{"collection":"tantra","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/tantra/htk/htk26.htm","path":"tantra/htk/htk26.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/tantra/htk/htk26.htm","text":"Hymn to Kali, by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922]\nNUMBERS of women with large eyes, like those of the antelope, 1 impatient for his love, ever follow him. Even the King becomes subject to his control. He becomes like unto Kuvera 2 himself. An enemy fears him as if he were a prison. Living in continuous bliss 3 the devotee is liberated when yet living, and is never again reborn. 4\nHere ends the Hymn by \u015ar\u012b Mah\u0101k\u0101la, entitled Karp\u016br\u0101distotra.\nCOMMENTARY\n'Liberated' (J\u012bvanmukta)\nAnd on death gets Videhamukti.\n'No rebirth' (Muktah pratijanuh)\nHe gets Nirv\u0101\u1e47a in Brahman. The Mah\u0101k\u0101la-sa\u1e41hit\u0101 says, 'Whoever constantly and with devotion reads this Hymn originating from Mah\u0101k\u0101la, is free from danger, disease and death and in the end attains Kaivalya liberation.'\nHere ends the Hymn named Svar\u016bpastotra of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b\n Dak\u1e63i\u1e47a-K\u0101lik\u0101 by \u015ar\u012bm\u0101n Mah\u0101k\u0101la.\nHere also ends its annotation and Svar\u016bpavy\u0101khy\u0101\n entitled Vimal\u0101nandad\u0101yini.\n__________\nOBEISANCE\nTo K\u0101l\u012b the spouse of K\u0101la, who destroys all sin and is K\u0101la. 1 She who is T\u0101r\u0101 the Saviour the Supreme Brahmavidy\u0101 who is adored by the Lotus-born Deva. 2\nShe who is \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101, desirous of the welfare of S\u0101dhakas, on the path of Liberation, to whom Hari and Hara 3 make obeisance.\nMay that Dev\u012b the Mother, who appears in the form of all things, bring forth benefits for all such as sing Her praises.\nCOLOPHON\nOf this King of Hymns wherein Mah\u0101k\u0101la has described the true self of K\u0101lik\u0101, the Karp\u016br\u0101dya Hymn, untainted by worldly desire, which gives bliss to Devotees, the aforesaid Annotation containing its simple interpretation, as well as the Svar\u016bpavy\u0101khy\u0101 (Commentary) which gives pure joy was prepared by me Vimal\u0101nanda Sv\u0101m\u012b for the enlightenment of S\u0101dhakas in the Saka year 1837. Mayest Thou reside in the throat of him who reads it.\nO\u1e40, TAT SAT, O\u1e40\n94:1 Kura\u1e45ga, which has beautiful large eyes.\n94:2 Lord of wealth.\n94:3 p. 95 Kelikalay\u0101, by the various entertaining acts (parih\u0101s\u0101din\u0101) of which there are sixty-four. The meaning here is that there is continuous bliss.\n94:4 Kelihalay\u0101 cira\u1e41 jivanmuktah sa bhavati ca bhakhtah pratijanuh, The translation in the text reads pratijanuh to mean as K. B. says, Janmanivritti or cessation of birth. But Pratijanuh may also mean 'birth after birth.' According to this translation jivanmukta would not refer to the state immediately preceding Kaivalya but, as K.B. says, Jivadavasth\u0101nubh\u016btadevat\u0101-s\u0101k\u1e63\u0101tk\u0101ra-mukha in which case the translation will be, He living in continuous bliss obtains direct Experience of the Devat\u0101 and is reborn life after life as Her devotee. According to the translation adopted complete liberation follows and in the other case some lower though happy state.\n95:1 The first K\u0101la is Mah\u0101k\u0101la and the second is the produced K\u0101la.\n95:2 Brahm\u0101.\n95:3 Vi\u1e63\u1e47u and Rudra.","title":"Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 22","type":"page"}