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Subject: Kali Nitya Yantras
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   Like Lalita, Kali has fifteen Nityas or eternities, but these are
   associated with the waning rather than the waxing Moon. These
   yantra images above are drawn from The Magic of Kali and based on
   descriptions from the Shaktisamgana Tantra.
   
Kali : The first Nitya of the waning moon

   Meditation: Dark hued, very terrifying, horribly screaming,
   formidable, witrht a garland of skulls, full swelling breasts,
   holding a cleaver in her right hand and making the threatening
   gesture in her left, in a cremation ground.
   
   Mantra: Om Hrim Kali Kali Mahakali Kaumari Mahyam Dehi Svaha.
  
 
Kapalini: The second Nitya

   Meditation: Black, naked, beautiful face, dishevelled hair,
   seated on four severed heads, showing a cleaver, trident,
   bestowing boons and dispelling fear.
   
   Mantra: Om Hrim Krim Kapalini Maha-kapala-priye-manase
   kapala-siddhim me dehi Hum Phat Svaha.
   
   Attendants: In inner triangle desire, action and knowledge. In
   middle triangle Rati, Priti, Kanti. In outer triangle Mahakali,
   Mahalakshmi, Mahasarasvati. In the eight petals the eight
   bhairavas, with the eight Matrika DevĚs. In the bhupura the
   guardians of the directions.

   
Kulla: The third Nitya

   Meditation: Four-armed, with three eyes, seated on ten severed
   heads on a corpse, showing the gesture giving boons and
   dispelling fear in her two left hands, in her right hands she
   holds a book and a rosary.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Kullaya Namah.
   
   Attendants: In the first triangle Dhriti, Pushti, Medha. In
   second Tushti, Prajna, Jaya. In the eight petals the eight
   Matrikas and Bhairavas, in the four doors the Lokapalas
   (Guardians of the directions cardinal and intermediate).

   
Kurukulla: The fourth Nitya

   Meditation: Large rising breasts, beautiful buttocks, black in
   colour, seated on a corpse, with dishevelled hair, wearing a
   garland of skulls, carrying a skull, scissors, a cleaver and a
   shield.
   
   Mantra: Krim Om Kurukulle Krim Hrim Mama Sarva-Jana-Vasamanya
   Krim Kurukulle Hrim Svaha.
   
   Attendants: In inner triangle Kali, Tara, Chinnamasta. In middle
   Balamba, Ragala, Rama. In outer Ugra-Garbha, Ugra-Bija,
   Ugra-Virya. The eight Bhairavas and the eight Matrikas are in the
   eight petals, and the Lokapalas are in the directions.

   
Virodhini: The fifth Nitya

   Meditation: Full rising breasts, wearing a garland of snakes and
   bones, terrific, with three eyes and four arms, holding a
   trident, a serpent noose, a bell and a damaru. Seated on a
   corpse, yellow body, purple clothes.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Hrim Klim Hum Virodhini satrun-ucchataya
   virodhaya virodhaya satru- ksayakari Hum Phat.
   
   Attendants: In inner triangle Dhumrarchirushma, Javalini,
   Visphulingini, in middle Sushri, Surupa, Kapila. In outer the
   three Shaktis called Havyavaha, Virodhini-mastake, Dashami. In
   the eight petals the eight Bhairavas and Matrikas, in the bhupura
   the Lokapalas.

   
Vipracitta: The sixth Nitya

   Meditation: Full rising breasts, four arms, three eyes, naked,
   the colour of a blue lotus, dishevelled hair, rolling tongue,
   inspiring fear, holding a cleaver, a severed head, a skull cap
   and a trident. She shows her teeth, from the corner of her mouth
   flows blood.
   
   Mantra: Om Shrim Klim Camunde Vipracitte Dushta-Ghatini
   Shatrun-Nashaya Etad-Dina-Vadhi Priye Siddhim Me Dehi Hum Phat
   Svaha.
   
   Attendants: Bindu with bija, three gunas in the triangle, six
   limbs in the hexagram, the Matrikas and the Bhairavas in the
   eight petals, the guardians of the directions in the bhupura.
   

Ugra: the seventh Nitya

   Meditation: Naked, formidable, with terrific fangs, legs in
   pratyalidha posture, wearing a garland of skulls, with
   dishevelled hair, black, four arms, holding a sword, a night
   lotus, a skull and a knife, dwelling in the cremation ground.
   
   Mantra: Om Strim Hum Hrim Phat.
   
   Attendants: In centre Hum bija, in triangle Tara, Nila and
   Ekajata. In the eight petals Ugra- Ghopra and the rest of the
   Bhairavas, on the outside Vairochana and the rest of the eight
   matrikas, in the bhupura the lokapalas.
   

Ugraprabha: The eighth Nitya

   Meditation: Four arms, three eyes, colour of a blue lotus, seated
   on a corpse, naked, with dishevelled hair, rising swelling
   breasts, pleasant face, eating carrion, wearing a girdle of
   severed hands of corpses, holding a cleaver and a head, a skull
   bowl and a knife.
   
   Mantra: Om Hum Ugra-Prabhe DevĚ Kali Mahadevi Svarupam Darshaya
   Hum Phat Svaha.
   
   Yantra: Bindu, two triangles, circle, eight petals, bhupura.
   
   Attendants: in first triangle Kali, Tara and Rochani. In outer
   triangle Tarini-Gana, Taramekajata and Nila. In the eight petals
   the Matrikas, on the tips of the petals the eight Bhairavas. In
   the bhupura the Lokapalas.
   

Dipa Nitya: The ninth Nitya

   Meditation: Four arms, three eyes, like a large sapphire, with a
   garland of skulls, naked, dishevelled hair, fearful fangs,
   armlets of human bone, bracelets of skulls, carries a cleaver and
   a head in her left hands and shows the gestures of dispelling
   fear and gesture of giving in her right hands.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Hum Diptayai Sarva-Mantra-Phaladayai Hum Phat
   Svaha.
   

Nila: The tenth Nitya

   Meditation: Four arms, three eyes, like blue orpiment, wearing a
   necklace of skulls, seated on a corpse, eyes red and rolling,
   protruding tongue, ornaments of human flesh and bones, beautiful
   face, eyes like a gazelle.
   
   Mantra: Hum Hum Krim Krim Hrim Hrim Hasabalamari Nilapatake Hum
   Phat.
   
   Attendants: In triangle Kalaratri, Maharatri, Moharatri. In
   hexagon, the six limbs. In the eight petals, the eight Bhairavas.
   In the eight filaments of the lotus, the eight Matrikas. In the
   bhupura Vatuka Natha etc.
   

Ghana, the eleventh Nitya

   Meditation: Four arms, three eyes, delighting in nakedness,
   formidable, terrifying teeth, swelling rising breasts, black,
   blood streams from the corners of her mouth, she wears a girdle
   of dead men's hands, and holds a sword, a shield, a trident and a
   club.
   
   Mantra: Om Klim Om Ghanalaye Ghanalaye Hrim Hum Phat.
   
   Attendants: The six limbs are in the six angles, the Bhairavas
   and the Matrikas are in the eight petals, and the guardians of
   the directions are in the bhupura.
   

Balaka, the twelfth Nitya

   Meditation: Four arms, three eyes, intoxicated with wine, wearing
   a garland of skulls, naked, formidable, with rising swelling
   breasts, holding a sword and a head in her left hands and a skull
   bowl and the threatening finger in her right hands. Seated in a
   fortress of skulls, she is like ten million fires of dissolution
   or suns.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Hum Hrim Balaka Kali ati adbhute parakrame
   abhista siddhim me dehi Hum Phat Svaha.
   

Matra, the thirteenth Nitya

   Meditation: Blue-black, smeared with blue paste, with four arms
   and three eyes, wearing a garland of skulls, seated on a corpse,
   fierce, holding a skull bowl, scissors, a sword and a severed
   head. This great Raudri roars terrifyingly.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Him Hum Aim 10 Mahamatre siddhim me dehi satvaram
   Hum Phat Svaha.
   

Mudra, the fourteenth Nitya

   Meditation: Naked, the colour of a blue lotus, fierce, with three
   tawny eyes, four arms, roaring loudly, with a garland of heads, a
   girdle of hands, blood on her lips, holding a skull bowl and a
   knife, a sword and a shield.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Him Hum Prim Phrem Mudramba Mudrasiddhim me
   dehini bho jaganmudrasvarupini Hum Phat Svaha.
   
   Attendants: In the triangle are Iccha, Jnana and Kriya Shaktis.
   Rajyada, Bhogada, Moksada, Jayada, Abhayada, Siddhida are in the
   hexagon. The eight Matrikas are in the eight petals, with the
   eight Bhairavas at their filaments. In the bhupura are Ganapa,
   the Yoginis, Ksetrapala and Vatuka Natha.
   

Mita, the fifteenth Nitya

   Meditation: Red clothes, dishevelled hair, rising swelling
   breasts, beautiful buttocks, delighting in nakedness, terrifying,
   dark blue in colour, sitting on a corpse, wearing a garland of
   skulls, with four arms, three eyes, holding a sword and a severed
   head in her left hands and dispelling fear and granting boons
   with her right hands. She is like ten million fires of
   dissolution at the end of time, dwelling in the cremation ground.
   
   Mantra: Om Krim Hum Hrim Aim Mite Paramite parakramaya Om Krim
   Hum Him Em So-aham Hum Phat Svaha.
   
   Attendants: In the first triangle Kali, Karalini, Ghora. In the
   second, Vama, Jyestha, Raudrika. In the third, Iccha, Jnana,
   Kriya. In the first part Vartali, then Laghuvarahi, Svapnavarahi,
   in the fourth Tiraskarini. The six limbs in the hexagon, and the
   Matrikas in the eight petals, with the Lokapalas being in the
   bhupura.
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   Artwork is (c) Jan Bailey, 1995. Translations are (c) Mike Magee
   1995.  Questions or comments to ac70@cityscape.co.uk

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