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.
- Sri chinnamastayai namah
- Sri mahavidyayai namah
- Sri mahabhimayai namah
- Sri mahodaryai namah
- Sri candesvaryai namah
- Sri candamatre namah
- Sri candamundaprabhanjinyai namah
- Sri mahacandayai namah
- Sri candarupayai namah
- Sri candikayai namah
- Sri candakhandinyai namah
- Sri krodhinyai namah
- Sri krodhajananyai namah
- Sri krodharupayai namah
- Sri kuhave namah
- Sri kalayai namah
- Sri kopaturayai namah
- Sri kopayutayai namah
- Sri kopasamharakarinyai namah
- Sri vajravairocanyai namah
- Sri vajrayai namah
- Sri vajrakalpayai namah
- Sri dakinyai namah
- Sri dakinikarmaniratayai namah
- Sri dakinikarmapujitayai namah
- Sri dakinisanganiratayai namah
- Sri dakinipremapuritayai namah
- Sri khatvangadharinyai namah
- Sri kharvayai namah
- Sri khadgadharinyai namah
- Sri khapparadharinyai namah
- Sri pretasanayai namah
- Sri pretayutayai namah
- Sri pretasangaviharinyai namah
- Sri chinnamundadharayai namah
- Sri chinnacandavidyayai namah
- Sri citrinyai namah
- Sri ghorarupayai namah
- Sri ghoradrstyai namah
- Sri ghoraravayai namah
- Sri ghanodaryai namah
- Sri yoginyai namah
- Sri yoganiratayai namah
- Sri japayajnaparayanayai namah
- Sri yonicakramayyai namah
- Sri yonaye namah
- Sri yonicakrapravartinyai namah
- Sri yonimudrayai namah
- Sri yonigamyayai namah
- Sri yoniyantranivasinyai namah
- Sri yantrarupayai namah
- Sri yantramayyai namah
- Sri yantresyai namah
- Sri yantrapujitayai namah
- Sri kirtyayai namah
- Sri kapardinyai namah
- Sri kalyai namah
- Sri kankalyai namah
- Sri kalakarinyai namah
- Sri araktayai namah
- Sri raktanayanayai namah
- Sri raktapanaparayanayai namah
- Sri bhavanyai namah
- Sri bhutidayai namah
- Sri bhutyai namah
- Sri bhutidatryai namah
- Sri bhairavyai namah
- Sri bhairavacaraniratayai namah
- Sri bhutasevitayai namah
- Sri bhairavasevitayai namah
- Sri bhimayai namah
- Sri bhimesvaridevyai namah
- Sri bhimanadaparayanayai namah
- Sri bhavaradhyayai namah
- Sri bhavanutayai namah
- Sri bhavasagaratarinyai namah
- Sri bhadrakalyai namah
- Sri bhadratanave namah
- Sri bhadrarupayai namah
- Sri bhadrikabhadrarupayai namah
- Sri mahabhadrayai namah
- Sri subhadrayai namah
- Sri bhadrapalinyai namah
- Sri subhavyayai namah
- Sri bhavyavadanayai namah
- Sri sumukhyai namah
- Sri siddhasevitayai namah
- Sri siddhidayai namah
- Sri siddhinivahayai namah
- Sri siddhanisevitayai namah
- Sri asiddhanisevitayai namah
- Sri subhadayai namah
- Sri subhagayai namah
- Sri suddhayai namah
- Sri suddhasattvayai namah
- Sri subhavahayai namah
- Sri sresthayai namah
- Sri drstimayidevyai namah
- Sri drstisamharakarinyai namah
- Sri sarvanyai namah
- Sri sarvagayai namah
- Sri sarvayai namah
- Sri sarvamangalakarinyai namah
- Sri sivayai namah
- Sri santayai namah
- Sri santirupayai namah
- Sri mrdanyai namah
- Sri madanaturayai namah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR