{"collection":"tantra","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/tantra/htk/htk14.htm","path":"tantra/htk/htk14.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/tantra/htk/htk14.htm","text":"Hymn to Kali, by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922]\nIF by night, 1 Thy devotee 2 unclothed, with dishevelled hair, recites whilst meditating on Thee, 3 Thy mantra, 4 when with his \u015aakti 5 youthful, full-breasted, and heavy-hipped, such an one makes all powers subject to him, and dwells on the earth ever 6 a seer. 7\nCOMMENTARY\n'Laya Yoga'\nIs here described in this and following verses. Ghera\u1e47da-Sa\u1e41hit\u0101 says, 'One should become \u015aaktimaya by doing Yoni Mudra. One should be in Param\u0101tm\u0101 with sweet \u015a\u1e5bng\u0101rarasa (love sentiment) and being Blissful (\u0100nandamaya) should unite with Brahman.' The Gorak\u1e63a-Sa\u1e41hit\u0101 says, 'Raising the \u015aakti with the J\u012bva to the Lotus in the head one should become \u015aaktimaya and uniting with \u015aiva should think of all forms of happiness and enjoyment.' The Tantra-Kalpadruma says, 'One should meditate on Dev\u012b Ku\u1e47dalin\u012b as I\u1e63tadevat\u0101, ever youthful, of the age of sixteen, full-breasted, dark, subtle, appearing as creation and in the form of creation, maintenance and dissolution (\u1e62\u1e5b\u1e63ti-sthiti-lay\u0101tmik\u0101).'\n'Thy devotee' (Bkaktah)\nHere the Divya S\u0101dhaka who is a Yogin.\n'By night (Naktam)'\nThat is, awaking in Brahmavidy\u0101 which (though Light) is darkness for all ordinary creatures. The Bhagavadg\u012bt\u0101 says, 'The self-controlled man awakes in what is night to all creatures.'\n'Naked' (Viv\u0101s\u0101h)\nThat is, stripped of the covering of M\u0101y\u0101: that is awakened.\n'Dishevelled hair' (Galitacikurah)\nThat is, with mind free from all restlessness. The word Cikura means both hair and restless.\n'Meditating' (Dhy\u0101yan)\nOn Thee as in enjoyment of S\u0101marasya bliss with Parama\u015biva.\n'Enjoying' (Rat\u0101sakt\u0101m)\nBy doing Laya of (merging) the J\u012bv\u0101tm\u0101 in Ku\u1e47dali\u1e47\u012b-\u015aakti, the ever-youthful, all-pervading Genetrix and Preserver of all J\u012bvas. The creative and nourishing function of Ku\u1e47dali\u1e47\u012b is indicated by the epithets 'heavy-hipped' and 'full-breasted.'\n68:1 p. 69 Nakta\u1e41. At dead of night. The Phetk\u0101ri\u1e47\u012b-Tantra says, 'By night, naked with dishevelled hair in union with \u015aakti, by him is all Siddhi gained'. The K\u0101likrama says, 'The Pa\u015bu devoted to his own \u0100c\u0101ra should recite his Mantra a lakh of times by day. The Vira or Divya should recite it a lakh of times by night.' Kubjik\u0101-Tantra says 'Such as are in Pa\u015bubh\u0101va are but Pa\u015bus. They should not touch a rosary nor recite Mantra by night.' (V)\n68:2 Bhaktah. Here a Vira-S\u0101dhaka. Niruttara-Tantra says, 'The Mantrin who has received \u0100bhi\u1e63eka should do Kulap\u016bj\u0101. Oh Dev\u012b the Mantra of K\u0101li does not become Siddha without Kul\u0101c\u0101ra.' (V)\n68:3 Tv\u0101\u1e41 dhy\u0101yan. Mentally seeing Thee in his heart as ever in the Enjoyment of union with Mah\u0101k\u0101la. (V)\n68:4 Thy Mantra is the aforesaid great Mantra. (V)\n68:5 He is Rat\u0101sakta, the meaning of which is as follows: Sa mantra\u1e41 japati yad\u0101 sa \u015bobhan\u0101\u1e45gapratya\u1e45ga\u015b\u0101liny\u0101 manoh\u0101ri\u1e47y\u0101yuvaty\u0101 \u015bakty\u0101 saha maithun\u0101sakto bhavati. Whilst in union (Maithuna) the mind must be concentrated on Dev\u012b K\u0101li and jap\u0101 must be done of Her Mah\u0101mantra. The devotee should not think of aught else.\n68:6 So also Phetk\u0101ri\u1e47\u012b-Tantra (ch. x) says:\nHere Athav\u0101 means if the S\u0101dhaka is without a \u015aakti; then recitation of mantra with dishevelled hair gives the same siddhi.\n68:7 Kavi which has not here the limited sense of 'Poet.'","title":"Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 10","type":"page"}