It is believed that Chhinnamasta Mahavidya puts an end to all the worries and fulfills every wish that is worried in the mind. That is why she is also called Chintpurani. Chintpurani Temple is in Himachal Pradesh. A famous temple of Goddess Chhinnamasta is in Rajrappa. There is also a grand temple of Goddess Chhinnamasta in the ancient Shakambhari Devi Shaktipeeth, amidst the Shivalik hills of Saharanpur.
While describing her form, Aadya Shakti says that I am certainly a severed head, but in the form of the arrival of food, I am revered in the form of a Yagya due to the head’s sandhan (head being attached). When the food stops coming in the form of head care, then at that time I remain alone. This Mahavidya is related to Mahaprlaya. This Mahavidya, which imparts the knowledge of Mahapralaya, is the fierce form of Goddess Parvati. The well-known mythological Hayagrivopakhyan (which depicts the decapitation of the sleeping Vishnu due to the breaking of the bow string by the grace of Ganapati vehicle Mushak) is associated with this Chhinnamasta.
You are situated on the embrace of Rati, opposite to Shiva Shakti. You are holding a sword in one hand and a head in the other. Of the streams of blood that come out of her severed shoulder, she drinks one of them herself and with the other two streams she is satisfying the hunger of her two friends named Jaya and Vijaya. By purifying these three nadis, Ida, Pingala and Sushumna, one attains success in the path of yoga. This third knowledge is counted in Vidyatrayi.
The goddess has a garland of bones around her neck and a sacred thread on her shoulder. Therefore, when they are worshiped peacefully, they reveal their peaceful nature. When worshiped in a fierce form, she appears in a fierce form due to which the devotee fears that he will be exalted. Directions are their clothes. There is a yoni chakra in their navel. The practice of Chhinnamasta should be started from Diwali. After chanting this mantra four lakh times, the Goddess proves herself and blesses her. One tenth part of chanting should be done as Havan, one tenth part of Havan should be offered as tarpan, one tenth part of tarpan should be cleaned and one tenth part of cleaning should be consumed by Brahmins and girls.
The garland of bones around the neck of the goddess and the word Yajnopaveet (Sanskrit Sandhi Vishesh = Yagya + Upveet) on the shoulder have two meanings –
Therefore, when they are worshiped peacefully, they reveal their peaceful nature. When worshiped in a fierce form, she appears in a fierce form due to which the devotee fears that he will be exalted. Directions are their clothes. They have Yoni Chakra. The practice of Chhinnamasta should be started from Diwali. After chanting this mantra four lakh times, the Goddess proves herself and blesses her. One tenth part of chanting should be done as Havan, one tenth part of Havan should be offered as tarpan, one tenth part of tarpan should be cleaned and one tenth part of cleaning should be consumed by Brahmins and girls.
Dashamahavidya means goddess of great knowledge. Mahavidya is the ten forms of Mahadevi, which are worshiped by most of the tantric practitioners, but it also provides infallible success to ordinary devotees. These are also known as ten Mahavidyas. These ten Mahavidyas are considered to be the form of Adi Shakti Mata Durga, the mother of the world, Jagadamba. Ten Mahavidyas are the presiding powers of different directions.
Bhagwati Kali and Tara Devi – in the north direction, Shri Vidya (Shodashi-Tripur Sundari) – in the north-east direction, Goddess Bhuvaneshwari, in the west direction, Shri Tripura Bhairavi, in the south direction, Mata Chhinnamasta, in the east direction, Bhagwati Dhumavati in the east direction. Mata Bagala (Baglamukhi) is the presiding deity of the south direction, Bhagwati Matangi of the north-west direction and Mata Shri Kamala is the presiding deity of the north direction.
At some places there is also a description of 24 Vidyas. But according to the world’s ancient Aagam Tantra (Cheenanachar) and Aagam Math, there is mention of the practice of Dashamahavidya, but basically only ten Mahavidyas are in vogue. They have two clans. Their worship is done in the form of two clans. Shri Kul and Kali Kul. There is description of nine goddesses in both of them. In this way it becomes 18. Some sages have considered him in three forms.
The development of the Mahavidya idea became a new chapter in the history of Shaktism which nurtured the belief that the Almighty is a woman. Dashamahavidya means the goddess of great knowledge. Mahavidya, Mahadevi durga. Durga or adishakti Shakti or Adi Para Shakti or Mahadevi is eternal, formless, “Parabrahma” literally means ‘Supreme Brahma’ – the Brahman who is beyond all descriptions and concepts. Advaita is a branch of Vedanta.
Furious, gentle and gentle-furious. Ugra has Kali, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati and Baglamukhi. Saumya has Tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Matangi and Mahalakshmi (Kamala). Tara and Bhairavi are considered both fierce and gentle. Although the goddess has infinite forms, the forms of Tara, Kali and Shodashi are also worshiped in different ways. The reasons for coming into this world and assuming the form of Goddess Bhagwati were discussed mainly for the welfare of the world, the work of the seeker, the success of worship and the destruction of demons.
यज्ञोपवीत धारण करने का मन्त्र:
बाजसनेयीनाम् ;
यज्ञोपवीतं परमं पवित्रं प्रजापतेर्यत्सहजं पुरस्तात्।
आयुष्यमग्रं प्रतिमुंच शुभ्रं यज्ञोपवीतं बलमस्तु तेजः ।।
(पारस्कर गृह्यसूत्र, ऋग्वेद, २/२/११)
छन्दोगानाम्:
ॐ यज्ञो पवीतमसि यज्ञस्य त्वोपवीतेनोपनह्यामि।।
यज्ञोपवीत उतारने का मंत्र:
एतावद्दिन पर्यन्तं ब्रह्म त्वं धारितं मया।
जीर्णत्वात्वत्परित्यागो गच्छ सूत्र यथा सुखम्।।
