309 - The mode of worship of Tvaritā

Agni said:

1. Ishall describe (to you) the constituent (mantras) (relating to the worship) of Tvaritā¹ that is capable of conferring enjoyment and emancipation. “Om obeisance to the the supportive energy! Om hriṁ puru (2) obeisance to great lion! Om obeisance to the lotus! Om hrim hrūm khecacheksah! Strim om hrūṁ kshaim hrūm phat! Obeisance to (goddess) Tvaritā! Khe ca obeisance to the hcart! Cache obeisance to the head! Cheksaḥ obeisance to the tuft! Kshastri obeisance to the armour! Striṁ hrūm obeisance to the eye! Hrüm khe obeisance to the weapon phat !" “Oṁ! We known the Tvarità-vidyā. Let us meditate on the tūrņavidyā. May the goddess prompt us (to meditatc) on her.” (This is the Gayatri mantra for the goddess Tvarità.) Obeisance to the conferrer of prosperity. Obeisance to the syllable hrūm! Obeisance to the syllable om! Om kheca obeisance to the heart! Obeisance to the one who is able to fly! Om obeisance to the fierce one! Ksha strim obcisance to the arınour! Obeisance to the cutter! Obcisance to the thrower! Obeisance to the woman of the form of the syllable hūm! To the one that gives safety! To the victor! To the conqueror! Protect! Om be firm by the command of (Goddess) Tvaritā vashat! This is the incantation known as Tvarità. It is known as Totalā and Tūrņā. 

1. The goddess conferring benefits quickly. 

2-3a. After having touched the head, forehead, throat, heart, navel, genital organ, thighs, knees,shanks and feet (with the mantra) in order and thus complete the location spread over the whole body. 

35-6. The goddess has to be contemplated as having the form of daughter of the mountain, huntress, supreme, conferring boons and protection, having the peacock feather on the head, having the tender sprout as the upper garment, seated on lion throne together with an umbrella of peacock plumes, the dark-complexioned goddess wearing the garland of wild flowers, having the brahmin class of serpents as the car ornament, the kshatriya( class of serpents) as the bracelets, the vaisya class of serpents as the girdle and vrushala (fourth class) class of serpents as the anklets. Then oneshould repeat that mantra ten lakh times. 

7. In days of yore the lord took the form of a hunter and (the goddess) Gauri also (took a) similar (form). One has to repeat (the mantra of the Goddess). One has to contemplate and worship Her for accomplishing all (the things) and for the removal of poison etc. 

8-10. (Goddess Tvaritā) has to be worshipped in a lion seat (having) eight (petals). Gāyatrī, Praņītā, humkára etc. and Phatkári are located in the petals in the east etc. in front of the Goddess with the principal mantra of Śri. Their colours and weapons are as those of the guardians of the quarters. Phatkärishould bear the bow. Jayā and Vijayåshould be worshipped as at the entrance holding golden staff. Kinkarā, Barbari, Mundi and Lagudi (should be worshipped) outside them. 

11-15. After having worshipped (them) thus, one has to accomplish (them) with materials. Oblationshould be made in a sacrificial pit of theshape of the female organ of generation. One would gain gold (by doing oblation) with white grains, increasing prosperity with wheat, all accomplishments and the destruction of iti¹ with barley and sesamum, insanity of the enemy with rosary seeds, death (of the enemy) with (the twigs of) silk cotton tree, gain of wealth and grains with rose apple, satisfaction (pleasure) with blue lotuses, abundant prosperity with red lotuses, great prosperity with kunda (a kind of jasmine), disturbance in the city with mallikā (a kind of jasmine), good will of people with white lilies, birth of a son with aśhoka (a kind of flower), an auspicious and beautiful woman with påtalä (trumphet flower), long life with mango (flowers), fortune with sesamum, prosperity with bilva, wealth with champaka (flowers), desired (object) with madhuka (flowers) and omniscience with bilva (leaves). 

1. These are six: excessive rain, drought, locusts, rats, parrots and foreign invasions. Sce Apte SD p. 96. 

16-17. One would get all things by the repetition (of the mantra) three lakh times or by doing oblation or contemplation or worship. After having worshipped with the gåyatri in a circle, (oneshould offer) twentyfive oblations. A person who offers three hundred oblations with leaves with the principal (mantra) would become initiated. After having taken the five things got from a cow, oneshould take porridge. (This is the procedure) always.