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Rudrayāmala Uttara Tantra
A Yāmala of the Vidyāpīṭha, a Śākta compendium of the eastern schools, and a title cited far more often than it can be found — the text the Vijñāna Bhairava names as its source.
Few titles are quoted more often in tantric Sanskrit than the Rudrayāmala, and few are harder to hold. Abhinavagupta cites it; Jayaratha cites it; the Bengali Śākta digests cite it constantly; the Vijñāna Bhairava names it as its own parent. The book that now circulates under the name will not account for most of what is credited to it — and that discrepancy is itself one of the more instructive facts about how this literature travelled.
What a yāmala isयामल
Yāmala means a pair, a couple, a union; the ordinary Sanskrit word for twins stands beside it. A Yāmala tantra is revelation arising from the union of Rudra and his Śakti rather than from Śiva alone, and the consequence is formal as well as doctrinal. Texts of this class are dialogues throughout — Bhairava and the Goddess in alternating question and answer, neither of them merely the audience. The teaching that Śakti and the possessor of Śakti are never separate is, in a Yāmala, a statement about the shape of the book as much as about the nature of things.
Within the Bhairava stream the Yāmalas belong to the Vidyāpīṭha, the goddess-centred half of the revelation, and the canonical lists count eight of them — a yāmalāṣṭaka. Which eight varies from source to source. Brahmayāmala, Viṣṇuyāmala, Rudrayāmala, Skandayāmala, Ruruyāmala, Vetālayāmala, Svacchandayāmala, Ātharvaṇayāmala are among the names that recur, in shifting combinations and sometimes with others in their place. As with the twenty-eight Āgamas and the sixty-four Bhairava tantras, the number describes how the tradition conceived its canon rather than what can be counted on a shelf.
One Yāmala survives in something close to its early form, and it shows what the class was. The Brahmayāmala, also called the Picumata, is preserved in a Nepalese palm-leaf manuscript copied in the eleventh century, and it is uncompromising: its deity is Kapālīśabhairava with the goddess Caṇḍā Kāpālinī, its practitioner carries the skull-staff and the skull-bowl, and its rites belong squarely to the cremation ground and the cult of the yoginīs. That is the world the Yāmalas came out of — older, fiercer and far more concretely ritual than the philosophical Trika that grew from the same soil.
Two Rudrayāmalas
The Rudrayāmala that the Kashmirian authors knew is not extant. Abhinavagupta and Jayaratha quote a text of that name; later digests quote it at length; and no manuscript answering to those quotations has been identified. What does survive, printed repeatedly in Calcutta and Varanasi since the later nineteenth century, is the Rudrayāmala Uttara Tantra — the "latter" Rudrayāmala, a long Śākta work whose language, cast of goddesses and ritual assumptions place it in eastern India and centuries after the Kashmirian citations. Estimates of its date differ and none is secure; few would put its present shape earlier than the fifteenth or sixteenth century, and portions of it are probably later still.
What the Uttara Tantra contains
None of that makes the surviving text uninteresting. It is a substantial and wide-ranging Śākta compendium, and it is one of the places where a reader can watch several currents run together.
- Mantroddhāraमन्त्रोद्धार · extraction
- The drawing-out of mantras from a lettered diagram. The syllables are not simply given; they are extracted from a grid by a stated procedure, so that a mantra arrives as an operation rather than as a word. A great deal of the text is taken up with this, and it is the most technical thing in it.
- The Goddess
- Tārā above all, but also Kālī, Bhairavī and material belonging to the Śrīvidyā, together with the hymns, protective kavacas and thousand-name litanies that attend them. The theology is that of the Mahāvidyās, the eastern Śākta cult of the ten great goddesses — one of the clearest indications that the text as we have it is not an early Kashmirian Vidyāpīṭha work.
- Cīnācāraचीनाचार · the way of Mahācīna
- The text carries the well-known story of Vasiṣṭha, who fails to propitiate Tārā by orthodox austerity, is directed to Mahācīna, and finds there a teaching conducted in wine and flesh and the company of women, which he is made to accept before he can succeed. It is one of the tradition's own accounts of why a transgressive rite exists at all, and it is largely through this text that the story is known.
- The subtle body
- The channels, the centres, the ascent of kuṇḍalinī, the retention and movement of breath. This is the material that made the book useful far outside its own school, and it is the physiology that the breath teachings assume throughout.
- Yoga and observance
- Long stretches on posture, prāṇāyāma and mudrā, on the discipline and the grades of the practitioner, and on initiation, the qualifications of the guru, and the calendrical and domestic ritual of a Śākta household.
A conduit
The Uttara Tantra's real historical importance is as a channel. Material passed through it into compilations that had a far wider circulation than any Vidyāpīṭha scripture ever enjoyed — the Bengali Śākta digests, the ritual handbooks that depend on them, and from there into the printed devotional literature of the nineteenth century and after. A very large number of hymns, armours and mantra-prescriptions in ordinary use carry a colophon assigning them to the Rudrayāmala. Some of them are in the printed Uttara Tantra. Many are not, and were attached to the name for the authority it conferred.
That is worth stating plainly rather than treating as a scandal. Attribution in this literature is a claim about lineage and legitimacy, not a bibliographical statement, and a tradition which holds that its scriptures are fragments of an unbounded revelation has no difficulty at all with the idea that a teaching may be from the Rudrayāmala without being in any particular copy of it. The historian's problem and the tradition's self-understanding are simply not the same problem, and the honest course is to keep them apart.
The Vijñāna Bhairava's claim
The most consequential of these attributions is the Vijñāna Bhairava's. Its colophons place it within the Rudrayāmala and the tradition has always cited it so: one hundred and twelve dhāraṇās, a dialogue between Bhairava and the Goddess, presented as an extract drawn from the greater Yāmala.
What the claim is worth needs care in both directions. It cannot be verified, because the Rudrayāmala it refers to is lost; and it cannot be refuted from the surviving Uttara Tantra, which does not contain the Vijñāna Bhairava and is in any case too late to be the text meant. But the Vijñāna Bhairava's own antiquity does not rest on the attribution. It was known and quoted in Kashmir in the tenth and eleventh centuries; Kṣemarāja began a commentary on it, the Uddyota, which breaks off after the opening verses; and Śivopādhyāya completed the exegesis long afterwards with his Vivṛti. The text stands on that evidence whatever its parentage.
What the attribution does tell us is what its transmitters took its pedigree to be, and the choice is exact. A Yāmala is revelation issuing from the union of the two; and the Vijñāna Bhairava's opening argument, before it reaches a single practice, is that Śakti and the holder of Śakti are never in fact two, so that to enter Śakti is to enter Bhairava. A text that begins there names as its source the one class of scripture defined by precisely that union. Whether or not the descent is historical, the claim is doctrinally well judged — and that, in a tradition where lineage is a statement of what a teaching is, is not a trivial thing to have got right.
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नगेन्द्रस्थो नागिनी च नगेशो नागनन्दिनी | सार्वभौमो महाकाली नगेन्द्रः नन्दिनीसुता
nagendrastho nāginī ca nageśo nāganandinī | sārvabhaumo mahākālī nagendraḥ nandinīsutā
कामदेवाश्रयो माया मित्रस्थो मित्रवासना | मानभङ्गकरो रावा वारणारिप्रियः प्रिया
kāmadevāśrayo māyā mitrastho mitravāsanā | mānabhaṅgakaro rāvā vāraṇāripriyaḥ priyā
रिपुहा राकिणी माता सुमित्रो मित्ररक्शिका | कालान्त कलहा देवी पीतवासाम्बरप्रिया
ripuhā rākiṇī mātā sumitro mitrarakśikā | kālānta kalahā devī pītavāsāmbarapriyā
पापहर्ता पापहन्त्री निष्पापः पापनाशिनी | परानन्दप्रियो मीना मीनरूपी मलापहा
pāpahartā pāpahantrī niṣpāpaḥ pāpanāśinī | parānandapriyo mīnā mīnarūpī malāpahā
इन्द्रनीलमणिश्यामो महेन्द्रो नीलरूपिणी | नीलकण्ठप्रियो दुर्गा दुर्गादुर्गतिनाशिनी
indranīlamaṇiśyāmo mahendro nīlarūpiṇī | nīlakaṇṭhapriyo durgā durgādurgatināśinī
त्रिकोणमन्दिरश्रीदो विमाया मन्दिरस्थिता | मकरन्दरसोल्लासो मकरन्दरसप्रिया
trikoṇamandiraśrīdo vimāyā mandirasthitā | makarandarasollāso makarandarasapriyā
दारुणारिनिहन्ता च दारुणारिविनाशिनी | कलिकालकुलाचारः कलिकालफलावहा
dāruṇārinihantā ca dāruṇārivināśinī | kalikālakulācāraḥ kalikālaphalāvahā
कालक्षेत्रस्थितो रौद्री व्रतस्थो व्रतधारिणी | विशालाक्शो विशालास्या चमत्कारो करोद्यमा
kālakṣetrasthito raudrī vratastho vratadhāriṇī | viśālākśo viśālāsyā camatkāro karodyamā
लकारस्थो लाकिनी च लाङ्गली लोलयान्विता | नाकस्थो नाकपदका नाकाक्शो नाकरक्शका
lakārastho lākinī ca lāṅgalī lolayānvitā | nākastho nākapadakā nākākśo nākarakśakā
कामगो नामसम्बन्धा सामवेदविशोधिका | सामवेदः सामसन्ध्या सामगो मांसभक्शिणी
kāmago nāmasambandhā sāmavedaviśodhikā | sāmavedaḥ sāmasandhyā sāmago māṃsabhakśiṇī
सर्वभक्शो रात्रभक्शा रेतस्थो रेतपालिनी | रात्रिकारी महारात्रिः कालरात्रो महानिशा
sarvabhakśo rātrabhakśā retastho retapālinī | rātrikārī mahārātriḥ kālarātro mahāniśā
नानादोषहरो मात्रा मारहन्ता सुरापहा | चन्दनाङ्गी नन्दपुत्री नन्दपालः विलोपिनी
nānādoṣaharo mātrā mārahantā surāpahā | candanāṅgī nandaputrī nandapālaḥ vilopinī
मुद्राकारी महामुद्रा मुद्रितो मुद्रिता रतिः | शाक्तो लाक्शा वेदलाक्शी लोपामुद्रा नरोत्तमा
mudrākārī mahāmudrā mudrito mudritā ratiḥ | śākto lākśā vedalākśī lopāmudrā narottamā
महाज्ञानधरोऽज्ञानी नीरा मानहरोऽमरा | सत्कीतीस्थो महाकीतीः कुलाख्यो कुलकीतीता
mahājñānadharo'jñānī nīrā mānaharo'marā | satkītīstho mahākītīḥ kulākhyo kulakītītā
आशावासी वासना सा कुलवेत्ता सुगोपिता | अश्वत्थवृक्शनिलयो वृक्शसारनिवासिनी
āśāvāsī vāsanā sā kulavettā sugopitā | aśvatthavṛkśanilayo vṛkśasāranivāsinī
नित्यवृक्शो नित्यलता क्ळ्प्तः क्ळ्प्तपदस्थितः | कल्पवृक्शो कल्पलता सुकालः कालभक्शिका
nityavṛkśo nityalatā kḷptaḥ kḷptapadasthitaḥ | kalpavṛkśo kalpalatā sukālaḥ kālabhakśikā
सर्वालङ्कारभूषाढ्यो सर्वालङ्कारभूषिता | अकलङ्की निराहारा दुनीरीक्ष्यो निरापदा
sarvālaṅkārabhūṣāḍhyo sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitā | akalaṅkī nirāhārā dunīrīkṣyo nirāpadā
कामकर्ता कामकान्ता कामरूपी महाजवा | जयन्तो याजयन्ती च जयाख्य जयदायिनी
kāmakartā kāmakāntā kāmarūpī mahājavā | jayanto yājayantī ca jayākhya jayadāyinī
त्रिजीवनो जीवमाता कुशलाख्यो विसुन्दरा | केशधारी केशिनी च कामजो कामजाड्यदा
trijīvano jīvamātā kuśalākhyo visundarā | keśadhārī keśinī ca kāmajo kāmajāḍyadā
किङ्करस्थो विकारस्था मानसंज्ञो मनीषिणी | मिथ्याहरो महामिथ्या मिथ्यासर्गो निराकृति
kiṅkarastho vikārasthā mānasaṃjño manīṣiṇī | mithyāharo mahāmithyā mithyāsargo nirākṛti
नागयज्ञोपवीतश्च नागमालाविभूषिता | नागाख्यो नागकुलपा नायको नायिका वधूः
nāgayajñopavītaśca nāgamālāvibhūṣitā | nāgākhyo nāgakulapā nāyako nāyikā vadhūḥ
नायकक्षेमदो नारी नरो नारायणप्रिया | किरातवर्णो रासज्ञी तारको गुणतारिका
nāyakakṣemado nārī naro nārāyaṇapriyā | kirātavarṇo rāsajñī tārako guṇatārikā
शङ्कराख्योऽम्बुजाकारा कृपणः कृपणावती | देशगो देशसन्तोषा दर्शो दर्शनिवासिनी
śaṅkarākhyo'mbujākārā kṛpaṇaḥ kṛpaṇāvatī | deśago deśasantoṣā darśo darśanivāsinī
दर्शनज्ञो दर्शनस्था दृग् दृदिक्शा सुरोऽसुराः | सुरपालो देवरक्शा त्रिरक्शो रक्शदेवता
darśanajño darśanasthā dṛg dṛdikśā suro'surāḥ | surapālo devarakśā trirakśo rakśadevatā
श्रीरामसेवी सुखदा सुखदो व्यासवासिनी | वृन्दावनस्थो वृन्दा च वृन्दावन्यो महत्तनू
śrīrāmasevī sukhadā sukhado vyāsavāsinī | vṛndāvanastho vṛndā ca vṛndāvanyo mahattanū
ब्रह्मरूपी त्रितारी च तारकाक्शो हि तारिणी | तन्त्रर्थज्ञः तन्त्रविद्या सुतन्त्रज्ञः सुतन्त्रिका
brahmarūpī tritārī ca tārakākśo hi tāriṇī | tantrarthajñaḥ tantravidyā sutantrajñaḥ sutantrikā
तृप्तः सुतृप्ता लोकानां तर्पणस्थो विलासिनी | मयूरा मन्दिररतो मथुरा मन्दिरेऽमला
tṛptaḥ sutṛptā lokānāṃ tarpaṇastho vilāsinī | mayūrā mandirarato mathurā mandire'malā
मन्दिरो मन्दिरादेवी निर्मायी मायसंहरा | श्रीवत्सहृदयो वत्सा वत्सलो भक्तवत्सला
mandiro mandirādevī nirmāyī māyasaṃharā | śrīvatsahṛdayo vatsā vatsalo bhaktavatsalā
भक्तप्रियो भक्तगम्या भक्तो भक्तिः प्रभुः प्रभा | जरो जरा वरो रावा हविर्हेमा क्शमः क्शिति
bhaktapriyo bhaktagamyā bhakto bhaktiḥ prabhuḥ prabhā | jaro jarā varo rāvā havirhemā kśamaḥ kśiti
क्शोणीपो विजयोल्लासा विजयोजयरूपिणी | जयदाता दातृजाया बलिपो बलिपालिका
kśoṇīpo vijayollāsā vijayojayarūpiṇī | jayadātā dātṛjāyā balipo balipālikā
कृष्णमार्जाररूपी च कृष्णमार्जाररूपिणी | घोटकस्थो हयस्था च गजगो गजवाहना
kṛṣṇamārjārarūpī ca kṛṣṇamārjārarūpiṇī | ghoṭakastho hayasthā ca gajago gajavāhanā
गजेश्वरो गजाधारा गजो गर्जनतत्परा | गयासुरो गयादेवी गजदर्पो गजापीता
gajeśvaro gajādhārā gajo garjanatatparā | gayāsuro gayādevī gajadarpo gajāpītā
कामनाफलसिद्ध्यर्थी कामनाफलसिद्धिदा | धर्मदाता धर्मविद्या मोक्शदो मोक्शदायिनी
kāmanāphalasiddhyarthī kāmanāphalasiddhidā | dharmadātā dharmavidyā mokśado mokśadāyinī
मोक्शाश्रयो मोक्शकर्त्री नन्दगोपाल ईश्वरी | श्रीपतिः श्रीमहाकाली किरणो वायुरूपिणी
mokśāśrayo mokśakartrī nandagopāla īśvarī | śrīpatiḥ śrīmahākālī kiraṇo vāyurūpiṇī
वाय्वाहारी वायुनिष्ठा वायुबीजयशस्विनी | जेता जयन्ती यागस्थो यागविद्या शिवः शिवा
vāyvāhārī vāyuniṣṭhā vāyubījayaśasvinī | jetā jayantī yāgastho yāgavidyā śivaḥ śivā
वासवो वासवस्थी च वासाख्यो धनविग्रहा | आखण्डलो विखण्डा च खण्डस्थो खण्डखञ्जनी
vāsavo vāsavasthī ca vāsākhyo dhanavigrahā | ākhaṇḍalo vikhaṇḍā ca khaṇḍastho khaṇḍakhañjanī
खड्गहस्तो बाणहस्ता बाणगो बाणवाहना | सिद्धान्तज्ञो ध्वान्तहन्त्री धनस्थो धान्यवद्धीनी
khaḍgahasto bāṇahastā bāṇago bāṇavāhanā | siddhāntajño dhvāntahantrī dhanastho dhānyavaddhīnī
लोकानुरागो रागस्था स्थितः स्थापकभावना | स्थानभ्रष्टोऽपदस्था च शरच्चन्द्रनिभानना
lokānurāgo rāgasthā sthitaḥ sthāpakabhāvanā | sthānabhraṣṭo'padasthā ca śaraccandranibhānanā
चन्द्रोदयश्चन्द्रवर्णा चारुचन्द्रो रुचिस्थिता | रुचिकारी रुचिप्रीता रचनो रचनासना
candrodayaścandravarṇā cārucandro rucisthitā | rucikārī ruciprītā racano racanāsanā
राजराजो राजकन्या भुवनो भुवनाश्रया | सर्वज्ञः सर्वतोभद्रा वाचालो लयधातिनी
rājarājo rājakanyā bhuvano bhuvanāśrayā | sarvajñaḥ sarvatobhadrā vācālo layadhātinī
लिङ्गरूपधरो लिङ्गा कलिङ्गः कालकेशरी | केवलानन्दरूपाख्यो निर्वाणमोक्शदायिनी
liṅgarūpadharo liṅgā kaliṅgaḥ kālakeśarī | kevalānandarūpākhyo nirvāṇamokśadāyinī
महामेघगाढ. महानन्दरूपा | महामेघजालो महाघोररूपा | महामेघमालः सदाकारपाला | महामेघमालामलालोलकाली
mahāmeghagāḍha. mahānandarūpā | mahāmeghajālo mahāghorarūpā | mahāmeghamālaḥ sadākārapālā | mahāmeghamālāmalālolakālī
वियद्व्यापको व्यापिका सर्वदेहे महाशूरवीरो महाधर्मवीरा | महाकालरूपी महाचण्डरूपा | विवेकी मदैकी कुलेशः कुलेशी
viyadvyāpako vyāpikā sarvadehe mahāśūravīro mahādharmavīrā | mahākālarūpī mahācaṇḍarūpā | vivekī madaikī kuleśaḥ kuleśī
सुमार्गी सुगीता शुचिस्वो विनिता | महार्को वितर्का सुतर्कोऽवितर्का | कृतीन्द्रो महेन्द्री भगो भाग्यचन्द्रा | चतुर्थो महार्था नगः कीतीचन्द्रा
sumārgī sugītā śucisvo vinitā | mahārko vitarkā sutarko'vitarkā | kṛtīndro mahendrī bhago bhāgyacandrā | caturtho mahārthā nagaḥ kītīcandrā
विशिष्टो महेष्टिर्मनस्वी सुतुष्टि | र्महाषड्दलस्थो महासुप्रकाशा | गलच्चन्द्रधारामृतस्निग्धदेहो | गलत्कोटिसूर्यप्रकाशाभिलाषा
viśiṣṭo maheṣṭirmanasvī sutuṣṭi | rmahāṣaḍdalastho mahāsuprakāśā | galaccandradhārāmṛtasnigdhadeho | galatkoṭisūryaprakāśābhilāṣā
महाचण्डवेगो महाकुण्डवेगी | महारुण्डखण्डो महामुण्डखण्डा | कुलालभ्रमच्चक्रसारः प्रकारा | कुलालो मलाका रचक्रप्रसारी
mahācaṇḍavego mahākuṇḍavegī | mahāruṇḍakhaṇḍo mahāmuṇḍakhaṇḍā | kulālabhramaccakrasāraḥ prakārā | kulālo malākā racakraprasārī
कुलालक्रियावान् महाघोरखण्डः कुलालक्रमेण भ्रमज्ञानखण्डा | प्रतिष्ठः प्रतिष्ठा प्रतीक्शः प्रतीक्शा | महाख्यो महाख्या सुकालोऽतिदीक्शा
kulālakriyāvān mahāghorakhaṇḍaḥ kulālakrameṇa bhramajñānakhaṇḍā | pratiṣṭhaḥ pratiṣṭhā pratīkśaḥ pratīkśā | mahākhyo mahākhyā sukālo'tidīkśā
महापञ्चमाचारतुष्टः प्रचेष्टा | महापञ्चमा प्रेमहा कान्तचेष्टा | महामत्तवेशो महामङ्गलेशी | सुरेशः क्शपेशी वरो दीर्घवेशा
mahāpañcamācāratuṣṭaḥ praceṣṭā | mahāpañcamā premahā kāntaceṣṭā | mahāmattaveśo mahāmaṅgaleśī | sureśaḥ kśapeśī varo dīrghaveśā
चरो बाह्यनिष्ठा चरश्चारुवर्णा | कुलाद्योऽकुलाद्या यतिर्यागवाद्या | कुलोकापहन्ता महामानहन्त्री | महाविष्णुयोगी महाविष्णुयोगा
caro bāhyaniṣṭhā caraścāruvarṇā | kulādyo'kulādyā yatiryāgavādyā | kulokāpahantā mahāmānahantrī | mahāviṣṇuyogī mahāviṣṇuyogā
क्शितिक्शोभहन्ता क्शितिक्शुब्धबाधा | महार्घो महार्घा धनी राज्यकार्या | महारात्रि सान्द्रान्धकारप्रकाशो | महारात्रि सान्द्रान्धकारप्रवेशा
kśitikśobhahantā kśitikśubdhabādhā | mahārgho mahārghā dhanī rājyakāryā | mahārātri sāndrāndhakāraprakāśo | mahārātri sāndrāndhakārapraveśā
महाभीमगम्भीरशब्दप्रशब्दो | महाभीमगम्भीरशब्दापशब्दा | कुला ज्ञानदात्री यमो यामयात्रा | वशी सूक्ष्मवेशाश्वगो नाममात्रा
mahābhīmagambhīraśabdapraśabdo | mahābhīmagambhīraśabdāpaśabdā | kulā jñānadātrī yamo yāmayātrā | vaśī sūkṣmaveśāśvago nāmamātrā
हिरण्याक्शहन्ता महाशत्रुहन्त्री | विनाशप्रियो बाणनाशप्रिया च | महाडाकिनीशो महाराकिणीशो | महाडाकिनी सा महाराकिणी सा
hiraṇyākśahantā mahāśatruhantrī | vināśapriyo bāṇanāśapriyā ca | mahāḍākinīśo mahārākiṇīśo | mahāḍākinī sā mahārākiṇī sā
मुकुन्दो महेन्द्रो महाभद्रचन्द्रा | क्शितित्यागकर्ता महायोगकर्त्री | हितो मारहन्त्री महेशेश इन्द्रा | गतिक्शोभभावो महाभावपुञ्जा
mukundo mahendro mahābhadracandrā | kśitityāgakartā mahāyogakartrī | hito mārahantrī maheśeśa indrā | gatikśobhabhāvo mahābhāvapuñjā
शशीनां समूहो विधोः कोटिशक्तिः | कदम्बाश्रितो वारमुख्या सतीना| महोल्लासदाता महाकालमाता | स्वयं सर्वपुत्रः स्वयं लोकपुत्री
śaśīnāṃ samūho vidhoḥ koṭiśaktiḥ | kadambāśrito vāramukhyā satīnā| mahollāsadātā mahākālamātā | svayaṃ sarvaputraḥ svayaṃ lokaputrī
महापापहन्ता महाभावभर्त्री | हरिः कातीकी कातीको देवसेना | जयाप्तो विलिप्ता कुलाप्तो गणाप्ता | सुवीर्यो सभाषा क्शितीशोऽभियाता
mahāpāpahantā mahābhāvabhartrī | hariḥ kātīkī kātīko devasenā | jayāpto viliptā kulāpto gaṇāptā | suvīryo sabhāṣā kśitīśo'bhiyātā
भवान् भावलक्ष्मीः प्रियः प्रेमसूक्ष्मा | जनेशो धनेशी कृपो मानभङ्गा | कठोरोत्कटानां महाबुद्धिदाता | कृतिस्था गुणज्ञो गुणानन्दविज्ञा
bhavān bhāvalakṣmīḥ priyaḥ premasūkṣmā | janeśo dhaneśī kṛpo mānabhaṅgā | kaṭhorotkaṭānāṃ mahābuddhidātā | kṛtisthā guṇajño guṇānandavijñā
महाकालपूज्यो महाकालपूज्या | खगाख्यो नगाख्या खरः खड्गहस्ता | अथर्वोऽथर्वान्दोलितस्थः महार्था | खगक्शोभनाशा हविः कूटहाला
mahākālapūjyo mahākālapūjyā | khagākhyo nagākhyā kharaḥ khaḍgahastā | atharvo'tharvāndolitasthaḥ mahārthā | khagakśobhanāśā haviḥ kūṭahālā
महापद्म मालाधृतो गाणपत्या | गणस्थो गभीरा गुरुः ज्ञानगम्या | घटप्राणदाता घनाकाररूपा | भयार्थोङबीजाङवारीङकर्ता
mahāpadma mālādhṛto gāṇapatyā | gaṇastho gabhīrā guruḥ jñānagamyā | ghaṭaprāṇadātā ghanākārarūpā | bhayārthoṅabījāṅavārīṅakartā
भवो भावमाता नरो यामध्याता | चलान्तोऽचलाख्या चयोऽञ्जालिका च छलज्ञश्छलाढ्या छकारश्छकारा | जयो जीवनस्था जलेशो जलेशा
bhavo bhāvamātā naro yāmadhyātā | calānto'calākhyā cayo'ñjālikā ca chalajñaśchalāḍhyā chakāraśchakārā | jayo jīvanasthā jaleśo jaleśā
जपञ्जापकारी जगज्जीवनीशा जगत्प्राणनाथो जगद्ध्लादकारी | झरो झर्झरीशा झनत्कारशब्दो | झनञ्झञ्जनानादझङ्काररावा
japañjāpakārī jagajjīvanīśā jagatprāṇanātho jagaddhlādakārī | jharo jharjharīśā jhanatkāraśabdo | jhanañjhañjanānādajhaṅkārarāvā