मातङ्गी
Auspicious on: Matangi Jayanti
Ninth Mahavidya. Goddess of speech, music, and the outcastes.
Chant these mantras, then deepen your devotion by offering a verified seva at a Matangi temple.
Offer a Matangi seva →मातङ्गी बीज मन्त्र
Form: MatangiNinth Mahavidya. The outcaste Devi, Tantric Saraswati. For mastery of speech and the arts.
ॐ ह्रीं ऐं भगवति मातङ्गेश्वरि श्रीं स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaउच्छिष्ट मातङ्गी मन्त्र
Form: Uchhishta MatangiFor artists, musicians, and scholars. Bypasses orthodox purity rules - the Devi who accepts what others reject.
ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं हूं मातङ्ग्यै फट् स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaमातङ्गी बीज मन्त्र - ऐं
The single-syllable seed (bija) mantra of Matangi - "Aiṃ", the Vagbhava-bija (the seed of speech and Sarasvati). Repeated as japa for eloquence, mastery of music and the arts, and clarity of the spoken word.
ऐं॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaमातङ्गी मन्त्र - ॐ ह्रीं ऐं श्रीं नमो भगवति उच्छिष्टचाण्डालि
The widely-published mantra of Matangi as Ucchishta-Chandalini - invoking, with the bijas of Maya (Hrīṃ), speech (Aiṃ) and Lakshmi (Śrīṃ), the Goddess who controls all beings through the power of the spoken word. Recited for mastery of speech and the arts. Traditionally received from a guru.
ॐ ह्रीं ऐं श्रीं नमो भगवति उच्छिष्टचाण्डालि श्रीमातङ्गेश्वरि सर्वजनवशङ्करि स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaराज-मातङ्गी मन्त्र - ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं नमो भगवति मातङ्गेश्वरि
The widely-published mantra of Raja-Matangi (the royal form of Matangi, the minister-Goddess of Lalita) - invoking with the bijas of speech (Aiṃ), Maya (Hrīṃ) and Lakshmi (Śrīṃ) the Mistress Matangeshvari. Recited for eloquence, the arts and gracious authority.
ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं नमो भगवति मातङ्गेश्वरि सर्वमुखरञ्जनि स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaमातङ्गी गायत्री
The Gayatri of Matangi, following the standard "vidmahe / dhimahi / prachodayat" pattern; meditated upon for eloquence, learning and the grace of the Goddess of the word.
ॐ मातङ्ग्यै च विद्महे उच्छिष्टचाण्डाल्यै धीमहि। तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaमातङ्गी ध्यान श्लोक - श्यामाङ्गीं शशिशेखरां
The classical Dhyana verse of Matangi - dark-emerald of complexion, crescent-crowned, three-eyed, lotus-seated, holding the noose, goad, sugar-cane bow and flower-arrows; the dark Sarasvati of the Tantra, mistress of music and speech. Recited before her worship.
श्यामाङ्गीं शशिशेखरां त्रिनयनां रत्नासनाध्यासिनीं वेदैर्बाहुदण्डैः सपाशसृणिभिः खेटाक्षसूत्रं वरम्। बिभ्राणामनुलेपनद्युतिमतीं नीलोत्पलाभाम्बरां मातङ्गीं हृदि चिन्तयामि मनसा सङ्गीतवाद्यप्रियाम्॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaमातङ्गी अष्टोत्तरशतनाम - आरम्भ
The opening names of the Matangi Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram (108 names of Matangi), recited for eloquence, learning, music and her gracious presence in speech.
मातङ्गी विजया भद्रा वरदा वरवर्णिनी। वाणी वागीश्वरी वाग्मी सर्वशास्त्रविशारदा॥
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Offer a Matangi sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.