Ma Chinnamasta Namavali

Ma Chinnamasta Namavali

INTRODUCTION

Chinnamastha is a Hindu goddess, and she is one of the Mahavidyas and a ferocious form of Ma Parvati Devi. Chinnamastha is a goddess of purity and sexual self-control and gives more energy for married people, and bless them to have good children. She also gives immortality after our death. The goddess helps us for self-realization and will awake our kundalini – spiritual energy.

Chinnamastha is worshipped by the Kalikula sect of Hinduism. She has only few temples devoted to her in Nepal and eastern India. She is mostly worshipped by the Tantric practitioners. Chinnamastha is also named as Vajrayogini by the Buddhists, and worshipped by them. It is believed that by worshipping her, the evil effects of the various Navagrahas like Rahu Graha and Shani Graha will be eradicated.

Chinnamastha is also known by the names of Kotavi and Korravai and worshipped by the tribal people, and she is also described in the Hindu puranas. Since she appears in the form of headless, she is also considered as Mata Renuka Devi, the holy mother of Sage Parasumrama, and worshipped all over India. She is also considered as an incarnation of Mata Sati Devi.

Chinnamastha appears red in colour and contains the brightness of several million suns. She is depicted as nude in some pictures, but sometimes, she is partially or fully clothed.

Chinnamastha is considered as a great yogini, and she contains the Shakti element. By reciting her hundred names we would get all kinds of prosperity in our life, and we would be freed from our life cycles.

Chinnamastha’s photo and yantra must be worshipped along with her attendants. We can offer flowers and fruits for her worship. And we can do homam also by mentioning her various names and recite slokas meant for her.

In Kolkata, some people are worshipping Chinnamastha as Kali and perform special pujas to her during the Navaratri festival.

The Chintpurni  Temple is situated in Himachal Pradesh and it is the famous temple of Mata Chinnamastha, and considered as one of the Shakti Peethas. Here, Chinnamastha appears with severed-head. Most of the people worship her as a form of the goddess Ma Durga and Kali.

There is another important Chinnamastha Temple located in Jharkhand and lot of devotees are visiting this shrine on a daily basis. A shrine dedicated to Chinnamastha was built in Uttar Pradesh. Her shrines are also situated in Assam and West Bengal.  Chinnamastha’s shrines are also found in Nepal, and a famous chariot festival for the goddess is also held in Nepal.

Let us chant the following 108 holy names of Ma Chinnamasta and let us be blessed.

1. Sri chinnamastayai namah
2. Sri mahavidyayai namah
3. Sri mahabhimayai namah
4. Sri mahodaryai namah
5. Sri candesvaryai namah
6. Sri candamatre namah
7. Sri candamundaprabhanjinyai namah
8. Sri mahacandayai namah
9. Sri candarupayai namah
10. Sri candikayai namah
11. Sri candakhandinyai namah
12. Sri krodhinyai namah
13. Sri krodhajananyai namah
14. Sri krodharupayai namah
15. Sri kuhave namah
16. Sri kalayai namah
17. Sri kopaturayai namah
18. Sri kopayutayai namah
19. Sri kopasamharakarinyai namah
20. Sri vajravairocanyai namah
21. Sri vajrayai namah
22. Sri vajrakalpayai namah
23. Sri dakinyai namah
24. Sri dakinikarmaniratayai namah
25. Sri dakinikarmapujitayai namah
26. Sri dakinisanganiratayai namah
27. Sri dakinipremapuritayai namah
28. Sri khatvangadharinyai namah
29. Sri kharvayai namah
30. Sri khadgadharinyai namah
31. Sri khapparadharinyai namah
32. Sri pretasanayai namah
33. Sri pretayutayai namah
34. Sri pretasangaviharinyai namah
35. Sri chinnamundadharayai namah
36. Sri chinnacandavidyayai namah
37. Sri citrinyai namah
38. Sri ghorarupayai namah
39. Sri ghoradrstyai namah
40. Sri ghoraravayai namah
41. Sri ghanodaryai namah
42. Sri yoginyai namah
43. Sri yoganiratayai namah
44. Sri japayajnaparayanayai namah
45. Sri yonicakramayyai namah
46. Sri yonaye namah
47. Sri yonicakrapravartinyai namah
48. Sri yonimudrayai namah
49. Sri yonigamyayai namah
50. Sri yoniyantranivasinyai namah
51. Sri yantrarupayai namah
52. Sri yantramayyai namah
53. Sri yantresyai namah
54. Sri yantrapujitayai namah
55. Sri kirtyayai namah
56. Sri kapardinyai namah
57. Sri kalyai namah
58. Sri kankalyai namah
59. Sri kalakarinyai namah
60. Sri araktayai namah
61. Sri raktanayanayai namah
62. Sri raktapanaparayanayai namah
63. Sri bhavanyai namah
64. Sri bhutidayai namah
65. Sri bhutyai namah
66. Sri bhutidatryai namah
67. Sri bhairavyai namah
68. Sri bhairavacaraniratayai namah
69. Sri bhutasevitayai namah
70. Sri bhairavasevitayai namah
71. Sri bhimayai namah
72. Sri bhimesvaridevyai namah
73. Sri bhimanadaparayanayai namah
74. Sri bhavaradhyayai namah
75. Sri bhavanutayai namah
76. Sri bhavasagaratarinyai namah
77. Sri bhadrakalyai namah
78. Sri bhadratanave namah
79. Sri bhadrarupayai namah
80. Sri bhadrikabhadrarupayai namah
81. Sri mahabhadrayai namah
82. Sri subhadrayai namah
83. Sri bhadrapalinyai namah
84. Sri subhavyayai namah
85. Sri bhavyavadanayai namah
86. Sri sumukhyai namah
87. Sri siddhasevitayai namah
88. Sri siddhidayai namah
89. Sri siddhinivahayai namah
90. Sri siddhanisevitayai namah
91. Sri asiddhanisevitayai namah
92. Sri subhadayai namah
93. Sri subhagayai namah
94. Sri suddhayai namah
95. Sri suddhasattvayai namah
96. Sri subhavahayai namah
97. Sri sresthayai namah
98. Sri drstimayidevyai namah
99. Sri drstisamharakarinyai namah
100. Sri sarvanyai namah
101. Sri sarvagayai namah
102. Sri sarvayai namah
103. Sri sarvamangalakarinyai namah
104. Sri sivayai namah
105. Sri santayai namah
106. Sri santirupayai namah
107. Sri mrdanyai namah
108. Sri madanaturayai namah

“OM”

WRITTEN BY

R.HARISHANKAR