The Nine Manifestations Of The Mother Poem by indira babbellapati

Sailaputri



Trident in thy right hand...

Kamandal, an ascetic’s bowl in the left

A crescent adorning thy divine head

Daughter of Himavant, the King of Mountains

Parvathi, Hymavathi—the giver of boons

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Brahmacarini



Penance to be Shiv’s consort

A rosary in thy right hand

Kamandal, an ascetic’s bowl in the left

Resplendent ‘Brahmacarini’

Meditating upon thee

Gives us focus and directs our hearts

Towards the divine

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Candraghanta



Vessel crystalline filled with

Nectar of eternal joy

O, DurgaAlso known as Candraghanta,

The bearer of bell-moon that adorns thy head

Meditating upon thee wipes off

Envy and violence and instills

Valor and courage in our hearts

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Kushmaanda



The bearer of the egg of samsaara

O, Mother, also known as Kushmaanda

Thou manifest as the resplendent life-force in all

Ensconced on tiger

Thou wipe disease and sorrow

And bless the world with health and wealth

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Skandamaata



Mother of the Chief of the Army of Gods

With baby Skanda playing in your divine lap

Meditating upon thee gives the mortals

The divine aura

Thou cleanse and prepare the womb

To welcome the seed blessed with wisdom divine

The facilitator of moksha

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Kaatyayani



Daughter of Maharishi Kaatyaayan

Meditating upon thee yield blessings myriad

Gopikas in Dwapara worshipped you

Bearing Varada and Abhaya mudras

Wielding a scimitar and a lotus

Thou facilitate dhrmartha kamamoksha

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



Kaalaraatri



Described as the one who generates

The fear of death in the mortals

Thy skin is of thick unknown darkness

Donkey is the vehicle

And you wield a club of thorns and a scimitar

Thy dispel ghosts and render pretas lifeless

O, Mother, Redeemer of Fear

Salutations to thee…



Mahagouri



One who transformed her complexion

To a resplendent fairness

O, Mahagouri, meditating upon thee

Removes foul thoughts

We need thine blessings, o, Mother

Salutations to thee…



Sidhidhatri



Sidhida one who makes moksha possible

Thou, the presiding deity

Divine Catalyst for us to acquire all sidhis

In no time thou lead us to the finale with ease

Salutations to thee, my Mother…



O, Mother

Remover of foul thoughts and actions

Accumulated over the past ten lives

To lead us mortals from darkness to light

O, Mother who keeps the demons at bay

Salutations to thee…



The nine manifestations you assume

In the process of destroying the demon

My salutations to each of thy manifestations

O, Mother…



10oct2010

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