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[The hindu sage @arun1935arun]

आषाढ़ गुप्त नवरात्रि – अष्टम दिवस

22 जुलाई 2026 (बुधवार) – माँ बगलामुखी

गुप्त नवरात्रि के अष्टम दिवस माँ बगलामुखी की उपासना का विशेष महत्व माना जाता है। दशमहाविद्याओं में माँ बगलामुखी आठवीं महाविद्या हैं। वे धर्म की रक्षा, अन्याय का प्रतिरोध, आत्मसंयम तथा नकारात्मक शक्तियों पर विजय का प्रतीक मानी जाती हैं। उनका पीतवर्ण स्वरूप तेज, आत्मबल और दिव्य संरक्षण का प्रतीक है। श्रद्धापूर्वक की गई उपासना से साधक में आत्मविश्वास, धैर्य, विवेक तथा सत्य के पक्ष में दृढ़ रहने की शक्ति विकसित होती है।🧵

[AnādyaOm @AnadyaOm]

Ashadh Gupta Navaratri
Daśa Mahavidya, Maa Bhairavi

Today we honor the fifth Mahavidya, Maa Bhairavi. She embodies Tapas, the spiritual heat, and Tejas, the radiant energy. Maa Bhairavi shows us that real transformation requires inner fire and discipline. She purifies the heart by burning away fear and negativity. For a seeker, Her form represents the fierce willpower needed to overcome any obstacle. Salutations to the Goddess of Radiance and Penance.

Jai Maa Bhairavi 🙏

[AnādyaOm @AnadyaOm]

When we focus too much on 'me' and 'my' achievements, our spiritual practice, our Sadhana, simply feeds our own illusions.

Once there was a king who spent years in intense prayer to win the grace of Maa Kali. He did intense sadhana, he chanted mantras tirelessly and built a magnificent temple in her honor. To anyone watching, he seemed like a devoted seeker. But inside, he secretly wanted to control her divine power for himself.

On one fruitful night of his sadhana, Maa Kali appeared, looking fierce yet smiling. The king stood tall, puffed up with pride, and demanded a blessing. The Mother simply laughed. Her laugh was so piercing that it shook him to his soul. She said, "You have only been worshipping your own ego."

In that moment, the temple shook and its walls crumbled, just like king's pride. Stripped of his power and words, he collapsed and lay lifeless for nine days.

On the tenth day, a single wild flower fell onto his body. He opened his eyes, completely transformed. He was now a humble child in the lap of the Mother, whispering, "I am nothing, Maa. There is only You."

This story is about breaking down inner walls to be reborn. The king's temple is like our own body, and the king is the stubborn "I" that always wants to be in charge. Maa Kali's laughter is the moment of truth that cuts through spiritual pride. The flower is her grace, which reaches us only when we empty ourselves and stop trying to control everything.

True devotion requires complete surrender. As long as that voice inside brags about how spiritual or knowledgeable we are, the Mother will just smile at the foolishness. The second we let go of that ego, she begins to dance in our hearts.

Jai Maa Kali 🙏🌺
Om Sri Matraye Namah 🙏

[𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 @ktchandra2]

Kollur Mookambika Amma 🔅🔅

[Soul Of Bharat @SoulOf_Bharat]

True surrender to Maa Kali brings eternal strength.”

[Āyudhika @Ayudhika1310]

Hidden amidst the sacred forests of Chilkigarh, West Bengal, on the banks of the River Dulong, stands the ancient temple of Maa Kanaka Durga.

Surrounded by dense woodlands rich in medicinal herbs and home to tribal communities for centuries, this is a place where nature and devotion become one.

The Devi is worshipped through both tribal and Vedic traditions. When the kings built the temple, they did not replace the age-old customs of the forest people. Instead, both forms of worship were preserved, making Kanaka Durga one of the rare temples where these two traditions continue side by side.

Like Maa Kali in Bengal and Odisha, Kanaka Durga is adorned with a garland of 108 red hibiscus flowers. The crimson petals are believed to resemble the Devi's fiery tongue, symbolizing her immense power to destroy evil and protect her devotees.

Shubh Ratri 🙏🏽

[The hindu sage @arun1935arun]

भैरव–भैरवी : शिव–शक्ति का अद्वैत स्वरूप

भैरव और भैरवी तंत्र परंपरा में शिव और शक्ति के अभिन्न, अद्वैत स्वरूप माने जाते हैं। जहाँ भैरव चेतना, निर्भयता, काल पर विजय और ज्ञान के प्रतीक हैं, वहीं भैरवी शक्ति, जागृति, कुंडलिनी, करुणा और आध्यात्मिक तेज की अधिष्ठात्री हैं। दोनों की संयुक्त उपासना साधक के भीतर ज्ञान और शक्ति का संतुलन स्थापित करती है।
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[VedhShala Official @TradOrient15]

Shiva and Kali are one 🌺

The 489th name of Maa Kali in her Sahasranama Stotra is Sivanartaki meaning She Who Dances with Shiva.
It also means She who dancing as Shiva.

Jai Maa Kali 🌺
Har Har Mahadev 🌺

@RajanThakar3

[𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 @ktchandra2]

Mahishasura mardini statue curved from a stone housed within the ancient Thillai nataraja Temple Chidambaram Tamil Nadu. 🔅🔅

[AnādyaOm @AnadyaOm]

The Kali Khanda of Shakti Sangam Tantra talks about the birth of Batuka Bhairava.

A demon named Aapat, whose name literally means calamity had grown so powerful through his own austerities that the gods were helpless and every traditional weapon they tried failed.

Innumerable Yoginis and the various manifestations of the Mahavidyas and the countless forms of Kali decided to step in. Rather than creating another warrior goddess, they pooled their tejas into a single point of resolve.

Out of this divine flash of collective light the form of Batuka Bhairava emerged. He didn't appear as a giant, but as a five-year-old boy, a manifestation of goddesses energy as distilled, concentrated and pure form.

Supreme goddesses Maa Ugratara gave him a sacred thread made of a serpent, representing mastery over Kundalini. Maa Chinnamasta gave him a kapala, symbolizes the cutting away of the ego.

Maa Kalika granted him mastery over time and death. He was also given a Trishula, its three prongs presided over by the Maa Kali, Maa Tara, and Maa Chinnamasta.
Various beings, including siddhas and sadhyas, took the form of nine dogs to serve him.

Maa Adya Mahakali eventually revealed that Batuka was actually Shiva, materialized through her samkalpa and would henceforth be known as "Deviputra".

When Batuka Bhairava finally met Aapat, the victory was effortless. The demon who had terrified the three worlds couldn't stand against the purity of the divine child. This is why he's known as "Aapat Uddharak", the one who rescues us from disaster.

May the Deviputra Apaduddharaka Batuka Bhairava's grace be upon us. 🙏

[Sudhanidhi Bandyopadhyay @SudhanidhiB]

Maaa pronaaam. Today's Darshan of the most adored Kalighat Kali Maa on her Snan Jatra. She is in her royal most shaaj

[The hindu sage @arun1935arun]

यदि क्रोध की जड़ समाप्त हो तो शांति आए, शांति ही परम चेतना का मार्ग खोलती है,
यह देने वालों का मार्ग है,शास्त्र देवयान मार्ग कह्ते है,
यह मार्ग सत्य से परिपूर्ण है, सत्य की विजय होती है, इस मार्ग में सच्चे लोकनायक, पूर्णकाम,मनन करने वाले मंत्रद्रष्टा, गमन करते हैं, जहां पर सत्य स्वरूप परम चेतना का उत्कृष्ठ वास है.
ज्ञान-विज्ञान की निर्मलता से अनुकूल सम्बन्ध होता है.
ॐ नमः पार्वती पतये हर हर महादेव🚩🙏🏼

[𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 @ktchandra2]

Shambho Mahadev,Maa Gauri and Murugan Swamy Kartikey ji in front of Mallikarjun Jyotirlinga in one frame 🖼️.

[AnādyaOm @AnadyaOm]

Today is Batuka Bhairavi Jayanti. she stands as the paramount pillar of the Dwadasha Siddhividya. Her energy is the necessary destructive force that clears the path for enlightenment.

Bhagavati 🙏

[Soul Of Bharat @SoulOf_Bharat]

Fear ends before Maa Kali

[The hindu sage @arun1935arun]

माँ कामाख्या की सहस्रनाम स्तुति — आकर्षक जानकारी सहित🌷

माँ कामाख्या शक्ति, सृष्टि, काम, कुंडलिनी, तंत्र और महामाया की अधिष्ठात्री देवी मानी जाती हैं। असम के नीलाचल पर्वत पर स्थित कामाख्या पीठ को 51 शक्तिपीठों में अत्यंत महाशक्तिशाली माना गया है।🧵

[Tehxi @yajnshri]

जय माँ कामाख्या 🌺

[Rudrani Devi🦉 @DeviRudrani]

Neither mantra, nor tantra, nor siddhis, nor austerities are supreme.
A single drop of the Mother's love surpasses all worlds.

[The hindu sage @arun1935arun]

माँ बगलामुखी साधना एवं शाबर मंत्र साधना-विधान 🌼🌼

माँ बगलामुखी दशमहाविद्याओं में अष्टम महाविद्या मानी जाती हैं। वे शत्रु-विनाश, बाधा-निवारण, अन्याय के प्रतिकार, वाक्-स्तम्भन तथा साधक की रक्षा के लिए विशेष रूप से पूजित हैं।🧵

[Mishra Aarti 🦚 @The_ArtiMishra2]

🙏🌹ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः🌹🙏