144 - Mode of worship of goddess Kubjika

 The Lord said: 

1. Ishall describe the worship of glorious Kubjikā who grants righteousness, wealth and victory. Oneshould worship her together with her attendants with the basic mantra: Om aim hraum śrim khaim hrem ha, sa, ksha, ma, la, va, ra, ya, üm Goddess! Mother! Hrām hrim kshrim, kshaum kshüm krim Kubjikā! Hrim om na, ña, na, na, ma Aghoramukhi! Vām chrām chim kili kili ksraum vicce khyom śrim krom om hrom aiṁ Vajrakubjini! Striṁ Trailokya-karshiņi (One who subjugates the three worlds)! Hrim Kämänga-dråviņi (one who melts away the god of love)! Hrin strim Mahākshobhakariņi (the great agitator)! Aim hrim kshraum aim hrim Šrim phem kshaum obeisance. O Goddess! Ksaum Kubjikā! hrim kraiṁ na, ña, na, na, ma Aghoramukhi! Chrâm chām vicce om kili kili. 

2-4a. After locating the mantras on the hand and the body, oneshould perform the worship of twilight (addressed to the goddesses) Vāmā, Jyeshthả and Raudri. (The following is the mantra)—May we know you as Kulavägisi. Let me contemplate on (the goddess) Mahakali. May (goddess) Kauli impel us to the same. There are five mantras such as pranava etc. (The votaryshould say) “I am worshipping the sandals.” The name (should be) at the middle, ending with (the term) obeisance with eighteen bija (letters). Then (the name of the goddess) in the sixth (declensional) case with (the term) 'obeisance' and the end. Ishall describe all of them to be known. 

4b-12. Kaulisanátha, Sukala, Kubjiká from the birth, Srikanthanátha, Kaulesa, Gagananandanátha, Chațuladevi, Maitriśī, Karali, Türņanåthaka, Ataladevi, Śrichandradevi are their names. (Theseshould be invoked) as stupefying the attendants of Siva and the sandalsshould be worshipped. Then the sandal endowed with gems that excel the bliss in the worldshould be worshipped. Brahmajñana, Kamala and Paramā together with Vidya (should also be worshipped). Ishall describe the three fold purifications of vidya (knowledge), Devi (goddess) and guru (preceptor). By means of the sodanyasa (six ways of touching) the body with mystical letters) the following deitiesshould be located in the body-Gagana, Chațuli, Atmā, Padmananda, Maņi, Kalā, Kamalā, Māņikyakantha, Gagana, Kumuda, Śri, Padma, Bhairava, Ananda, Deva, Kamala, Siva, Bhava, Krishņa, the nine and then sixteen siddhas—Chandrapaúra, Gulma, Subha, Kāma, Atimuktaka, Viraktaka, Prayoga, Kušala, Devabhoga, Viśvedeva, Khadgadeva, Rudra, Asidhanya, Mudrāsphoţa, Vamsapūra and Bhoja. 

13-14. After having put flowers on the circle, the circles (of the deities)should be worshipped. Then oneshould worship Ananta, Mahananta, sandals of Siva, mahāvyāpti (the great pervading force), the void circle consisting of five principles, sandals of Srikanthanatha and Sankara and Ananta. 

15. Oneshould worship within the circle Sadasiva, Pingala, Bhrugvånanda, Näthaka, Rångülānanda and Saṁvarta. 

16-18. Srimahåkäla, Pinäki, Mahendraka, Khadga, Bhujanga, Båņa, Aghasi, Sabdaka, Vaša, Ajñārūpa and Nandarupashould be worshipped in the south-west after making the offering (victim) (with the following mantra)-Hrom kham kham hum saum (obeisance) to (god) Vațuka. Aru aru (you) accept, accept argha (water offered as token of respect), flower, incense, lamp, perfumes and bali (offering). Obeisance to you. Om hrám hrim hrūṁ kshem (obeisance) to the guardian of the ground. (You) descend, descend. One bearing the great grown matted hair! One having a faceshining with the flames in the three eyes! (You) come. Come. Accept, accept worship with perfumes, flowers and bali (offering). Khaḥ, khaḥ, oṁ kaḥ, om laḥ om oblations to the lord of great dāmara (uproar). The trikūta (the three groups)should be worshipped with the syllables) hrin hrūm hām Srim and the offering of the remnant of bali in the left, right and middle. The sandals of Nišanatha (are worshipped) in the south, Tandrinatha on the right and Kälánala in the front. 

19-24. The mountains Uddiyāņa, Jalandhara, Pūrņa and Kåmarūpa and the five gems Gagananandadeva, Svargånanda, Paramanandadeva, the sandals of Satyananda and Nagananda (should be worshipped) in the north. Oneshould worship the six—the sandal of Suranatha (Indra), Srisamayakoțiša, Vidya-koțiśvara, Kotiša, Bindukoțisa and Siddhakotiśvara in the north - east. The siddhachatuṣka (four siddhas)-Amariseśvara, Chakri. šanātha, Kurangeša, Vrutreśa and Chandranathakashould be worshipped in the south-east with perfumes etc. The Vimalapañchaka (five Vimalas)-Anádivimala, Sarvajñavimala, Yogiśavimala, Siddha (vimala) and Samaya (vimala) (should be worshipped) in the south 

25. Oneshould worship the four gods Kandarpanātha and others, all the female energies already described and the sandals of (goddess) Kubjika. 

26. (The votary)should always worship the thousand-eyed and blemishless (god) Vishņu and (god) Siva with the mantra of nine syllables or five pranava (mantras). 

27-37. Brahma and other gods (should be worshipped) from the east to the north-east. (The goddesses) Brahmani, Māheśvari, Kaumárī, Vaishņavi, Varāhī, Indrāṇī, Chämundā and Mahālakṣinishould be worshipped from the east to the north-east. (The goddesses) Dākini, Rākiņi, Käkini, Śakini and Yäkinishould be worshipped in the six directions (commencing) from the north-west. The goddess composed of thirty-two lettersshould be worshipped with five praṇavas or syllable hrim.sheshould be contemplated upon as of dark complexion like the petals of blue lotus, having six faces, of six kinds, as eighteen kinds of cicchakti (faculties of the mind), possessing twelve arms, seated comfortably on the throne, remaining on the lotus of absolute dead (of primordial matter), andshining with the splendour of multitudes of kulas.sheshould also be contemplated as having Karkoțaka (one of the eight principal cobras) as the girdle, Takshaka (a cobra) above, Väsuki (a cobra) as a garland on the neck, Kulika (a cobra) on the ears, the tortoise as the ear-stud, (the serpents) Padma and Mahä- padma forming the eye-brows, and having skull, a serpent, rosary, a club with a skull at the top, a conch and a look in her left (hand) and a trident, a mirror, a sword, a garland of gems, dart and a bow in the right (hand). The upper front face of the goddess (should be contemplated) as having a white complexion and elevated, the eastern face pale, the southern one angry, the western face of black colour, and the northern one of the colour of snow and jasmine. Moreover, Brahmå (should be imagined to be) as remaining at the foot, Vishņu at the buttocks, Rudra at the heart, Ishvara at the neck, Sadasiva at the forehead, Siva as remaining above her. Kubjikāshould thus be contemplated as whirling in all acts of worship.