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Dasha Mahavidyas Part II Chinnamasta Indica Today Shastraas Indic Knowledge Systems Indology

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Dasha Mahavidyas Part II Chinnamasta Indica Today Shastraas Indic Knowledge Systems Indology

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  1. Indic academy initiative for publishing content on Shastraas, Indic Knowledge Systems & Indology and to showcase the activities of Indic Academy.Visit us:https://www.indica.today/

  2. We publish Quick Reads (articles of less than 1500 words), Long Reads (articles with word counts between 1500 and 4000), Research Papers (more than 8000 words) and Book Reviews. We currently publish in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit.

  3. Dasha Mahavidyas-Part II: Chinnamasta

  4. Among the various Mahavidyas arguably the most awe inspiring iconography is that of Goddess Chinnamastā. She appears either 5th or 6th in the list of Mahavidyas depending on the progression followed. Not only in Hindu Tantra but Chinnamastā finds herself ensconced in the pantheon of Tibetan Tantric deities as Vajravairochani. Her stunningly ferocious imagery naturally invokes fear and trepidation, matched only by the effects that her sadhana can cause to a seeker.

  5. ICONOGRAPHY The typical iconography of the Goddess depicts her in deep red color of a hibiscus flower radiating the effulgence of a million suns. Digambari, with a munda-mala (skull garland) and a snake for her yagyapovita, standing in the pratyAlIDha posture, she has cut off her own head and holds it in one of her hands. From her neck erupts three streams of blood which is eagerly consumed by her attendants on two sides, ḍākinī and varini. The third stream goes into her own severed head which she holds in her left hand. Her other hand holds a khadga, and oftentimes she has a blue-lotus in her heart.

  6. ANTIQUITYChinnamastā is also known as Vajra Vairochani. Vairochana is related to sun or fire, of a solar disposition. Vajra is not just a thunderbolt but also something adamantine or impenetrable. Vajravairochani is the force of an adamantine, inexhaustible fire. This etymology has led many sadhaka-scholars to speculate that this Mahavidya is best experienced when the Kundalini – which is often equated with subtle fire – awakens with a deadly force from the manipura chakra at the solar plexus of the body. The most commonly used mantra of Chinnamastā refers to the goddess as vajravairochani.

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