बगलामुखी
Auspicious on: Bagalamukhi Jayanti
Eighth Mahavidya. Stiller of speech. Goddess invoked to silence enemies and confusion.
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Offer a Bagalamukhi seva →बगलामुखी बीज मन्त्र
Form: BagalamukhiEighth Mahavidya. The crane-headed paralyser of enemies and falsehood. For court cases and speech protection.
ॐ ह्रीं बगलामुखि सर्वदुष्टानां वाचं मुखं स्तम्भय जिह्वां कीलय बुद्धिं विनाशय ह्रीं ॐ स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी नाम मन्त्र
Form: BagalamukhiShort daily salutation to Bagalamukhi for protection of speech.
ॐ ह्रीं बगलामुख्यै नमः॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी बीज मन्त्र - ह्लीं
The single-syllable seed (bija) mantra of Bagalamukhi - "Hlīṃ", the Bagala-bija (the stambhana / "arresting" seed). The kernel of her longer mantras, repeated as japa for stillness, steadiness and victory over confusion.
ह्लीं॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी मूल मन्त्र - सर्वदुष्टानां वाचं मुखं स्तम्भय
The famous and very widely-published mula (root) mantra of Bagalamukhi - the 36/38-syllable mantra that prays for the stilling (stambhana) of the speech, mouth, feet and intellect of all that is harmful. The best-known of all Mahavidya mantras after the Kali and Tara bijas; recited for protection, victory in disputes, and the silencing of confusion and malice.
ॐ ह्लीं बगलामुखि सर्वदुष्टानां वाचं मुखं पदं स्तम्भय जिह्वां कीलय बुद्धिं विनाशय ह्लीं ॐ स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी गायत्री
The Gayatri of Bagalamukhi, following the standard "vidmahe / dhimahi / prachodayat" pattern; meditated upon for the stilling power (stambhana) that arrests all that is hostile or confused.
ॐ बगलामुख्यै विद्महे स्तम्भिन्यै धीमहि। तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी ध्यान श्लोक - सौवर्णासनसंस्थितां
The classical Dhyana verse of Bagalamukhi - seated on a golden throne amid a sea of nectar, robed in yellow, three-eyed and crescent-crowned, holding a club with which she chastises the adversary while seizing his tongue. The central image of stambhana. Recited before her worship.
सौवर्णासनसंस्थितां त्रिनयनां पीतांशुकोल्लासिनीं हेमाभाङ्गरुचिं शशाङ्कमुकुटां सच्चम्पकस्रग्युताम्। हस्तैर्मुद्गरपाशवज्ररसनाः सम्बिभ्रतीं भूषणै- र्व्याप्ताङ्गीं बगलामुखीं त्रिजगतां संस्तम्भिनीं चिन्तयेत्॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी कवच - आरम्भ (शिरो मे पातु)
The opening of the Bagalamukhi Kavacham - the "armour" hymn in which the Goddess is invoked to protect each part of the body in turn. Here only the invocatory opening (protecting the head and face) is given. Recited for protection.
ॐ ह्लीं बगलामुखी देवी जिह्वाग्रं कीलयेति च। शिरो मे पातु सततं सर्वविद्या प्रदायिनी॥ ललाटं पातु मे नित्यं बगला कमलेक्षणा। नेत्रे ह्लीं बगला पातु मुखं पीताम्बरा मम॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaबगलामुखी अष्टोत्तरशतनाम - आरम्भ
The opening names of the Bagalamukhi Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram (108 names), a litany of the golden Goddess recited for protection, steadiness and victory.
बगला विष्णुवनिता विष्णुशङ्करभामिनी। बहुला वेदमाता च महाविष्णुप्रसूरपि॥
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Offer a Bagalamukhi sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.