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Text. Verse 20

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"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 naked at night, when united with his "akti", 5 rightly recites Thy great "mantra" another such hundred thousand times, becomes on earth like unto the Destroyer of Smara. 6

Commentary

\"'Naked' (Nagnah)"

That is free from the covering of My; Nirvikra.

"'Amorous play' (Nidhuvana-vinodena)"

That is enjoying the bliss of union between tm and Paraakti. The Kulrava-Tantra says, 'That is coition (Maithuna) in which there is the bliss arising from the union of tm and Paraakti. Others are but Enjoyers of women.'

"'Becomes' (Syt)"

That is, becomes liberated whilst yet living (Jvanmukta) like iva.

p. 92

Footnotes

91:1
\"Vash". The first part of this "loka" refers to "Pavcra".

91:2
That is, one who has undertaken the "Puracaraavrata", and eats the pure form of food known as "Haviynna" (k.b.).

\"Haviyanaratah": that is after the recitation (v).

91:3
Makes "japa" (see "ibid".).

91:4
\"Para": that is, when he has been "Abhiikta" into "Vrcra".

91:5
p. 92 "Nakta nagno nidhuvana-vinodena", the meaning of which is "yd sdhakah akty saha maithuna-kriysakto bhavati, tad sa mantra japati".

91:6
\"Smarahara" or "iva" (see note 5 to "loka" 18, "ante"). The Tantrakalpadruma says, 'He who eats "Haviynna", who keeping "Dev" in mind recites the "Mantra" a hundred thousand times by day and is at night united with his "akti" becomes the Lord of the earth.' (V).
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