and soul.
• Illusion is just maya and needs to be cut through by hardships sometimes or as per karmic record & detachment is sometimes is the only ways
• Our fears in life and how as a soul we need to face it without illusion.
• Ma Dhumavati is complete in herself and therefore portrays that one needs to be also complete in oneself for moksh ( i.e: death leading to transformation)
• She makes us understand the lesson that death, confusion, aloneness and thereby the related magic.
• On the devi and tantrik power form levels- it means she will bring depression and poverty to one's enemies.Also meaning that when one is on its spiritual path she will aid in progress by these means.

Her Mantra -" Dhung Dhund Dhumavathi Thhah Thhah" 

Queen of Sword

Queen of Swords- Of the 4 Queens of the Tarot Deck and the Queen of Air or reason. She is usually depicted in a barren place with a crow flying above and has a sword to cut the illusion and wears lowly clothes despite being a queen. She also represents a widow or single ( divorced/heartbroken ) woman

Key Elements of Queen of Swords :-

• Bitter, cynical and wise beyond one's years and depicts that sometimes wisdom is gained by hardships only
• Steely determination, pioneering leadership, courage and leadership.
• No-Nonsense attitude and iron fist to deal with things
• Clear thinking and ability to think and express freely.
• Stay away from lies deception, illusion, false ego- literally cuts it through
• Independent and see life clearly.

Co-relation and similar & merging energy patterns of Ma Dhumavati and Queen of Swords, (ofcourse that Dhumavati is worshipped also)

• Dissolving of Illusion and false ego
• Embodiments of " unsatisfied desires"
• Symbolise- Death - either of end of relationship, end of ego, end of attitude.
• Both have a spear/sword to cut through whatever doesnt work
• Mean that situations or people in life ask us to look within us inwards as opposed to looking at outward beauty which is time related.
• " Void" that exists before creation ( chaos) and void after it dissolves ( death / transformation-again chaos)
• Both depict unpaired members & associated with widows, tantriks etc. of the society, usually someone alone and not accepted
• Both mean that sometimes hardships , humiliation make us like steel and courageous -sometimes necessary.
• Dwell or related to " wounds of the world"
• Relates to one's who follow the right path /dakshin marga
• Widows esp. when aged sadhaks have tremendous knowledge and should at any times be treated with respect.Every woman should be respected irrespective of age/status/looks etc.

Dhumavati mantra- Protects, clears  illusions, aids in her practices /siddhis
I haven't recited it, but feel free to recite &initiate her
energies  under a specific teacher

If you have more understanding of the Ma Dhumavati and Queen of swords , please share.

beejakshara mantra Panchamakara

Panchamakara means Panch= 5 and Makara  = tattvas ( elements). The Pancha-Makara were ways to cleanse and transcend the mind. Each "M" stands for a particular practice. In Vamachara /left handed path the meaning is taken literally & practiced ( based on the sub-group) whereas in Right Handed Path /Dakshinachara consider the subtle and unintended meaning of the same.


Following are the Panchamakaras  in brief :-

Tattva/Element Name	Meaning in Left Handed Path	Meaning in right handed path	Tattva relates to
Madya	Wine/Alcohol/Bhang	Sweet Nectar/Amrit	Air
Mamsa	Meat	Control of Speech	Fire
Matysa	Fish	Control of Nadis ( literally means ida and pingala ) through yoga and pranayama	Water
Mudra	Parched grain usually eaten with meat	Posture of Yoga and spiritual company, satsang, prayers	Earth
Maithuna	Sex with no orgasm	Samadhi	Ether

If you are interested to know more, you can read up or contact a person who practices the elements in their spiritual consciousness and growth.

beejakshara mantra Baglamukhi Mahavidya

Baglamukhi --- the protector 

Pitambara Vidya Devi or more famously known as  "Baglamukhi Mata" is one of the 10 Mahavidyas. She is oftern referred to as the "Goddess who paralyses the enemies".

Baglamukhi meaning " restrained face/mouth" inturn meaning hypnotic power of the face/indivual - in short ability to control and capture the other. Baglamukhi Mata is associated in tantrik practices especially worshipped to destroy enemies. She has a golden complexion and is dressed in yellow she sits in a throne in the midst of an ocean of nectar full of yellow lotuses. A crescent moon adorns her head.

Significance of Baglamukhi- 

Manifestation tale- In the Satyuga era once the whole world was threatened by a terrific cycle. Lord Vishnu was worried about the safety of the world so he went to a lake reservoir in Gujrat to please the Goddess, Pitambara Mata then appeared and controlled the powerful current of the flood and destructive nature.  

Further more she is also a form of Laxmi ( spouse of Vishnu) alos granting prosperity, wealth, attraction.

She is the source of all knowledge in tantra practices . She is both the source of delusion and release of delusion. She is also the source of visible and invisible universe/world. Baglamukhi sadhna though these days used mainly for decreasing power of enemies, protecting oneself and controlling enemies or maybe harming others but in earlier days it was for deep spiritual purpose.

Spiritual Purpose is mainly to be on the right path to control kam, krodh, lobh, moh ( lust, anger, greed, attachment/ego). The sadhna is mainly to control thoughts and kill/cut delusion and thereby having clarity of what to do. 

Chakras & Meditational significance-

She is associated with the lower two chakras, especially the svadhistan/hara chakra. Hence yoga or practices of clearing the hara chakra greatly help. Each goddess has another goddess attendant-- so for baglamukhi- bhuvaneshwari mata is the counterpart. Here Baglamukhi mata is the inner light which one  meditates on and thereby balances the breath which enters the silence of the self . This helps to view things from a higher perspective. By Meditation on self which involves control ;one sees things from a higher consciousness and understands that the a) outside is reflection of the inside, so if one is calm, protected, powerful within the external reflects the same ( though some karmic, balancing is needed) and or b) the external is forever changing its the internal which has to be sthir ( stable) or stambh ( silent) and hence unmoved by any happenings.   The inner growth and manifestation is baglamukhi's blessing and external /material growth /maya is bhuvaneshwari's blessing.  

In terms of kundalini practices-- the mantra of baglamukhi mata is highly used for increasing the vibration of lower chakras, esp hara chakra. The coiled serpent energy is usually eaten up or consumed at the hara chakra level so this mantra helps to move it up from the hara chakra. 

Since she related to energy and indivual power , she too is associated with planet mars/mangal. Thus for reducing afflictions,obstacles, enemies  her pooja/prayer is performed and beneficial ( not to be mixed with being Baglamukhi Sadhak).

Baglamukhi Mantra- ( adviced to be done as per the instructions by the guru)

"HRING BAGLAMUKHI DEVYAYAE NAMAH".

"HRING BAGALAMUKHI SARVVADUSHTANAM VVACHANMUKHAM PADAM
STAMBHAYA JIHVA KILAYA KILAYA BUDDHI VINAASHAYA HRING SWAHA"

Learning from Baglamukhi Mata-

• Be silent and seek wisdom from inner self-  opening of throat chakra
• To turn ignorance into knowledge- opening of third eye
• To turn lack of self awarenss to power- opening of manipura chakra
• To see with death in life ( emotional/mental/spirtual death)- to see how death of a relationship helps to see oneself in higher light- opening of hara chakr
•  To see the dualities and balance them (yin/yang)- Opening of Hara chakra
• To burn the anger into balance and creative - Opening of root chakra
• To turn fear into security - Opening of root chakra
• To know that thoughts are what balance the action-- good and bad , life and death, happiness and crappiness are just dualities of the same thing ( two sides of the coins)
• Do no unjust to others by any means
• Always respect women ( young/old) as the maha shakti always resides in women.
• Mata is seated at the mount corpse- which means death -- death of self, enemies, uncontrolled power etc.
• Not to speak the eternal truth from within.

Mudra Associated with Baglamukhi- 
Varuda Mudra- Boon Granting Mudra- The left had is used, the palm uppermost and fingers pointing downwards. Additionally Abhaya Mudra is also associated.

This is my understanding so far of Baglamukhi Mata, please share your of understanding in anyways way of the Mata, it would be nice to know :)

beejakshara mantra Navratri- Nine goddesses & Chakras

Every year we celebrate Navratri in India which is followed after observing Shradh ( Pitr Paksh/ Prayers for Ancestors). Though throughout the year there are 5 Navratris which are observed in India- Hindus but this Shradh Navratri which falls in the months of Sept- Oct( Ashwini ) has a bigger significance.

Sherawali Mata

During this time - Shakti in various forms is worshipped for 9 days and 10th day Vijaydashmi/Dusshera is celebrated. The first three days - Shakti in durga/MahaKali form is worshipped, next 3 days MahaLakshmi is worshipped, and last three days Maha saraswati is worshipped.  The three goddesses are related to be better halves for Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. In India different states celebrate navratri in different ways each having a significane of their own but popular ones are in Bengal, Karnataka, Himachal Pradhesh and Gujarat.

This year Dusshera is on 24-10-2012 ( as per lunar calendar) as Navratri starts on 16-10-2012 after the Pitr Paksh Amvasya on 15-10-2012. This varies every year.

Forms of  Nau/Nine forms of Mata :-

Here the Message column means what the Mata/Goddess teaches us, the nature of vehicle is extension of character and also what needs to be improved or tamed, color represnts the specific quality and related chakra areas.

Goddess Name	Meaning	Teaches us/Message	Nature of vehicle	Color	Chakra
Maa Shailputri	She is Parvati/Hema vati, re-birth of Sati	Toughened by life, confident to deal with situations	Sturdy & experienced	Green- Nature	Heart
Maa Brahmacharini	Higher and peaceful form in meditation, related to severe penance taken by Sati and all fasts	Meditative person, spiritual and chaste	Spiritual	Indigo- devotion	Third eye ( Vedic astro-places Hara Chakra)
Maa ChandraGhanta	Terrible form of Mata when provoked can be malevolent	If  disharmony deal with it	Aggressive	Pink- beauty	Heart ( vedic astro places Manipura)
Maa Kushmanda	Happy form of mata ( ashtbhuja), when she smiles the darkness ends and creation starts	normal happiness and leads a normal life	Comfortable	Violet- New Beginnings	Crown and 8th Chakra
Maa Skanda	Mother of skanda, has all motherly love	Loving and motherly	Placid	Yellow- Hard work	Manipura( vedic astro places Throat Chakra )
Maa Katyani	She is epitome of love and happiness but when angered can be ferocious	Balance	Contemplative	Orange- Courage	Hara Chakra ( Vedic astro place third eye)
Maa Kalratri	Destroys ignorance and darkness, very ferocious and violent form of mata, supposed to have drank blood from Rakht Beej	Fierce when time comes, a different side to us	Free-Spirited, does what it wants	Blue- Illusion	Crown , Third eye & Root Chakra
Maa Mahagauri	Purity, form of durga which did penance to get Shiva as her husband	Noble and generous	Proud	Red- Purity	Root and Crown Chakra
Maa Siddharatri	Mother of Knowledge , she removes ignorance, she makes us realize everything is supreme in its form	Teacher and giver	Teacher	Grey & White	Crown Chakra

One can meditate on the specific Mata/Goddess or recite mantras and balance the chakras and inculcate qualities of the goddess within .

" Sherawali Mata Teri Sada Jai" 

beejakshara mantra Muldhara and Chinnamasta Devi

Recently have been interested in reading up material and books on Tantra - Hinduism and Buddhism. However last few days have interested in reading on the "Mahavidyas" of the Tantra world.

Heruka= Wheel

Mahavidyas are the ten forms of the Kali Mata herself of which apart from Kali, Tara and Chinnmasta form major group of the Kali energies. The ten forms are wisdom devis, wisdom can be from gentle, sattvic work/attitude to Tamasic or harsh or dark forces. So at the end of it all merges and becomes one.

Of all the 10 forms,Chinnamasta is quite interesting form, she is "SELF Decapitating" devi who depicts self-sacrifice ... I have somehow associated her with Avalikoteshara ( form of buddha- who self sacrifices inorder to uplifts ) but has fiery energy of Purshuram and Narasimha ( form of Vishnu). However in Buddhist she is related Vajrayogini Devi.

Her Self sacrifice is also related to awakening of the Kundalini Shakti which resides in the Muldhara /Root Chakra , the uncoiled serpent energy of the Shakti. The energy of Chinnmasta has the sexual energy, life, self destruction , danger elements of which are more like Muldhara up to the Svadisthana chakra, So her energies are mainly associated with the lower two chakras. The red color of the devi is the muldhara color. She is alone workshipped only by the Tantrik/Tantrikas under strict guru instructions.

Since Chinnamasta is the icon for Kundalini- the divine spiritual energy. The copulating couple is representing the Kundalini. The coiled energy at the base of the spine  also gets uncoiled during sexual intercourse. The energy flow goes from the base of the spine up till the head. The cut head and blood of the devi depicts the upward kundalini flow which is so strong and energetic that it breaks the vissudhi chakra- i.e: false expression, false words in that process makes the person weak, sad... which thereby leads to energy going all the way up the crown chakra and shattering and transforming the self--- i.e: one is in Transcendence   ( i.e: from the sushmana nadi up to sahasrara).

 

Another aspect to look at it when the kundalini energy flows all the way when one's pineal gland explodes and one has literally an orgasmic experience the false ego, false expression are no longer in existence, it is transformational-literally arising from owns death.

The three blood streams are nectar again which feed our own consciousness of good and bad residing within ourselves, the shakti then unites with shiva at sahasrara.( The two attendants of the Devi are tamsic and sattvic qualities)

 Another interpretation is that Dakini, Varini ( female deities of muldhara), Chinnamasta are ida, pingala & sushmana nadi. Ida ( lunar energy) & Pingala ( solar energy) flows & meets at each chakra point ( like the DNA structure ). 

Deeper Meaning

Osho zen tarot- Transformation

• The self- decapitating is end of false ego, ignorance, expression, desires which are binding and conditioning one.
•  The ability to live by let go and manifestation of the kundalini energies and gain of supernatural powers. Only by Letting go can we be in the present 
• Death is inevitable- One must die by getting immersed in the action one does
• Death and Sex are interdependent- sex is for creating new life , that life which will eventually decay and die inorder to feed more life and existence it self.
• Control of sexual energy which can be channeled by a yogi/yogini for greated spiritual pursuits.
• Fearlessness of death, not to fear of lust, ego, hurt as they are mere layers of the true nature of the soul.
• Integrity, accepting oneself in whichever form or state
• Self- Awakening and Self- enlightenment.