The place where the Devi‘s Vulva fell is at Kamakya, Assam.
‘Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //-Ashtadasa Stotra Adi Shankaracharya.
Kamarup is a very important Shakti Peeta and this palce is one of the primary temples of worship for the Tantrics.
As I have stated in my earlier posts on the Forms of Shakti Worship and Introduction to Lalitha Sahasranama, the system of Tantric Worship is esoteric and needs a very strong mind divested of Sexual desire.
Entering into this field of Shakti worship without controlling of transcending Sexual urges might, would leave one mentally imbalanced.
Caution is to be exercised here.
Female Genital Organs are indicative of the primordial force and the Sound waves are also a part of this form of worship.
The Ultimate Reality is the conjunction of Male Semen ,Female Genital and they express themselves in Sound waves.
‘Nada Bindu Kalaadhi Namo Nama’ Tiruppugazh of Arunagirinathar,’You are the embodiment of Male Energy and sound waves’
I shall be posting, DV, a series of articles on the Tantric worship, as there are only a few articles available in a difficult form, where I Intend explaining from the Rathna traya of Bhaskararaya-Sowbhagaya Bhaskaram,Sethu Bandham and Varivasya Rahasyam.
Kamakhya devi shrine hosts the yoni of Sati that fell here following the destruction of Daksha’s sacrifice. This Shakti Peetha symbolizes the union of Shiva with Shakti, as described in the Kali Purana. They are depicted in constant union where Kamakhya is the Goddess of desire, who grants salvation. She is the young bride of Lord Shiva and together they symbolize the sublime reality of the miracle of life, the everlasting bliss of male/female union. This temple is situated atop a hill that overlooks the Brahmaputra river. The inner sanctum is a deep dark underground rocky chamber into which one descends by a flight of steep steps. The “Matra Yoni” which is inscribed on a rock is covered with silk sarees and is constantly moist by underground spring water.
There are 64 Yogini temples in Assam,Odisha.
I had posted on the temple where the 64 Yoginis Dance around Lord Shiva’.
On the Yoni or Vulva in Hinduism.
he Shakti, represented here as Kamakhya Devi has close associations with the 64 Yoginis found elsewhere in Orissa. The yantra associated with Kamakhya devi empowers the 64 yoginis(Hirapur Chaunsat Yogini Temple, Khajuraho) as part of Shakti. The Tripura mantra “Aim Klim Sauh” represents the triple Kundalini. It is also believed that female sadhvikas who are well versed in Yoga dwell at Kamakhya peetha. If one joins them, they obtain yogini siddhi.
2. The Matrikas who dominated both Buddhist sculpture as well as Brahmanical, are the depiction of the importance of alphabet or sound in the worship of Shiva and Shakti. There are seven representations called the Sapta Matrikas, describing the importance of the alphabet in the Beeja mantra and associated hymns sung in the praise of Shiva and shakti.’
With reference to Yoni tattva, Kaula tantras deal with the subject of menstrual blood as given in the following translation.
Matrikabheda Tantra (English translation Ideological Book House 1990) describes the different types:
“Shri Shankara said:
The first menses appearing in a woman who has lost her virginity is Svayambhu blood.
In a maiden born of a married woman and begotten by another man, that which arises is Kunda menses, the substance causing the granting of any desire.
Deveshi, a maiden begotten by a widow gives rise to Gola menses, which subdues gods.
The menses arising in the first period after a virgin becomes a married woman is the all bewildering Svapushpa.”
Last but not the least is the dialog between the supreme creative power Brahma and Shakti. Brahma can create but only through the yoni which shall be the sole creative principle, and will bless the soul with life. After severe penance Brahma brought down a luminous body of light to earth and placed it within the yoni circle of Goddess Kamakhya at Kamarupa.”
The temple is near Gwahati and one can visit this temple from here.
The temple was built in the first Millennium in Kamarupa,Assam and Samudra Gupta’s rock carvings mention this.
The Moola Vigraha is in a subterranean Cave with a spring, where the Devi is draped in a Saree ;She is in the Form of Matrika Rupa.
Matrikas are a process of worshiping through Sound waves of the Alphabets.
How To reach:
Nearest Airport.Guwahati,
Railway Station: Guwahati.
Bus Station: Guwahati.
Earth’s menstrual Cycle.
Ambubachi Mela, also known as Ambubasi festival, is held annually during monsoon in the Kamakhya Devi Temple at Guwahati, Assam. In 2013, the beginning date of Ambubachi Mela is June 22nd and the festival ends on June 26. The Ambubachi festival is closely related to the Tantric cult and is also known as Kamkhya Devi Puja. It is believed that Goddess Kamakhya goes through her menstrual cycle during these days and therefore the temple remains closed for three days. Ambubachi Mela is also known as Ameti or Tantric fertility festival and is a four-day mela (fair).
It is widely believed that Goddess Kamakhya goes through her yearly menstrual cycle during the Ambubachi days. The temple remains closed for three days of the menstruation period.
Daily Events
| 5:30 AM | Snana of the Pithasthana. |
| 6:00 AM | Nitya puja. |
| 8:00 AM | Temple door open for devotees. |
| 1:00 PM | Temple door closed for cooked offerings to the goddess followed by distribution among the devotees. |
| 2:30 PM | Temple door reopens for the devotees. |
| 5:30 PM | Aarati of Goddess followed by closing of the temple door for the night. |
Legend:
Once Naraka, motivated by his carnal desire, wanted to marry Devi Kamakhya. When proposed, the goddess playfully put a condition before him. If Naraka would be able to build a staircase from the bottom of the Nilachal hill to the temple within one night, then she would surely marry him.
Naraka took it as a challenge and tried all with his might to do this marathon task. He was almost about to accomplish the job when the Devi, panic-stricken as she was to see this, played a trick on him. She strangled a cock and made it crow untimely to give the impression of dawn to Naraka. Duped by the trick even Naraka thought that it was a futile job and left it half way through. Later he chased the cock and killed it in a place which is now known as Kukurakata, situated in the district of Darrang. The incomplete staircase is known as Mekhelauja path.
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