Tirumantiram - TANTRA Four - Verses 1141 - 1154 of 1418

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Tirumantiram

English translation of the Tamil Spiritual Classic by Saint Tirumular

 

 

TANTRA Four - Verses  1141 - 1154 of 1418

 

 

7 PURNA SAKTI (contd)

 

1141: She is on the Flower of Cosmos and Flower of Heart

 

On the petals of six Adharas is She seated;

On the petals of the Flower of Cosmos,

Of Worlds two hundred and eighteen above is She seated;

She is the Blessed One that is seated on the Flower of Heart

She is the bejewelled one that is on

Earth (Muladhara) below.

 

 

1142: Worlds Move in Sakti's Way

 

The bejewelled one is where Parama is;

She is the Light that shines high

As pennon resplendent,

She is dazzling unto the lightning in the sky,

And all worlds in Sakti's Way whirl.

 

 

1143: Sakti is Kundalini Within

 

In the nine centers within,

That Flower walked,

As nine Saktis were they there;

Kundalini Light through Central passage arose,

And into the Lotus in Sahasrara spread.

 

 

1144: Lotuses of Sakti

 

That Lotus in folds several is Primal Sakti's abode;

The Lotus that lifts soul is in the heart;

When the Lotus in Muladhara is roused,

The Lotus in Sahasrara blossoms.

 

 

1145: Sakti Pervades All Adharas

 

The Spark that arose in triangular Chakra (Muladhara)

Flew and spread in the rest of Adhara Chakras;

And piercing Sahasrara shone bright;

Thus She pervaded in Chakras all.

 

 

1146: As Prana Reaches Sakti in Ajna Ambrosial Flows

 

There She was with faces ten (in Ajna)

And in all directions the breath spread,

And sought the pearly-white light of Her face,

And then flowed ambrosial waters

From Her downward looking face.

 

 

1147: Sakti Daily Prays to Lord

 

Her glances are unto arrows sharp,

She is the Lady Supreme

She is Manonmani

Her waist is slender unto a tender vine

Her tresses are bedecked with flower garlands

Her Form is red gold,

Fragrant by far

Daily She looks at Lord and prays.

 

 

1148: Sakti's Pervasiveness

 

She utters the Vedas Four,

The great Goddess, the Sakti;

She dons robes fine,

Her Feet compass world entire;

She stands elated

Pervading worlds and universes;

She stands adorned

With three lights, Sun, Moon and Fire.

 

 

1149: Sakti's Omnipotence

 

She holds in Her Form

The One Lord of Worlds all,

She creates million, million universes vast

In Her Thought;

She is draped in Cosmic Light,

She beautifies all,

Her I stood adoring.

 

 

1150: She Drives Away Death

 

"Hail, to You"--thus I pray

She is the Mistress of Worlds all,

She is my Mother

She is my Prowess

She is Lady of Tapas rare

She is bejewelled,

Her countenance is

Of passions dispelled;

She is of soft finery

She drives away fearsome death.

 

 

1151: She Uproots Karmas

 

She is of hands bedecked in jewellery,

She is Fountain of Bliss Divine,

She is Beautiful,

She is Tiripurai of Loveliness Perfect,

She is Mount Kailas

That all Karma destroys

She for ever uproots Karmas

Of Her devotees;

She is the Primal One.

 

 

1152: She Dispels Illusory Fame

 

She is damsel of sweet music,

She is tender vine of Void Limitless,

She is of fame infinite,

She is fruit-laden green vine

She drove away Maya

That transitory fame gives,

She of abiding fame,

In my heart entered.

 

 

1153: She Created All Life

 

Eternal existent is our Lord;

When at the beginning the worlds were created,

She Our Para Sakti followed Him,

Through "Heaven and earth"

And breathed life into creation all;

That verily was Sakti's Work.

 

 

1154: Siva and Sakti Together Grant Grace and Liberation

 

"This" and "That", they say, is God,

They Know Him not, the True One

They know not,

Who ultimate liberation grants,

They know not

Lady Great of honeyed-flower bedecked tresses,

That Grace confers;

Of muddled thinking they are.