Goddess Dhumavati Tantrik puja

 

 

Dus Mahavidya Maa Dhumavati

Goddess Ma Dhumavati Devi maintains the seventh significant position among all the ten Dus Mahavidya's. She is often described in words or sketch as an old and ugly widow. Goddess Dhumavati's sketch depicts an old woman causing extreme terror and tormented by great thirst and hunger. She is associated with things considered inauspicious and unattractive and is considered to posses' great powers. The goddess is depicted to ride on a horseless chariot or riding a crow, usually in a cremation ground in the Chaturmas period.

Goddess Dhumavati is said to provide evidence for or stand as proof of cosmic dissolution and is "the state of nonexistence" that exists before creation and after dissolution. Ma Dhumavati's sahastranaam (thousand-name hymn) relates her both positive and negative aspects. She is personification of the tamas gun which creates lust and ignorance. Ma teaches the sadhak to penetrate deep emotionally and intellectually to seek the inner truths of life. She expresses warmth and affectionate feeling & bestows boons.

Benefit of Maa Dhoomavati in tantra

In tantra sadhna of Dus Mahavidya sadhaks consider Goddess Ma Dhumavati to give immediate results and person is protected from all sorts of black magic, sadness, sorrow, dreadful diseases, tragedy, poverty etc. This Sadhna evokes innumerable advantages for all round financial prosperity and stability, blesses with long life. The results are realised instantly after the accomplishment of the Sadhna.

The aspirant sadhak, having perfected Goddss Ma Dhumavati get all Ashtsidhis, after which he progresses spiritually and gets the physical energy or intensity to resque from all troubles, gets all the desires fufilled. The goddess also blesses her sadhak with ultimate knowledge and takes to the path of salvation(moksha).

Mata Dhumavati Significance

Sadhna of Goddess Mata Dhumavati requires proper initiation by an able teacher (Guru) but yet one can attain her blessings by other means of worship. Goddess Dhumavati is pleased by chanting mantras, doing worship either on the image, or by the help of Yantras (mystical diagrams) and by certain rituals and offerings etc. Ones goddess Dhumavati is pleased then all the aspirations of man gets fulfilled. Ma gives undestructible Supernatural practices and techniques to the sadhak who wish to defeat their foes. Sadhna of Ma Dhumavati is considered ideal for bachelors, widows and for those who wish to renounce worldly and materialistic pursuits and instead dedicate their entire life towards spiritual pursuits.

Maa Dhoomavati Puja Benefit

Mata Dhoomavati puja protects a person from the following:

• black magic

• curse done by others

• sadness

• grieve

• great loss and misfortune

• widowhood

• death of children

• disease

• poverty

   

Shatkarma Prayog By Dus Mahavidya Ma Dhumavati

The biggest benefit in tantric anusthan of dus mahavidya dhoomavati poojan conducted by vamtantra sadhaks is to obtain the success in the various forms of shatkarma tantrik prayog(Shantikaran, Vashikaran, Uchatan, Videshan, Stambhan etc).

Dusmahavidya Mata Dhumavati puja astrological significance

Ma Dhumavati puja is done for Malefic period of ketu or its mahadasa or antardasa for which affected individual requires immediate remedy to get relief from the suffering and agony created.

Persons going through the main and sub period of ketu(mahadasha and antardasha) or having malefic ketu are suggested to carry out vamtantra Dusmahavidya tantrik Ma Dhumavati puja. This puja is done to mitigate evil effects of ketu dosha.She is recommended for 'ketu afflictions' which can be understood as needed to overcome powerful obstacles, hinderances and ill-fortune.

Dusmahavidya Maa Dhumavati in awakening of kundalini

Kundalini yoga is a spiritual practice and as such spirituality is contagious. Mantra is chanted(vibrated) to assure the purest inner guidance during the practice of kundalini yoga.
Ma Dhumavati is associated with the concept to move along the spiritual path to attain liberation for the awakening of kundalini. "Dhumavati" means "Terror," or "awe-inspiring," so the one who has achieved the state of is beyond the fear of death, and therefore awesome.

The Dus Mahavidya Dhumavati mantra is for awakening the kundalini chakra. On saturday morning if we meditate praying Ma dhumavati and practice the chant of Dhumavati mata mantra kundalini chakra is awakened.

Dhumavati mantra

 

"Om Dhum Dhum Dhumavati Swaha"

Vamtantra also initiate tantrik mantra to the individuals who seek to learn tantra and for tantra beginners, after proper initiation by sidha tantrik Guru. Everyone is inspired to do the maximum number of Japa of Ma Dhumavati mantra "Om Dhum Dhum Dhumavati Swaha" meditating on Dhumavati ma.

Before chanting the mantras the shri Dhumavati Yantra should be properly powerised and worshipped. Minimum recitation of the mantra should be 1008 times. Any desire gets fulfilled by the chanting of above mentioned mantra for 1,25,000 times and by worshipping the Yantra.

 

Story Of The Goddess Who Devoured Shiva

Story Of The Goddess Who Devoured Shiva

Did you know that Goddess Parvati devoured Her husband, Lord Shiva? You must be wondering if this is true. Yes, it is. The Goddess, in Her Dhumavati form consumed Lord Shiva which then later gave her the form of an ugly widow.

Dhumavati means smoky. Goddess Dhumavati is the seventh form of the ten 'Mahavidyas'. In this form, the Goddess is portrayed as widow without Shiva. She has a smoky complexion, and rides a chariot with a flag bearing a crow or sometimes She is shown riding a crow. She is tall and wears pure white clothes. She is extremely unattractive and is associated with negative things like annoyance, greed, distress, failure, sorrow, loneliness and disgrace. She resides in burning grounds as well. But despite these depressive features, the Goddess blesses Her devotees with unnatural abilities and fulfills all their wishes.

Let us find out about the story of this Goddess who devoured Lord Shiva and became a widow.

Story Of Dhumavati

There are many versions of the story of Goddess Dhumavati. One of them says that once the Goddess Parvati felt very hungry. But there was no food available. So, She asked Her husband Lord Shiva to provide some food for Her. Shiva asked Her to wait for some time and went into meditation. Unable to control Her hunger, Goddess Parvati became furious, took the form of Kali and ate up Lord Shiva. Her extreme hunger is satisfied only by consuming Lord Shiva.

However, when Lord Shiva realised that Parvati has devoured Him, He becomes angry. As the third eye of Shiva opens, the Goddess is unable to contain the extreme energy. So, She turns smoky due to the burning energy of Shiva. She soon realises Her mistake and asks Lord Shiva for forgiveness. She disgorges Lord Shiva, who curses Her to wander like a widow.

Another story of Goddess Dhumavati says that She consumed Lord Shiva to fulfill Her promise to protect Her devotees. Once an Aghori sage named Malla asks Goddess Kali for a boon to protect him against all the cosmic forces. Granted the boon, the sage created havoc for all humans. Lord Shiva took the form of Aghora and tried to kill Malla. But as per Her promise Goddess Kali came to the rescue of Malla. To stop Shiva from killing Malla, Kali devours Shiva and becomes a widow.

Hence, Dhumavati is always portrayed as a widow. She is the only one of the Mahavidyas without Her consort. She is considered unlucky and inauspicious. Married couples are advised not to worship Goddess Dhumavati. It is believed that worshipping this Goddess creates a sense of wanting solitude and distaste for the wordly pleasures. So, Dhumavati is worshipped only by the Tantriks and people who have renounced the worldly pleasures.

Though Dhumavati seems like an inauspicious and fearsome Goddess yet She blesses all Her devotees with whatever they desire. She rescues Her devotees from all troubles. Dhumavati's worship is performed at night in cremation grounds with only a loin cloth on the body. The worshipper must observe fast and remain silent for the whole day before worshipping Her. Dhumavati temples are also very rare. The most famous temple of Goddess Dhumavati is located in Varanasi where the Goddess is worshipped with very unusual items. She is offered fruits, flowers along with meat, bhaang, liquor, cigarettes and sometimes even blood sacrifices.

So, in spite of being a fearsome Goddess who devoured her husband, Dhumavati is an exceptional Goddess with amazing powers

 

Devi Dhumavati Dasa Mahavidya

Devi Dhumavati...Dasa Mahavidya 

Do we need a pathetic, skinny, ugly looking widowed Goddess? And on top of that, she smells like a cemetery and is covered by smoke! First, let us get to the mythology surrounding Goddess Dhumavati. Legends have it that once Goddess Sati was tormented by great hunger. So she requested Lord Siva to satisfy her hunger. But Lord Siva refused to indulge her. We have seen in other slots that the Lord is not into house-keeping. He prefers to wander like a mendicant having no time for house-hold niceties! Goddess Sati requests repeatedly for food. Since he was not responding, Goddess Sati said “Well, then I will have to devour you!” and swallowed Lord Siva himself. He persuaded her to disgorge him and she did that with reluctance. Lord Siva then cursed her, condemning her to assume the form of the widow endowed wuth the advantages or disadvantages that goes with that status. Hearing this, smoke emanated from her appearance and clouded her beauty. Lord Siva told her that from now onwards her enchanting appearance would be known as Dhuma or Dhumavati. They separate and the Goddess becomes a loner. No sweat! She chooses a crow as her vahana and recluse in a cemetery. It is not the end of the world, is it?

MAHAVIDYA: Dhumavati is the seventh Mahavidya. The Mahavidyas represent some or other incarnation or manifestation of the Divine Mother. They are regarded as Vidyas or different approaches to Tantric knowledge. The range of these ten goddesses covers the whole of feminine divinity, from horrific goddesses at one end, and a ravishingly beautiful and loving on the other. Dhumavati contains within herself all potentials and shows the latent energies that dwell within us. Among the Vidyas, She represents uncontrolled negative energy of the cosmos, hence shown as a widow.

DHUMA: ‘Dhuma’ means ‘smoke’, so Dhumavati means one who is composed of smoke. Thus she is the smoky form of Shakti. She obscures what is evident and known to reveal the hidden and the profound. As the eternal widow, She is Shakti without her Siva. She therefore reveals all that is imperfect, the disappointments, sorrows, humiliation, defeat, loss and loneliness, and all the negative states in our ordinary existence in order that we may transcend it. Life is a struggle and one learns from the negative experiences and treating them as lessons in wisdom. This is what Dhumavati set out to teach by implication.

DEPICTION: Dhumavati is the Divine Mother at the time of the deluge when the Earth was under water. Upon exit, She is called Alakshmi, the one who is without lakshmi or radiance. The Dhumavati Tantra says that she is ugly, old, thin, unsteady, and angry. Her ears are hideous and rough, she has elongated teeth, and her breasts are drooping and hang down; something contrasting with the usual pomp and ceremony celestial depictions. Notwithstanding her ugly and fearsome appearance, she makes a boon conferring gesture, Varada mudra or knowledge giving gesture, Cinmudra. In one hand she holds a winnowing basket. She is tall and wears filthy garments. She is said to be fierce, frightening and fond of blood. She is sometimes shown holding a agni-pot with fierce fires.

The Prapancasarasara-samgraha describes her. ‘She has a nose shaped like a crow’s beak. She is sometimes said to resemble a crow, which appears as her emblem atop her chariot. It is carrion eater. Indeed, she herself is sometimes said to resemble a crow. It is also her vahana. She has black complexion and wearing ornaments made of snakes. Her dress is made of rags taken from cremation grounds. She holds a spear and a skull-cup, kapala in her two hands. The spear is sometimes replaced by a sword.

Another description in the same text says Dhumavati is aged with a wrinkled, angry face and cloud-like complexion. Her nose, eyes, and throat resemble that of a crow's. She holds a broom, a winnowing fan, a torch, and a club. She is cruel and frowning. Her hair appears disheveled and she wears the simple clothes of a beggar taken from a cemetery. Her breasts are dry. Her hair is grey, her teeth crooked and missing, and her clothes old and worn. The dress she wears has been taken from a corpse from cremation grounds. She is said to be the embodiment of the tamas guna, the aspect of creation associated with lust and ignorance. She constantly yearns for food and drink and is never satisfied. Always hungry and thirsty, She likes to create conflict or quarrels and invokes fear. She is always terrifying in appearance. Her thousand-name hymn says that she likes liquor and meat, both of which are tamsic. She has the disposition of a widow. The goddess tends to be in a sad state of mind and is quarrelsome. Her eyes are fearsome, and her hands tremble. Her eyes are glaring red, stern, and without tenderness. Her lips too are red, covered with blood’.

SYMBOLISM: The symbolism associated with Dhumavathi explains that she points out the negative aspects of life, asking us to develop a sense of detachment. It also implies learning from the negative aspects of life.

MYTHOLOGY: The Siva-Sati-Dhumavati myth is a manifestation resembling an old woman always tormented by great thirst and hunger. She is considered to posses great powers. This myth represents Dhumavathi’s destructive affinity. Siva contains or creates the world but Dhumavathi consumes Siva himself. Thus she embodies unsatisfied desires. She makes herself one by swallowing Shiva, an act of self-assertion, and perhaps independence. She is cursed and rejected by her husband but she moves along despite all this and also her status as widow.

BOWL: The bowl of fire she holds burns ignorance and also indicates that all things are eventually destroyed. Agni is twice born. Enlightenment comes more with unlearning rather than learning. Agni, god of fire acts as the divine model for the sacrificial priest. In Rig Veda 5.5.26.3, Agni is the messenger who carries the oblation from humans to the gods, bringing the gods to sacrifice, and interceding between gods and humans. When Agni is pleased, the gods are generous. Agni represents the cultivated, cooked and cultured aspects of Vedic ritual

WINNOWING BASKET: The winnowing basket is viveka, the power of discrimination that separates the grain- real from the chaff-unreal. On an outer level, she seems like poverty, destitution, and suffering, the great misfortunes that we all fear in life. But in truth, she asks us to look beyond small ambitions. Asatoma satgamaya.

WIDOWHOOD: Dhumavati projects the end and the miserable part of woman’s life. She may portray that she is old and sulking widow who has nowhere to go. But she symbolizes that she is free from its obligations and constraints. She favors the unmarried, the single and the widowed. She instills a desire to be alone and an aversion to worldly things. She encourages a certain kind of aloofness and independence; and sets one on the spiritual path.

Dhumavati represents a typical old widow of the orthodox society. Although a widow was considered unfortunate or inauspicious, she was free to undertake spiritual pursuits such as pilgrimages and vratas that were not easily possible in her younger days while she had to shoulder family responsibilities. For some of those women who found their married life oppressive, widowhood might come as a sort of relief. Good riddance, we say! Like the traditional sanyasin, a pious widow is outside the society free from its constraints and obligations.

Dhumavati symbolically portrays the disappointments, frustrations, humiliation, defeat, loss, sorrow and loneliness that a woman endures. She is the knowledge that comes through hard experiences, after the youthful desires and fantasies are put behind. Dhumavati thus represents a stage of woman’s life that is beyond worldly desires, beyond the conventional taboos of what is polluting or inauspicious. She desires to be free and at the same time she likes to be useful to the family and to the society.

CROW: Se rides on a crow. Sometimes it is shown pulling the chariot. It is her emblem . She is also shown riding on it. It is a scavenger bird feeding on half burnt corpse: it is a symbol of death and inauspiciousness. Dhumavathi’s crow shaped nose is also an invitation to death. On the other hand crows are also symbolic of hearing the ‘unheard’ sounds as they can hear very low sound frequencies, that which the human ears cannot hear. They also show remarkable intelligence. In other faiths, the raven symbolizes death and the other worlds reflecting the realms of both the living and the death. In Hindu belief, crows are considered ancestors as seen during sraddha practice of offering food or panda.

CEMETARY: Dhumavati is associated with the moonless night. She is a widow. She is unmovable and unmoved. She is depicted astride a horseless chariot in a cremation ground filled with smoke. She ends ephemeral expectations because the adherent cannot see and nor imagine them, base desires and false ambitions for the same reason, and egoism. She grounds Her worshippers in the transformation of death. She is regarded as preparing adherents for Kali but is complete in Herself.

SMOKE: Smoke billowing out of a quenched fire is her nature. Dhumavati’s youth and freshness are burnt out; and what remains is the smoke of her spent life. And like smoke she is restless and wandering. Her nature is not brightness. The smoke usually is dark, polluting and concealing. ‘Tatha tena idam avrtam’ is a phrase from Gita 3.38. It means ‘so this is covered by that.’ …. Lord Krishna uses the allegory -Smoke coming from the fire can cover it; a mirror covered by a coat of dust and fetus covered by the womb. In the same way, Kama and the gunas cover viveka – the knowledge of what is to be done and not to be done.

SADHANA and TANTRA: Sadhana of Dhumanavati as unorganized divine energy leads to total awareness. Worship of Dhumavati is done in a completely naked state, in a crematorium or a lonely spot on the darkest nights in the descending moon cycle. When we stop focusing on the outer forms and notice the background space instead, we begin to see her.In her temples near Varanasi, Dhumavati despite her aloofness is regarded as a guardian deity who looks after the village folk and blesses with worldly happiness.

To Tantrics, She is no longer the inauspicious and dangerous goddess approached only by the Tantrics. Her Dasa Mahavidya mantra contains only one bija syllable: the power to obscure, hide but also, protect and prepare. Dhumavati is also interpreted by some Tantra scholars as "the aspect of reality that is old, ugly, and unappealing. She is generally associated with all that is inauspicious: she dwells in areas of the earth that are perceived to be desolate, such as deserts, in abandoned houses, in quarrels, in mourning children, in hunger and thirst, and particularly in widows.

Goddess Dhumavati is a good teacher. By obscuring or covering all that is known, Dhumavati reveals the depth of the unknown. Dhumavati obscures what is evident in order to reveal the hidden and the profound.

 GODDESS DHUMAVATI: by Yogi Ananda Saraswathi 

 

Hari Om