Śrī devī khaḍgamālārchanam श्री देवी खड्गमालार्चनम्

This is more or less a mini version of navāvaraṇa pūjā without involving elaborate procedures and in particular establishing arghya vessels. Though, this cannot be a replacement of regular navāvaraṇa pūjā, yet it pleases different śakti-s in Śri Chakra. Perfection attained in doing this as archana will enable us to understand all the śakti-s of Śri Chakra, which will be of great help while doing navāvaraṇa pūjā. There are fifteen versions of khaḍgamālā, corresponding to fifteen lunar days (tithi-s) and fifteen akṣara-s of Pañchadaśī mantra. Khaḍgamālā is based on number of akṣara-s in each of these versions. Similarly, dhyāna verses, ṛṣi and chandas differ according to the lunar day and the akṣara. What is given here is śuddha śakti namonta mālā, which is generally used for archana.

1. Ṛṣyādi nyāsaḥ ऋष्यादि न्यासः

अस्य श्रीसुद्ध शक्ति नमोन्त माला महामन्त्रस्य

पाय्विन्द्रियाधिष्ठायि मित्रादित्य ऋषये नमः।

उष्णिह्चन्दसे नमः। भोगद एकार भट्टारक पिठस्थित एकवीर कामेश्वराङ्ग निलयायै एकला ललिता महा भट्टारकायै देवतायै नमः॥

asya śrīsuddha śakti namonta mālā mahāmantrasya

pāyvindriyādhiṣṭhāyi mitrāditya ṛṣaye namaḥ |

uṣṇihcandase namaḥ | bhogada ekāra bhaṭṭāraka piṭhasthita ekavīra kāmeśvarāṅga nilayāyai ekalā lalitā mahā bhaṭṭārakāyai devatāyai namaḥ ||

ऐं बीजं। सौः शक्तिः। क्लीं कीलकं। पादुकासिद्धौ विनियोगः॥

aiṁ bījaṁ | sauḥ śaktiḥ | klīṁ kīlakaṁ | pādukāsiddhau viniyogaḥ ||

2. Karanyāsaḥ करन्यासः

ह्रां - अङ्गुष्ठाभ्याम् नमः। hrāṁ - aṅguṣṭhābhyām namaḥ| (use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs)

ह्रीं - तर्जनीभ्यां नमः। hrīṁ - tarjanībhyāṁ namaḥ| (use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers)

ह्रूं मध्यमाभ्यां नमः। hrūṁ - madhyamābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the middle fingers)

ह्रां - अनामिकाभ्यां नमः। hrāṁ - anāmikābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the ring fingers)

ह्रीं - कनिष्ठीकाभ्यां नमः। hrīṁ - kaniṣṭhīkābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the little fingers)

ह्रूं - करतलकरपृष्ठाभ्यां नमः। hrūṁ - karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ| (open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm)

3. Hrdayādi nyāsaḥ ह्र्दयादि न्यासः

ह्रां ह्र्दयाय नमः। hrāṁ - hrdayāya namaḥ | (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra)

ह्रीं स्वाहा। स्वाहा। hrīṁ - śirase svāhā | (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead)

ह्रूं - शिखायै वषट्। hrūṁ  - śikhāyai vaṣaṭ | (open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where tuft is kept)

ह्रां - कवचाय हुं। hrāṁ - kavacāya huṁ | (cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips)

ह्रीं - नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्।  hrīṁ - netratrayāya vauṣaṭ | (open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows (ājñā cakra) with the middle finger.

ह्रूं - अस्त्राय फट्॥ hrūṁ - astrāya phaṭ ||

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्बन्धः॥ bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ||

4. Dhyānam ध्यानम्

तादृशं पादुकायुग्म माप्नोति तव भक्तिमान्।

यदाक्रमण मात्रेण  क्षणा त्रिभुवनक्रमः

tādṛśaṁ pādukāyugma māpnoti tava bhaktimān |

yadākramaṇa mātreṇa  kṣaṇā tribhuvanakramaḥ

5. Pañcapūjā पञ्चपूजा

लं - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि।

हं - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि।

यं - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि।

रं - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि।

वं अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि।

सं - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि॥

laṁ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi|

haṁ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi|

yaṁ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi|

raṁ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi |

vaṁ amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi |

saṁ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi|

6. Nāmārcanam नामार्चनम्

i) Arrangements of nāma-s.

From/to
Description
subtotal
total
1                             
Tripurasundarī
 
01
2 to 7
Ṣaḍaṅga devi-s
 
06
8 to 22          
Tithinityā devi-s        
 
15
23
Mahānityā
 
01
24 to 42        
Guru maṇḍala
 
 
 
Divyaugha guru-s          
07
 
 
Siddhaugha guru-s
04
 
 
Mānavougha guru-s
08
19
43 to 72       
First āvaraṇa devi-s
 
 
 
First wall                        
10
 
 
Second wall
08
 
 
Third wall
10
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
30
73 to 90         
Second āvaraṇa devi-s     
16
 
 
Cakrasvāminī                  
01
 
 
Yogini
01
18
91 to 100       
Third āvaraṇa devi-s          
08
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
10
101 to 116      
Fourth āvaraṇa devi-s      
14
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
16
117 to 128     
Fifth āvaraṇa devi-s        
10
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
12
129 to 140     
Sixth āvaraṇa devi-s       
10
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
12
141 to 150     
Seventh āvaraṇa devi-s
08
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
10
151 to 154     
Weaponries
 
04
155 to 160     
Eighth āvaraṇa devi-s
03
 
 
Tripurasundarī
01
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
06
161 to 163     
Ninth āvaraṇa devi          
01
 
 
Cakrasvāminī
01
 
 
Yogini
01
03
164 to 172     
Cakreśvarī-s  
 
09
173 to 181     
Namaskāranavākṣarīca
 
09
TOTAL
 
 
181

Total akṣara-s in this khaḍgamālā is 2,710.

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