Part -4(a) Dakinyādi yoginī viśeṣa nyāsaḥ (डकिन्यादि योगिनी विशेष न्यासः)

Separate nyāsā-s for each Yogini, that need to be recited in the associated cakra-s.

ḍākinī - (kaṇṭhe viśuddha cakre) [डाकिनी - (कण्ठे विशुद्ध चक्रे)]

The below Ḍākinī mantra should be recited with the focus on the throat (viśuddha) cakra –

aim̐ hrīm̐ śrīm̐ ḍām̐ ḍīm̐ ḍūm̐ ḍamalavarayūm̐ ḍākinī mām rakṣa rakṣa mama tvakdhātuṃ rakṣa rakṣa sarvasattva vaśaṃkari āgacchāgaccha imāṃ pūjāṃ gṛhṇa gṛhṇa aim̐ aghore hrīm̐ saḥ paramaghore hum̐ hum̐ ghorarūpe ehyehi namaścāmuṇḍe ḍaralakasa haim̐ śrīmahātripurasundari devi vicce devi am̐ ām̐ im̐ īm̐ um̐ ūm̐ ṛm̐ ṝm̐ ḷm̐ ḹm̐ em̐ aim̐ om̐ aum̐ am̐ aḥ viśuddha ṣoḍaśadala pīṭhasthe viśuddhi ḍākini viśuddhanātha devi parama śrīpadukābhyo namaḥ ।

ऐँ ह्रीँ श्रीँ डाँ डीँ डूँ डमलवरयूँ डाकिनी माम् रक्ष रक्ष मम त्वक्धातुं रक्ष रक्ष सर्वसत्त्व वशंकरि आगच्छागच्छ इमां पूजां गृह्ण गृह्ण ऐँ अघोरे ह्रीँ सः परमघोरे हुँ हुँ घोररूपे एह्येहि नमश्चामुण्डे डरलकस हैँ श्रीमहात्रिपुरसुन्दरि देवि विच्चे देवि अँ आँ इँ ईँ उँ ऊँ ऋँ ॠँ ऌँ ॡँ एँ ऐँ ओँ औँ अँ अः विशुद्ध षोडशदल पीठस्थे विशुद्धि डाकिनि विशुद्धनाथ देवि परम श्रीपदुकाभ्यो नमः ।

Meaning -  The bīja mantras aim̐, hrīm̐ and śrīm̐ provide knowledge, power, status, elevation and abundant wealth. Likewise, the bīja mantras ḍām̐, ḍīm̐ and ḍūm̐, provide destruction of all negativities, attraction of positivity, gaining of spiritual awareness, control over all senses and protection from all negative influences. The bīja-s ḍamalavarayūm̐ represent control over all natural elements and a mighty resolve to dispel all karmas and ascend spiritually, with the blessings of the Divine Yogini Ḍākinī devi. May the Divine Mother Yogini Ḍākinī devi, who is extremely frightful in appearance, come to us and provide complete protection and entice the eternal Truth to pervade our mind and consciousness. May our mind become still and quaint. May the bīja-s aim̐, hum̐, hum̐ repeated twice, provide knowledge and protect us from all sides. May the duality destroying Divine Mother Cāmuṇḍa devi come closer to us and provide us the knowledge leading to self-realization and liberation. The bīja-s ḍaralakasa and haim̐, represented by the seven yoginis - Ḍākini, Rākini, Lākini, Kākini, Sākini, Hākini and Yākini, provide control over our emotions, cleanse our karmas and lead us to self-realization and liberation. May the Divine Mother Śrī mahātripurasundari devi who is the dynamic super-consciousness pardon our karmas and lead us to liberation. The bīja-s am̐, ām̐, im̐, īm̐, um̐, ūm̐, ṛm̐, ṝm̐, ḷm̐, ḹm̐, em̐, aim̐, om̐, aum̐, am̐ and aḥ grant us the secrets of the entire Creation and help us evolve spiritually, finally granting self-realization and liberation. Salutations to the Divine Mother Yogini Ḍākini devi, who rules the throat viśuddha cakra and may all the mātṛkā bīja-s from am̐ to aḥ, be meditated upon on all the sixteen petals of the lotus associated with the throat cakra. Salutations to the Divine Yogini Ḍākini devi. May She energize our throat cakra, cleanse and perfect our speech, rejuvenate our zeal and spiritual appetite and lead us to salvation. Salutations to the holy feet of the Divine Mother Śrī Mahātripurasundari devi.

Nyāsā in the sixteen petalled lotus of the viśuddha (throat) cakra.

dhyānam (ध्यानम् ) –

grīvākūpe viśuddhau svaradala kamale raktavarṇo trinetrāṃ śrī khaṭvāṅgaṃ kapālaṃ triśikhamapi mahācarma saṃdhārayantīm ।

vaktreṇaikena yuktāṃ paśujanabhayadāṃ pāyasānne prasaktāṃ tvaksthāṃ vande ‘mṛtādyaiḥ parivṛta vapuṣaṃ ḍākinīṃ bhāvayettām ॥

athāmṛtādi śaktīnāṃ ḍākinī sadṛśaṃ vapuḥ ।

tat-samāny-āyudhādīni nyāsa pūjana cintane ॥

ग्रीवाकूपे विशुद्धौ स्वरदल कमले रक्तवर्णो त्रिनेत्रां श्री खट्वाङ्गं कपालं त्रिशिखमपि महाचर्म संधारयन्तीम् ।

वक्त्रेणैकेन युक्तां पशुजनभयदां पायसान्ने प्रसक्तां त्वक्स्थां वन्दे ऽमृताद्यैः परिवृत वपुषं डाकिनीं भावयेत्ताम् ॥

अथामृतादि शक्तीनां डाकिनी सदृशं वपुः ।

तत्समान्यायुधादीनि न्यास पूजन चिन्तने ॥

Meaning:- Salutations to the yogini Ḍākinī devi, who is located in the well of the throat as the sixteen petalled lotus – viśuddha cakra, bearing each of the Sanskrit vowel mātṛkā-s on each of the petals. She is red in complexion and terrific in appearance. She is three-eyed (awakened ājñā – third eye cakra) each of which, are emitting lightning rays showing the path to the Divinity in all the three realms. She is holding a club with a skull at the top representing the kuṇḍalini awakening, a skull cup filled with blood representing the brain as well as Her association with the act of Creation, a trident representing the triads manifested in the entire Creation. She wears the skin of all living beings representing the skin of all beings. She is also holding a sword and a shield to slash the ego and protect against all negative influences. She is single headed signifying the approach to non-duality. She invokes fear in all those who have animalistic behavioral tendencies. She is fond of sweet rice puddings. She resides in us in the form of skin and also represents the ether (ākāśa) element. She also permeates the nectar that can be experienced in deep meditation caused by the cerebral fluids. Salutations to the wonderful Yogini Ḍākinī devi, on whom we meditate for the activation of the throat cakra. She should be meditated upon with all the surrounding mātṛkā śaktī-s with their weapons, in the sixteen petals of the viśuddha cakra.

Ḍākinī devi also represents the embryo formation with the trident indicating the sperm and ova coming together and the infusion of the consciousness. She being the ether element, is also indicative of the viśuddha cakra being the bridge between the gross elements representing lower cakras and the subtle cakras above.

Khaṭvāṅga also represents letters such as ‘kha’, ‘cha’ etc. The throat viśuddha cakra represents complete cleansing and excellence in speech.

This article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy and can be contacted at Krishna@manbunder.com