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Hinduism: Hymn to Kali
VERSE 13
O MOTHER, people there are who worship many other Devas than Thyself. 1
They are greatly ignorant, and know nothing of the high truth, 2 (but I)
of my own uncontrollable 3 desire for Thee approach Thee, the Primordial
Power, 4 who dost deeply enjoy the great Bliss arising from union (with
Siva), 5 and who art worshipped by Hari, Hara, Virińci, and all other
Devas. 6
COMMENTARY
'Deluded' (Vimūdhah)
That is, devoid of discrimination.
'Enlightened' (Vibudhaih)
The Bagala-Stotra says, 'Oh four-armed, four-headed, worshipful
ParameSvari, Oh Devi Aṁbika who art ever worshipped with devotion by
Kṛṣṇa, Oh ParameSvari who art worshipped by the Lord of the daughter of
Himalaya, grant beauty, Grant victory' and so forth.
'adya'
Who art before and the beginning of the world.
'Union' (Rati)
Which is Viparita as above described.
'Wine'
That is Rasa.
p. 75
Footnotes
74:1 p. 74 That is, thinking that other Devas grant greater boons
(Commentary, K.B.). Cf. also what Saṁkaracarya says about the worship of
other Devas in fourth Sloka of the Devyaparadha-kṣamapana-stotra, and
see Devibhagavata (V. 19) (Hymn to Jagadaṁbika).
74:2 p. 75 Paramam, that is, Tattvaṁ.
74:3 For he is a devotee (Bhakta) whose desire for Her is so great that
he cannot control but is controlled by it.
74:4 adya.
74:5 Rati-rasa-mahananda-niratam. The Devi delights in creation, which
is the fruit of Her union with the Puruṣa (Siva). 'Great Bliss,' for, as
on the physical plane yadrūpaṁ paramanandam tan nasti bhuvanatraye (Matṛkabheda-Tantra,
chap. ii), it is the counterpart on that plane of the ecstatic union
which produced the Universe itself. It is the reflection of the higher
Bliss attainable even here by the union of SivaSakti (in the form of
Kuṇdalini) in the Sahasrara. Some read Rasikaṁ for Nirataṁ.
74:6 Viṣṇu, Siva, and Brahma. What, then, is the use of praying to
Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Siva when they themselves worship Her? (Commentary,
K.B.). Cf. also Devibhagavata, loc. cit. The Devi is Mother of all, from
Brahma to the lowliest worm (abrahmakhilajanani, Lalita 67).
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