Chapter 146 - Names of different Goddesses

[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

The lord said:

1. I shall describe the three parts (of mantras) relating to (the gods) Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara. Oṃ obeisance to the lord Rudra. Obeisance. Obeisance to Cāmuṇḍā. Obeisance to the (divine) mothers in the ethereal region who accomplish all the desired materials, who have unobstructed movement everywhere, who transform their forms, who are engaged in doing all deeds of sattva, vaśikaraṇa, utsādana and unmūlana (pacification, attraction, destruction and eradication). The secret (mantra) of all the divine mothers, the most accomplished one which nullifies the incantations of others and accomplishes the supreme (thing)! (The following) one hundred and twenty-one (terms) are in the section of Brahmā. They are as follows: Oṃ obeisance. Cāmuṇḍā (a terrific form of Durgā)! Brahmāṇī (consort of Brahmā)! Aghorā (not terrific)! Amoghā (infallible)! Varadā (conferer of boons)! Viccā (one who shines)! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Māheśvarī (consort of Lord Śiva)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! (one having a maiden-form)! Aghora! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Vaiṣṇavī (relating to Viṣṇu)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Vārāhī (the śakti of Viṣṇu in the form of the boar)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Indrāṇī (the consort of Indra)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Caṇḍī! (name of Durgā)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā! Viccā! Oblations. Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! Īśānī (related to the Īśāna form of Śiva)! Aghorā! Amoghā! Varadā)! Viccā! Oblations.

2. The second part relating to Viṣṇu has equal number of terms (as follows). Oṃ obeisance. O Cāmuṇḍā! One who has erect hairs (on the head)! One who has flames on her head! One whose tongue is like lightning! One whose eyes are sparkling like stars! One who has tawny brows! One who has uneven teeth! The Angry one! Oṃ, One who is fond of flesh, blood, wine and spirituous liquor! (You)-laugh, laugh. Oṃ dance, dance. Oṃ yawn, yawn. Oṃ bind, bind, Oṃ to all those thousands of sorceres who change the form of three worlds by their incantations! Oṃ thrash, thrash. Oṃ ciri ciri. Oṃ hiri hiri. Oṃ bhiri bhiri. One who frightens and frightens. One who whirls round and whirls round. One who makes (something else) melt and melt. One who agitates and agitates. One who kills and kills. One who revives and revives. Heri heri geri geri gheri gheri oṃ muri muri oṃ obeisance to the mothers. Obeisance. Obeisance. Viccā. (There are) thirty-one terms for Śambhu (Śiva) and the syllables (are) one hundred and seventy-one.

3-21. One should repeat trikhaṇḍī (mantra) (mantra of three parts) (with the syllables) he and ghauṃ preceded and followed by the five praṇavas (oṃkāras) and worship. The sacred secret mantra he ghauṃ of (the goddess) Kubjikā should be added in between the terms. It should be in the middle of the three akulādi, the three kulādi, the three madhyama and the piṇḍa at the foot. It must have one and a half vowels and praṇava etc. (at the) tuft of Śivā. Oṃ kṣrauṃ obeisance to Śikhābhairava. Skhīṃ Skhīṃ Skheṃ the three letters with the bīja (basic) mantra). Hrāṃ hrīṃ hraiṃ without the bīja, the three waters and the supreme thrity-two letters. The letters kṣa, ka are the akula (mantras) according to the order of Kula. (The goddesses of energy are) Śaśinī (goddess in the moon), Bhānavī (the energy in the sun), Pāvanī (the purifier), Śivā, Gāndhārī (whose essence is the letter) ṇa, Piṇḍākṣī (of round eyes), Capalā (fickle-minded), Gajajihvikā (tongue like that of an elephant). (The letter) ma represents (the goddesses) Mṛṣā (untruth) and Bhayasāra (the essence of fear). (The letter) pha (represents) (goddesses) Madhyamā (the middle one), Ajarā (without aging). (The letter) na represents (goddesses) Kumārī (maiden), Kālarātrī (dreadful night at the time of deluge). (The letters) da and dha respectively represent (goddesses) Saṅkaṭā (difficulty) and Kālikā (of dark complexion). (The letter) pha (represents) Śivā (consort of Śiva), ṇa—Bhavaghorā (the frightening god of the cycle of existence), ṭha—Bibhatsā (disgusting one), ta—Vidyutā (the goddess in the form of the lightning), ṭha—Viśvambharā (the sustainer of the universe). (The letter) ḍha (is the representation) of Śaṃsinī (the goddess of doubt), Jvālāmālā (gar-land of flames), Karālī (ugliness), Durjayā (invincible), Raṅgī (sportive), Vāmā (beautiful), Jyeṣṭhā (the eldest) and Raudrī (terrible). (The letter) kha (represents) Kālī (the goddess of time), ka—Kulālambī (goddess regulating succession of events), da—Anulomā (of descending order) and Piṇḍinī (regulating the three primordial forces), ā—Vedinī (of the form of pain), i— Śāntimūrti (of the form of peace) and Kalākulā (embodying the arts), ṛ—Khaḍginī (the sword-wielding goddess), u—Balitā (strong), l [ḷ?]—Kulā (belonging to the kula class), l [ḹ?]—Subhagā (fortunate), Vedanā (pains), ṛ—Karālī (dreadful), aṃ—Madhyamā (middle one) and aḥ—Apetarayā (unimpetuous). These goddesses of energy should be duly worshipped on the altar. Skhāṃ skhīṃ skhauṃ obeisance to the great Bhairava. The (goddesses) Akṣodyā (uncrushable), Akṣakarṇī (eyes reaching up to the ear), Rākṣasī (demoness), Kṣapaṇakṣayā (indestructible), Piṅgākṣī (having tawny coloured eyes), Akṣayā (undecaying), Kṣemā (of the form of welfare), and Brahmāṇī (energy relating to Brahmā) are the eight (belonging to the group of Brahmāṇī). (The goddesses) Ilā (representing the earth), ṛilāvatī [līlāvatī?] (sportive), Nīlā (blue-coloured), Laṅkā, Laṅkeśvarī, Lālasā (extreme desire), Vimalā (spotless) constitute the group of Māheśvarī (relating to Śiva). (The goddesses) Hutāśanā (fire), Viśālākṣī (large-eyed), Hrūṅkārī (of the form of syllable hrūṃ) Vaḍavāmukhī (having volkanic fires in the mouth) Hāhāravā (having wailing sound), Krūrā (cruel), Krodhā (angry), Bālā (graceful) and Kharānanā (having the face of an ass) had their origin from the body of (the goddess) Kaumārī (virginity). (They are) accomplishers of all things when worshipped. (The goddesses) Sarvajñā (omniscient), Taralā (tremulous), Tārā (shining), Ṛgvedā (the goddess of the Ṛgveda), Hayānanā (horse-faced), Sārā (essence), Sārasvayaṃgrāhā (one who herself absorbs the essence) and Śāśvatī (eternal one) (had their origin) in the family of (goddess) Vaiṣṇavī (relating to Viṣṇu). (The goddesses) Tālujihvā (of the form ofa crocodile), Raktākṣī (red-eyed), Vidyujjihvā (lightning like tongue), Karaṅkiṇī (having the skull), Meghanādā (sounding like the cloud), Pracaṇḍogrā (terribly ferocious), Kālakarṇī (representing misfortune) and Kalipriyā (fond of strife) were born of the family of (the goddess) Vārāhī (relating to the boar form). They should be worshipped by those who seek victory. (The goddesses) Campā, Campāvatī, Pracampā, Jvalitānanā (having flaming face), Piśācī (of the form of a demoness), Picuvaktrā and Lolupā (ardently longing) are born of (the goddess) Aindrī (relating to Indra). (The goddesses) Pāvanī, Yācanī, Vāmanī, Dāmanī, Binduvelā, Bṛhatkukṣī, Vidyutānanā Viśvarūpiṇī born in the family of goddess Cāmuṇḍā should be worshipped in the circle of victory. (The goddesses) Yamajihvā (frightening tongue), Jayantī (victorious), Durjayā (unconquerable), Yamāntikā (one who subdues the god of death), Biḍālī [Viḍālī] (a female cat), Revatī, Jayā (victorious) and Vijayā (victorious) were born in the class of (goddess) Mahālakṣmī. Thus the eight (goddesses) in the eight groups of (goddesses) have been explained.