10 Mahavidyas - Mother Mahakaali

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Shakta philosophy indicates that the supreme consiousness divides

itself into Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is active force hence called

male and shakti is the activity and is called female force.

 

The combinations of these two forces creates the Universe.

Dasha Mahavidya (Ten great knowledges) explains that one

consiousness downgrades itself into 10 roles. Hence one supreme

consciousness looks like ten different consciousnesses. These ten

Purusha and their ten forces togather make, sustain and destroy the

universe. The knowledge about these 10 forces is called Dasha-

Mahavidya. These ten Mahavidya (great knowledges) are :-

 

....KNOWLEDGE (Vidya).................. FORCES(shakti & Shiva)

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1 - Mahavidya ....................Mahakali & Mahakaal

2- Shri vidya ....................Tara & Akshobhya

3- Siddha Vidya( I) ..............Shodashi & Panchvaktra Shiva

4- siddha Vidya (ii)............. Bhuvaneshari & Traymbak Shiva

5- Vidya......................... Chhinmastaka & Kabandha

6-Siddha vidya (iii)............ Bhairavi & Kaal Bhairav

7-vidya (ii).................... Dhoomavati (alone No shiva)

8- siddha vidya(iv)............. Baglamukhi & Ekvaktra shiva

9 - vidya (iii)................. Matangi & Matang

10 -vidya (iv) ..................Kamla & Sadashiv Vishnu

 

The mythology behind 10 mahavidyas is simple but with very deep

spiritual meaning. Once Lord shiva became angry with Parvati and

wanted to leave her. Mother Parvati who is Adi-shakti herself,

divided herself into 10 different women and encircled shiva from all

the Ten sides…thus stopping shiva from going anywhere.

 

so Tantra says Shiva , when encircled and is engrossed in these 10

shaktis…is called Jivatama. And any Jivatama who wins all these

shaktis, become shiva…as in the end Shiva wins all 10 shaktis and

they all enter into Kali…and Kali turns back again as Parvati.

 

10 Mahavidyas are all manifestations of Mahakali….the Adi-shakti who

creates, sustains and destroys the universe. Those who understand

10 Mahavidyas go beyond births and deaths, pains and sufferings,

heaven and hells and beyond the created cosmos.

 

The knowledge of Ten Mahavidyas is very sacred and secret. One gets

Moksha if, one gets to know all these knowledges. Even complete

knowledge of any of these removes ignorance and makes one a Siddha.

 

To my knowledge, these ten vidyas, deal with the Universe and its

manifestations which have been ignored by some Vedic ways calling it

Maya. This knowledge tells us how the universe is evolved, sustained

and destroyed. These vidyas are concerned with the evolution of Sun,

which is Hiranyagarbha for us, and with the forces which are

responsible for our solar system. Though these vidyas are true for

any solar system in the universe.

 

First Mahavidya

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1- Mahakali & Maha Kaal : when the whole universe is in great

darkness of Tama…when there is no light and no life….when Sun is not

yet manifested. when All living beings sleep unmanifested in the

Excellence, that time the consiousness is called Mahakaal and its

force is called Mahakali. Her time is from 12 night to dawn.

Mahakali is worshipped and explained as below :-

 

Shavarudhan mahabhima ghordamshtram hasanmukhim

chaturbhuja khadagmundvarabhayakaram shivam

mundmaladharam devi laljivahm digambraam

aivam sanchitayet kalim shamshanalayvasinim

 

(This Mahakali is riding a dead body. Her body is fierce. Her teeth

are dangerous. She is laughing. she has four hands. One hand has a

weapon, one has a severed head, one is in Abhaya Mudra (giving

solace) and one is in Vara Mudra (sign of giving boons). She has

garland of skulls. Her tongue is hanging out. Cremation ground is

her residence.)

 

Worshipping Mahakali, one becomes free from ignorance, Tama and is

alive even after Maha Pralaya. She gives Moksha to those who worship

her without any desire, with faith and devotion.

 

(to continue...)

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Om Namah Shivaya.

Thanks Babaji for the guidence reg Sadhna.

The inshight on Mahavidya will be of a great help, pls do post on

remaining 9 vidyas as well.

Thanks

Shivya Namah Aum.

Thiruchitrambalam.

Senthil.