छिन्नमस्ता
Auspicious on: Chinnamasta Jayanti
Sixth Mahavidya. Self-decapitated form symbolising the surrender of ego.
Chant these mantras, then deepen your devotion by offering a verified seva at a Chinnamasta temple.
Offer a Chinnamasta seva →छिन्नमस्ता बीज मन्त्र
Form: ChinnamastaSixth Mahavidya. Self-decapitated Devi nourishing her attendants with her own blood. For radical self-sacrifice and kundalini awakening.
श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं वज्रवैरोचनीयै हूं हूं फट् स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता ध्यान
Form: ChinnamastaVisualisation - Devi holding her own severed head in her left hand, three streams of blood flowing.
छिन्नमस्ता महाविद्या सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा शिवा। रतिकामसमारूढा डाकिनी वर्णिनी सहा॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता बीज मन्त्र - श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं हूं फट्
The seed (bija) cluster of Chinnamasta - the bijas of Lakshmi (Śrīṃ), Maya (Hrīṃ), desire (Klīṃ) and speech (Aiṃ) gathered with the dissolution-bija Hūṃ and sealed with Phaṭ. Repeated as japa for the cutting-away of ego and the awakening of the inner power.
श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं हूं फट्॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता / वज्रवैरोचनी मन्त्र
The widely-published mantra of Chinnamasta in her form as Vajravairochaniya - invoking the radiant, adamantine ("vajra") power that severs ignorance. Traditionally received from a guru.
श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं वज्रवैरोचनीये हूं हूं फट् स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaप्रचण्डचण्डिका (छिन्नमस्ता) मन्त्र - ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं
The widely-published shorter mantra of Chinnamasta in her form as Prachanda Chandika - the fierce, blazing Chandika - formed of the bijas of speech (Aiṃ), Maya (Hrīṃ) and desire (Klīṃ) with the salutation to her. Recited for courage and the cutting-through of inner obstacles.
ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं श्रीं प्रचण्डचण्डिके हूं फट् स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता गायत्री
The Gayatri of Chinnamasta, following the standard "vidmahe / dhimahi / prachodayat" pattern; meditated upon for the fierce grace (as Vajravairochani / Prachanda Chandika) that severs the ego.
ॐ वैरोचन्यै विद्महे छिन्नमस्तायै धीमहि। तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता ध्यान श्लोक - प्रत्यालीढपदां
The classical Dhyana verse of Chinnamasta - standing in the warrior pratyalidha posture, self-luminous, holding her own severed head and a sword, the threefold life-stream nourishing herself and her two attendants Dakini and Varnini; the supreme image of self-sacrifice and the unity of life and death. Recited before her worship.
प्रत्यालीढपदां सदैव दधतीं छिन्नं शिरः कर्तृकां दिग्वस्त्रां स्वकबन्धशोणितसुधाधारां पिबन्तीं मुदा। नागाबद्धशिरोमणिं त्रिनयनां हृद्युत्पलालङ्कृतां रत्यासक्तमनोभवोपरि दृढां ध्यायेज्जपासन्निभाम्॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaछिन्नमस्ता अष्टोत्तरशतनाम - आरम्भ
The opening names of the Chinnamasta Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram (108 names), a litany of the self-offering Goddess recited for inner courage and the severing of ego.
चण्डिका चण्डरूपा च चामुण्डा चक्रधारिणी। छिन्नमस्ता च वाराही वैरोचनी वरप्रदा॥
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Offer a Chinnamasta sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.