Thursday, May 9, 2013

Tantroktam Ratri Suktam

From the Devi Mahatmya (Markendeya Purana). Brahma is asking Goddess to wake up Vishnu and ask him to kill the dangerous demons Madhu and Kaitabha.

om viśveśvarīṃ jagadhātrīṃ sthitisamhārakārinīṃ |
nidrāṃ bhagavatīṃ viṣṇoratulāṃ tejasaḥ prabhuḥ ||1||
Brahma started praising Goddess Nidradevi (Goddess of Sleep):
You are having the power of creation, protection and destruction which is an auspicious power of Vishnu.
brahmovaca
tvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ svadhā tvaṃ hi vaṣaṭkāraḥ svarātmikā |
sudhā tvamakṣare nitye tridhā mātrātmikā sthitā ||2||
Brahma said:
O Goddess! You are Swaha (oblation), Swadha (protection) and Vashatkara (the personification of Vedic sacrifice). The seven swaras (7 musical tunes/notes) are also created by You or are of your-form. You are bestowing life to the people. You are present in the Omkar in the form of three matras (letters A, U and M).
ardhamātrāsthitā nityā yānuccāryā viśeṣataḥ |
tvameva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṃ devī jananī parā ||3||
You are also present in the half matra (half letter or bindu) which is never uttered.
You are Sandhya (Goddess of evening), Savitri (Goddess of morning) and mother of living creation.
tvayai tadhāryate viśvaṃ tvayai tat sṛjyate jagat |
tvayaitat pālyate devi tvamatsyante ca sarvadā ||4||
O Goddess! You are supporting this universe, you create this world and You sustain this world.
At the end of the universe, You absorb everything in yourself.
visṛṣṭau sṛṣṭi rūpā tvam sthiti rūpā ca pālane|
tathā saṃhṛti rūpānte jagato’sya jaganmaye ||5||
O Goddess! At the time of generation of this World you are Srushti (the creation), while the world continues to exist you are Sthiti (the stability), and at the time of Dissolution you are Samhriti (the destroyer).
mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahāsmṛtiḥ |
mahāmohā ca bhavatī mahādevī mahāsurī ||6||
O Goddess! You are Mahavidya (Goddess of knowledge), Mahamaya (Goddess of illusion), Mahamedha (Goddess of intelligence), Mahasmruti (Goddess of memory), Mahamoharupa (Goddess of temptation), Mahadevi and Mahsuri (Leader of Goddess).
prakṛtis tvaṃ ca sarvasya guṇa traya vibhāvinī |
kālarātrir mahārātrir moharātriśca dāruṇā ||7||
You are the creator of three gunas (Satva, Raja and Tama) in the mind of the people.
You are dangerous Kala Ratri, Maha Ratri and Moha Ratri.
tvaṃ śrīs tvam īśvarī tvaṃ hrīstvaṃ buddhir bodha lakṣaṇā |
lajjā puṣṭistathā tuṣṭis tvaṃ śāntiḥ kṣāntireva ca ||8||
O Goddess! You are Shree, You are Ishwari, You are Hri and you are Budhi (intelligence).
You are Lajja (modesty), Pushti (sustenance), Tushti (satisfaction), Shanti (peace) and Kshama (mercy).
khaṅginī śūlinī ghorā gadinī cakriṇī tathā |
śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇa bhuśuṇḍī paridhāyudhā ||9||
O Goddess! You are Khadgadharani (weapon), Shooladharani (weapon) and Ghorarupa (terrific look).
You hold Gada, Chakra, Shanka and Bow in your hands. Arrows, Brushundi and Parigha are also your weapons.
saumyā saumya tarā śeṣa saumyebhyastvati sundarī |
parāparāṇāṃ paramā tvameva parameśvarī ||10||
You are most gentle amongst all the gentle and you are also most beautiful amongst all the beautiful.
You are Parameshvari, the Supreme Goddess, beyond the things near and far.
yacca kiṃcit kvacivastu sadasadvāḵẖilātmike |
tasya sarvasya yā śaktiḥ sā tvaṃ kiṃ stūyase tadā ||11||
O Goddess! You are in every form, sat (good) or asat (bad). Hence it is impossible to praise you.
yayā tvayā jagatstraṣṭā jagatpātyatti yo jagat |
so ̕pi nidrāvaśaṃ nītaḥ kastvāṃ stotumiheśvaraḥ ||12||
O Goddess! You have made Creator, Protector and Destroyer of the people and world (Vishnu) to sleep.
Hence nobody other than Vishnu is able to praise you.
viṣṇuḥ śarīragrahaṇamīśāna eva ca |
kāritāste yato ̕tastvāṃ kaḥ stotuṃ śaktimān bhavet ||13||
O Goddess! You have given a body to me (Brahma), Vishnu and Shiva, so who has the ability to praise you?
sā tvamitthaṃ prabhāvaiḥ svairudārairdevi saṃstutā |
mohayaitau durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau ||14||
O Goddess! You are praise worthy for your kindness. Madhu and Kaitabha are two very dangerous demons. Please create some kind of affection in their minds.
prabodhaṃ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatāmacyuto laġu |
bodhaśca kriyatāmasya haṃtumetau mahāsurau ||15||
15. Please wake up God Vishnu and create desire in his mind to destroy these two demons.
iti taṃtroktaṃ rātrisūktam saṃpūrṇaṃ
Here completes Tantroktam Ratri Suktam.

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