# Seeking the Divine Goddess in the Women in Our Lives Published: 2026-03-13 Category: Ma Bagalamukhi Category URL: https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/category/ma-bagalamukhi Meta Description: Explore the spiritual journey of Chaitra Navratri, Kanya Pujan, and the power of Ma Bagalamukhi. Discover Navratri sadhana, scriptures, and tantric traditions. Tags: Tantra, Tantra Sadhana, Das Mahavidya, Ma Bagalamukhi Tag URLs: Tantra (https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/tag/tantra), Tantra Sadhana (https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/tag/tantra-sadhana), Das Mahavidya (https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/tag/das-mahavidya), Ma Bagalamukhi (https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/tag/ma-bagalamukhi) URL: https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/seeking-the-divine-goddess-in-the-women-in-our-lives [_हिंदी में पढ़ें_](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/seeking-the-divine-goddess-in-the-women-in-our-lives-hindi) ### In this article, you will read about: - Kanya Pujan and Living Worship of the Divine Mother - Advanced Observances During Navratri - Sages Who Practised Navratri Sadhana: Both Tantric and Vedic Traditions - Ma Bagalamukhi: The Power to Still All Forces - Worship Ma Bagalamukhi This Chaitra Navratri Chaitra Navratri represents a structured journey of Shakti awakening through nine stages of inner transformation. Each day corresponds to a specific form of the Divine Mother and reflects a shift in the seeker’s spiritual awareness. - [**Day 1 — Ma Kali**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/chaitra-navratri-and-the-das-mahavidyas) **:** Dissolution of inertia and ego - [**Day 2 — Ma Tara**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/chaitra-navratri-awakening-ma-through-the-das-mahavidyas) **:** Guidance during transformation - [**Day 3 — Ma Tripura Sundari**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/mool-durga-and-the-worship-of-the-divine-mother) **:** Emergence of harmony and balance - [**Day 4 — Ma Bhuvaneshwari**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/chaitra-navratri-invoking-the-devi-who-rules-the-worlds) **:** Expansion of consciousness into cosmic space - [**Day 5 — Ma Bhairavi**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/origins-of-navratri-and-ma-bhairavis-fire-of-purification) **:** Awakening of discipline and tapas - [**Day 6 — Ma Chinnamasta**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/why-worship-divine-mother-on-navratri-core-principles-tantra) **:** Cutting through ego and redirecting life energy - [**Day 7 — Ma Dhumavati**](https://tantrasadhana.app/blog/methods-of-navratri-worship-and-ma-dhumavati-the-cosmic-void) **:** Realisation of impermanence and detachment - **Day 8 — Ma Bagalamukhi:** Mastery over speech, thought, and action By the eighth day, the seeker reaches a stage where awakened energy must be stabilised and directed with awareness. ## **Kanya Pujan and Living Worship of the Divine Mother** One of the important observances during Navratri is **Kanya Pujan**, which honours the Goddess in the form of young girls. In **Śākta Tantric traditions**, the Kumari (young girl) is regarded as a living embodiment of **Chaitanya Shakti — the conscious power of the Divine Mother**. ### **Traditional Practice** - Girls aged **1 to 11 years** are worshipped as different manifestations of Devi. - Each age represents a particular aspect of Shakti. - Offerings are made to the girls in the form of: - Food - Clothes - Dakshina (monetary offerings) During the ceremony, a young boy is also worshipped as **Batuk Bhairav**, representing the protective Masculine Principle accompanying the Goddess. The core principle behind this practice is the worship of **Bāla-rūpā Devi — the Divine Mother in child form.** ## **The Scriptural Basis of Kumari Worship** The **Devi Bhagavata Purana (Skandha 7)** explicitly prescribes Kumari Pujan during Navratri. **Verse:** > _कुमार्यः पूजयेद् भक्त्या नवमीदिने विशेषतः ।_ > > _ब्राह्मणांश्च विशेषेण तुष्टिं यान्ति सुरेश्वरि ॥_ > > **Meaning:** One should worship the virgin girls with devotion, especially on Navami. By this worship, O Goddess, the Devas become pleased. Another passage states: > _अथ नवरात्र व्रते कुमार्यः पूजयेद् भक्त्या नवम्याम्।_ > > **Meaning:** During the Navratri vow, one should worship the Kanyas with devotion, particularly on Navami. The **Durga Saptashati** also emphasises the Divinity of feminine forms: > _स्त्रियः समस्ताः सकला जगत्सु ॥_ > > **Meaning:** All women in the world are manifestations of the Divine Mother. Download Tantra Sadhana App ## **Advanced Observances During Navratri** In traditional Shakta and Tantric practice, several advanced observances are performed. ### **Ritual Practices** - **Kumari Nyasa** (sometimes involving 18 Kumaris) - Worship of **Nava Devis** - Invocation of attendant energies of the Goddess ### **Advanced Sadhana Practices** - Prahar-based worship across eight daily segments - Night-focused Mantra Jap - Extended Navratri Vrat observed across **60 cycles** In Tantric tradition, **Mahavidya worship begins with Ma Kali on Amavasya** and continues through the nine nights of Navratri, culminating with **Ma Kamalatmika on Navami**. ## **Sages Who Practised Navratri Sadhana: Both Tantric and Vedic Traditions** - **Lord Ram** Performed Devi worship before the battle with King Ravan, according to the Devi Bhagavat Puran. According to the text, Sage Narad instructed Lord Ram in the methods of Devi worship and Lord Ram observed a nine-day Sadhana of fasting, Mantra Jap and Yagna. On the eighth night, the Goddess appeared to bless Him, declaring that He had been born to restore Dharm. A verse from **Lalita Trishati** includes the phrase: > _Lakshmanagraja Poojita \|_ > > **Meaning:** > > One who is worshipped by the elder brother of Lakshman The **Brahmand Puran** further mentions that the presiding deity of **Ayodhya** was **Maha Tripura Sundari**. - **Rishi Vishwamitra** Performed intense Mahavidya Sadhana during Navratri and attained immense spiritual power. - **Rishi Vashisht** Associated with the first Tantric worship of **Ma Tara**, and is particularly linked to the Tarapith tradition. - **Rishi Bharadvaj** Whose lineage contributed significantly to ritual traditions involving Yagna, Mantra Jap, and seasonal rites that later influenced Navratri worship. - **Shukracharya** Advised Meghnad (son of King Ravan) to perform powerful Tantric rituals and gain invincibility - **King** **Ravan and Meghnad** Advanced practitioners of esoteric Shakti rituals who sought mastery over the energies of the Das Mahavidyas Begin Tantra Sadhana ## **Ma Bagalamukhi: The Power to Still All Forces** On the eighth night of Navratri, the Divine Mother manifests as **Ma Bagalamukhi**. She represents the power known in Tantra as **Stambhan Shakti** — the ability to paralyse or neutralise hostile forces. ![The standard iconography of Goddess Bagalamukhi.](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cmcefnv6x0009hoe0r2qjyjo4/images/image-1773383283161-compressed.png)Source: drikpanchang.com Her symbolism represents: - Control over speech - Control over thoughts - Control over actions Many traditions consider this one of the most powerful nights of Navratri Sadhana. At this stage, the seeker’s awakened consciousness gains the ability to stabilise and direct inner energies. ## **Ma Bagalamukhi’s Connection With Navadurga, Devi Mahagauri** On the eighth day of Navratri, the Navadurga worshipped is **Devi Mahagauri**. She represents: - Purity - Removal of karmic impurities - Spiritual clarity ![The standard iconography of Goddess Mahagauri.](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cmcefnv6x0009hoe0r2qjyjo4/images/image-1773383475366-compressed.png)Source: sadhana.app Her white complexion symbolises **purified consciousness**. This stage corresponds to **Ma Bagalamukhi**, who grants control over the forces of mind and speech once purification has occurred. Both forms represent the **stabilisation of awakened spiritual power**. ## **Ma Bagalamukhi’s Bij Mantra** The primary **Bij Mantra** associated with Ma Bagalamukhi is: **ह्लीं (Hlīng)** A Bagalamukhi Tantra verse states: > _ह्लीं बीजं बगलामुख्याः स्तम्भनस्य परं स्मृतम् ।_ > > **Meaning:** Hlīng is the seed mantra of Bagalamukhi, representing the supreme power of stambhana — the ability to arrest or neutralise negativity. The sound **Hleeng** represents the power that stills harmful forces and stabilises awakened energy. ## **Worship Ma Bagalamukhi This Chaitra Navratri** The eighth day of Chaitra Navratri marks a stage where spiritual energy becomes steady and controlled. After purification, guidance, harmony, expansion, discipline, ego-transformation, and detachment, the seeker reaches the stabilising power of **Ma Bagalamukhi**. Her teachings emphasise: - Mastery over speech - Control over thoughts - The ability to neutralise negativity Through Her Grace, the seeker begins to stabilise awakened consciousness and prepare for the final stages of the Navratri journey. This Chaitra Navratri, the **Tantra Sadhana App by Himalayan monk, Om Swami**, offers Shakti Sadhaks access to its **Secret Shrine**. Each day of Navratri, the Shrine allows seekers to recite the **Dhyan Shlok and Mool Bij Mantra** of a Mahavidya. The Shloks and mantras, awakened and consecrated by Om Swami, make the worship potent, safe and in accordance with the scriptures. Once your Chaitra Navratri Sadhana is done on 15 April 2027, you can also begin your worship of the Das Mahavidyas, awakening each Mahavidya with their Tantric Bij mantra and esoteric Sadhana, one at a time - starting from Ma Kali to Ma Kamalatmika. The app is **free and ad-free**, with an entirely optional Dakshina. The Chaitra Navratri of the Das Mahavidyas begins on **Amavasya, 6 April 2027**. Enter the Secret Shrine to worship Ma Bagalamukhi with Her Dhyan Shlok and Mool Bij Mantra. May the blessings of the Das Mahavidyas make this Chaitra Navratri a transformative period in your life. Awaken Her Grace. Fall in love with the Divine. Ma only calls those who are ready for Her worship. If you are here, you are ready. Awaken the Das Mahavidyas. And rise in devotion. 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