Text. Verse 21
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"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 of worship 2 even his random talk 3 becomes the nectar juice of poesy.
Commentary
\"'Thy real self' (Svarpkhya)"
Speaks of the Dhyna of both Thy gross and subtle aspects.
"'Reads' (Paati)"
That is recites aloud. The Viuddhevara-Tantra says, 'Oh Dev, the reading of a Hymn (Stotra) mentally, or the recitation of a Mantra loudly is as ineffectual as water in a broken jar.'
"'Nectar of Poesy' (Prasarati kavitvmtarasah)"
He becomes full of the sweetness of Poesy. The Klkulasarvasva says, All whose difficulties and dangers are destroyed by a single reading, as it were flies in a flame. His speech flows like the Ganges full of prose and poetry.'
Footnotes
93:1 \"Manusamuddharaajanuh"--that is, cause of "mantroddhra": formation of Mantra of Dev. The "mantra" is made known, and then impressed with the life and consciousness ("caitanya") of the "sdhaka" ("mantra-caitanya").
93:2 \"Pj".
93:3 That is, even his meaningless delirious talk, as in fever or madness, etc. (K.13.).
"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 of worship 2 even his random talk 3 becomes the nectar juice of poesy.
Commentary
\"'Thy real self' (Svarpkhya)"
Speaks of the Dhyna of both Thy gross and subtle aspects.
"'Reads' (Paati)"
That is recites aloud. The Viuddhevara-Tantra says, 'Oh Dev, the reading of a Hymn (Stotra) mentally, or the recitation of a Mantra loudly is as ineffectual as water in a broken jar.'
"'Nectar of Poesy' (Prasarati kavitvmtarasah)"
He becomes full of the sweetness of Poesy. The Klkulasarvasva says, All whose difficulties and dangers are destroyed by a single reading, as it were flies in a flame. His speech flows like the Ganges full of prose and poetry.'
Footnotes
93:1 \"Manusamuddharaajanuh"--that is, cause of "mantroddhra": formation of Mantra of Dev. The "mantra" is made known, and then impressed with the life and consciousness ("caitanya") of the "sdhaka" ("mantra-caitanya").
93:2 \"Pj".
93:3 That is, even his meaningless delirious talk, as in fever or madness, etc. (K.13.).
