Text. Verse 22 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 94 VERSE 22 NUMBERS of women with large eyes, like those of the antelope, 1 impatient for his love, ever follow him. Even the King becomes subject to his control. He becomes like unto Kuvera 2 himself. An enemy fears him...
Untitled : * This is Arthur Avalon's rendering of the Hymn to Kali, with extensive notes on the Tantric implications of the work. Aside from the literary value of the Hymn, this is an essential reference work for scholars of Hinduism.--J.B. Hare Title Page Publishers Note Contents Preface Introduction TEXT...
Text. Verse 20 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 91 VERSE 20 O MOTHER, he who, being a controller of his passions, 1 eats "haviynna", 2 and, being proficient in meditation on Thy feet, rightly recites 3 Thy "mantra" a hundred thousand times by day, and he who afterwards 4...
Text. Verse 12 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 72 VERSE 12 O MOTHER, Thou givest birth to and protectest the world, and at the time of dissolution dost withdraw to Thyself 1 the earth and all things; therefore Thou art Brahm, and the Lord of the three worlds, the Spouse...
Text. Verse 5 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 56 VERSE 5 O MOTHER, they who recite Thy charming "Bja", composed of the first of the group of letters, 1 followed by "Vahni", 2 "Rati", 3 and beautified by "Vidhu", 4 thrice, the "Krca Bja" 5 twice, and thereafter, O...
Text. Verse 1 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 43 HYMN TO KL (KARPRDI-STOTRA) VERSE 1 O MOTHER 1 and Spouse of the Destroyer of the three cities, 2 they who thrice recite 3 Thy "Bja" 4 formed by omitting from "Karpra", the middle and last consonants and the vowels, but...
Text. Verse 16 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 80 VERSE 16 O KL, 1 whoever 2 on Tuesday at midnight, 3 having uttered Thy "mantra", makes offering even but once with devotion to Thee of a hair of his "akti" 4 in the cremation-ground, 5 becomes a great poet, a Lord...
Text. Verse 9 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 66 VERSE 9 WHAT, indeed, O Mother, 1 can we of so dull a mind say of Thee whose True Being 2 not even Dht, 3 a, 4 or Hari 5 know? Yet, despite our dullness and ignorance, our devotion towards Thee makes us talk of Thee. 6...
Title Page : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], HYMN TO KL KARPRDI-STOTRA BY ARTHUR AVALON ("Sir John Woodroffe") WITH INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY BY VIMALNANDA-VM (Tantrik Texts Series, No. IX) London, Luzac & Co., [1922] Scanned , June 2007. This text is in the public...
Text. Verse 7 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 61 VERSE 7 O MOTHER, even a dullard becomes a poet who meditates upon Thee raimented with space, 1 three-eyed 2 Creatrix 3 of the three worlds, whose waist 4 is beautiful with a girdle made of numbers of dead men's arms...
Text. Verse 10 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 68 VERSE 10 IF by night, 1 Thy devotee 2 unclothed, with dishevelled hair, recites whilst meditating on Thee, 3 Thy "mantra", 4 when with his "akti" 5 youthful, full-breasted, and heavy-hipped, such an one makes all powers...
Text. Verse 14 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 76 VERSE 14 O KL, spouse of Giria, 1 Thou art Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. 2 Thou art all. Thou art one and beneficent. 3 What can be said in praise of Thee, O Mother? Of Thy mercy show Thy favour towards me, helpless...
Text. Verse 3 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 50 VERSE 3 O KLIK, O auspicious Klik 1 with dishevelled hair, 2 from the corners of whose mouth two streams of blood trickle, 3 they who recite another doubled "Bja" of Thine composed of "a", 4 "Vaivnara", 5 "Vmanetra", 6...
Publishers Note : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], PUBLISHERS' NOTE The Orientalists system of transliteration has been followed in this work.
Text. Verse 18 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 86 VERSE 18 HE who at night, when in union with his "akti", 1 meditates with centred mind 2 on Thee, O Mother with gently smiling face, as on the breast of the corpse-like iva, lying on a fifteen-angled yantra 3 deeply...
Text. Verse 2 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 47 VERSE 2 O MAHEI, 1 even should one of poor mind 2 at any time recite but once another doubled "Bja" of Thine, composed of "na", 3 and "Vmaravaa", 4 and "Bindu;" 5 then, O Thou who hast great and formidable ear-rings...
Text. Verse 15 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], VERSE 15 HE, O Mahkl, 1 who in the cremation-ground, naked, and with disheveled hair, intently 2 meditates upon Thee 3 and recites Thy "mantra", and with each recitation makes offering to Thee of a thousand "kada" flowers 4...
Text. Verse 11 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 70 VERSE 11 O SPOUSE of Hara, 1 should (a "Sdhaka") daily 2 recite Thy "mantra" for the space of a year meditating the while 3 with knowledge of its meaning 4 upon Thee intent 5 upon Thy union 6 with the great Mahkla, above...
Text. Verse 6 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 59 VERSE 6 O DEV 1 of full breasts, 2 whose throat is adorned with a garland of heads, They who meditating 3 recite any one or two or three of Thy very secret and excelling "Bjas" or all ther 4 together with Thy name, 5...
Text. Verse 19 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 89 VERSE 19 O DARK One, 1 wondrous and excelling in every way, 2 becomes the accomplishment, 3 of those worshippers 4 who living in this world 5 freely make offering to Thee in worship 6 of the greatly 7 satisfying flesh...
Text. Verse 17 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 83 VERSE 17 THE devotee 1 who, having placed before himself, 2 and meditated and again meditated 3 upon, the abode, 4 strewn with flowers, 5 of the Deva with the bow of flowers, 6 recites 7 Thy "Mantra", Ah! 8 he becomes...
Text. Verse 4 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 53 VERSE 4 O DESTRUCTRESS of the sins of the three worlds, auspicious 1 Klik, who in Thy upper lotus-like left hand holdest a sword. 2 and in the lower left hand a severed head; 3 who with Thy upper right hand maketh...
Text. Verse 13 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 74 VERSE 13 O MOTHER, people there are who worship many other "Devas" than Thyself. 1 They are greatly ignorant, and know nothing of the high truth, 2 (but I) of my own uncontrollable 3 desire for Thee approach Thee...
Text. Verse 8 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 64 VERSE 8 THOSE who truly 1 meditate on Thee, the Spouse of Hara, 2 who art seated in 3 the cremation-ground strewn with funeral pyres, corpses, skulls, and bones, and haunted by female jackals howling fearfully; who art...
Preface : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 1 PREFACE THIS celebrated Kaula "Stotra", which is now translated from the Sanskrit for the first time, is attributed to Mahkla Himself. The Text used is that of the edition published at Calcutta in 1899 by the Sanskrit...
Introduction : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 15 INVOCATION AIM I make obeisance to the Lord Guru, the wish-granting Tree of Suras, eternal Consciousness and Bliss Itself, the highest of the highest, Brahman, iva Himself. I make obeisance to Her who by Her akti...
Text. Verse 21 : * "Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922], p. 93 VERSE 21 O MOTHER, this Hymn of Thine is the source from whence originates Thy "mantra". 1 It sings of Thy real self, and contains injunctions for the worship of Thy two lotus Feet. He who reads it at midnight or at time...