Chapter 143 - Mode of worship of Goddess Kubjikā

[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

The Lord said:

1. I shall describe the mode of worship of (goddess) Kubjikā that accomplishes all comforts. (It is only by such worship) the celestials had conquered the demons together with their weapons and kingdom.

2-3. One should locate the māyābīja (the secret basic mantra of the goddess) at the secret organ and the six (syllables) of the weapons on the hand. (One should say) Kālī, Kālī (and touch) the heart and Duṣṭacāṇḍālikā (vicious Cāṇḍālikā) (and touch) the head. “Hrīṃ spheṃ ha sa kha ka cha ḍa syllable oṃ Bhairava” (is the mantra to be said to touch) the tuft. Bhelakī (for) the kavaca (armour) and Dūtī and Raktacaṇḍikā (for) the eyes.

4-5. (Then one should say) guhya Kubjikā (and touch) the weapon. One should worship (goddess Kubjikā) in the lotus at the centre and the seat at the south-east, the head at the north-east, the tuft at the south-west, the armour at the west, the eyes at the centre and the weapons in all directions of the circle in the thirty-two petals. The principal mantra (for the goddess Kubjikā is) ha, sa, kṣa, ma, la, na, va, vaṣaḍ.”

6. (The eight goddesses) Brahmāṇī, Māheśī, Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇavī, Vārāhī, Mahendrī, Cāmuṇḍā and Caṇḍikā (should be worshipped) in the directions east onwards.

7-8. One has to (locate and) worship (the subtle letters) ra, va, la, ka, sa, and ha at the (petals at the) north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west and west. A garland of flowers and the five mountains such as Uḍḍiyāna, Jālandhara, Pūrṇagiri and Kāmarūpa should be worshipped at the north-west, north-east, south-east and south-west and (goddess) Kubjikā at the centre.

9-10. The five Vimalas such as Anādivimala, Sarvajñavimala, Prasiddhavimala, Saṃyogavimala and Samayavimala (should be worshipped at the tips (of the petals) at the northwest, north-east, south-west, south-east and north.

11-14. Khiṅkhiṇī, Ṣaṣṭhā, Sopamā, Susthirā and Ratnasundarī (should be worshipped) in the north-east corner for (the worship of) Kubjikā. The eight Ādināthas—Mitra, Oḍīśa, Ṣaṣṭhi, Varṣa etc. (constituting) the jewels of heaven (should be worshipped) in the south-east, west and north-west and the kavacaratna (the excellent mantras serving as armour) in the west. (The syllable) ‘bruṃ’ (should be worshipped) in the north-west, north-east and south-east together with the five basic letters. The five gems (the divine mothers) (should be located and worshipped) at the south and south-east. Among these, the three, Jyeṣṭhā, Raudrī and Antikā are very old. They and other goddesses and others (should be worshipped) with the five praṇavas (syllable oṃ). The worship is of two kinds—twenty-seven and twenty-eight.

15-17. Then (the god) Gaṇapati (lord of the attendant gods on Śiva and son of the latter) of the form of praṇava and a boy should be worshipped duly with (the mantra Oṃ eṃ gūṃ. Gaṇapati should be worshipped in a square diagram on the south. The Vaṭuka (form of Gaṇapati) (should be worshipped) on the left. The sixteen preceptors—nāthas (tāntrik preceptors) and eighteen nāthas should be worshipped in the north-west and other (directions). Then the gods Brahmā and others (should be worshipped) around in the six angular points. At the-centre the nine gods (should be worshipped). This is always. the mode of worship of (goddesses) Kubjikā, Kulaṭā etc.