Goddess Bagalamukhi, The Paralyzer in three Worlds or Tribhuwan.

Pitambara Devi, she who appears yellowish, power to cause Paralysis, transfix, immobilize related to the victory over all types of enemies.

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Maa Bagalamukhi

Goddess Bagalamukhi or Pitambara, Eighth in Dus Mahavidya

Mritunjay Shiva (Who protects us from various causes of death) is the Vairabh of Goddess Bagalamukhi, identified as Kurma of Vishnu's Twenty four incarnations and belong from Aggressive or Ugra category.

Goddess Bagalamukhi, Yellow goddess and the Paralyzer

Bagalamukhi is a compound of two words, one is 'Bagala' and the other is 'Mukhi'. The word Bagala means the cause of distortion or it also indicates the bird Vaka or Vagula or Crane which has an ability to stand absolutely still while hunting and Mukhi means face or head. This manifestation of Goddess is specially associated with the power of Paralyze in three worlds (World, Heaven and Hades) or the giving of Siddhi or accomplishment of Stambhana (transfix, immobilize or paralyzes). By the name of Pitambara she is also very well known and famous; it means, one who appears Yellowish and likes things or offerings which are yellow in color; even worship of her is done with yellow colored materials and the worshiper also has to wear yellow clothes. She is worshoped in two forms, Dakshinamnayatmak and Urdhwamnay, In the form 'Dakshinamnayatmak' she have two hands and in the form of Urdhwamna, she have four hands. The five bhutas (elements) of creation or Universe is implemented by different colors and shape, thus the Earth is indicated by the color Yellow. She is very strongly related to supernatural and magical powers. She gives all types of Siddhis (Magical power with accomplishments) and Ridhis (Mystical Powers), specially the ability to attract others or to solidify and she is also able to give Vak Siddhi (A Supernatural power through which whatever spoken, comes true), Stambhan Siddhi (A Supernatural power, which has the ability to paralyze everything) and Maran Siddhi (A Supernatural power, used to kill enemies). Most importantly, it is believed that her worshiper, will be able to control or win over enemies and turn them deaf and dumb, to win court cases, to make planetary positions favorable, to acquire wealth, and so on. She is also compared to the Brahma Astra (the missile of Lord Brahma, a weapon used by god). She is also associated with sexual desire to attract anybody. To sum it up all, she bestows upon success in attraction related with desire and all sorts of supernatural powers.

Physical appearance of Goddess Bagalamukhi

There is a bower in the middle of the ocean, along with a chancel, on which ,there is a throne of lion and Goddess Bagalamukhi is seated on that throne. She has an yellowish complexion, she is dressed in yellow clothings, yellow ornaments and a yellow flower garland. She wear a garland of 'Champa' flowers and different kind of jewelleries with presious gems. She pulls out the tongue of her enemy from his mouth with her left hand and raises an Indian club in her right hand; she also bears three eyes.

Origin of Goddess Bagalamukhi

As described in Swatantra Tantra (a text book of Tantra associated with freedom) once upon a time in Satya Yuga (First phase after creation of Universe), a cosmic storm threatened to destroy the Universe. Many of the creators of the Universe and people were killed in that storm. Lord Vishnu, who is noted as the sustain-er of the Universe, went near a holy pond named Haridrakhya or Turmeric, a yellow color pond, in the state of Saurashtra and prayed to Tripur-Sundari or Shri Vidhya to find a solution to this problem and started meditating. Devi Tripur Sundari or Sri Vidya, become happier and satisfied with Lord Vishnu's meditation and starts playing in that turmeric pond. As a result, strong dashing rays come out form that yellow pond and spread over in every direction, which control that pacified storm and save the Universe from destruction. That's rays which saves the Universe is become famous as Pitambara Devi, as she appeared from the lake of turmeric, which is yellow (peet) in color. That's divine, strong and powerful rays is also called Brahmastra (a weapon use to paralyze), no one in three worlds is able to stands, when the weapon is detonated. As she is also knon as Brahmastra Rupini or form of weapon Brahmastra.

Origin refrence of Goddess Bagalamukhi or Pitambara Devi, in Prantoshini Tantra

The second myth is related to her eating up of Lord Shiva. Once Sati or Parvati, the spouse of Lord Shiva sat near him in Kailash Mansarovar (name of the mountain in the Himalayas where Lord Shiva resides with his family and followers). She was extremely hungry and her body racked with pain. She urged Lord Shiva to give her something to eat, as she was famished. Lord Shiva, told her to be patient and to wait for sometime, after which he would give her whatever she wanted to eat. Saying this, he went back to continue with his meditation. She appealed again and again, urged her husband to provide her with some food to eat, but Shiva again told her to wait for a while. After urging for a long time, she lost her patience as she felt that she would starve to death. Lord Shiva was also not paying proper attention towards her asking for food. Soon she became indignant and put Shiva himself inside her mouth and gulped him down. After a little while, Lord Shiva persuaded her to disgorge him, as smoke began to rise from Parvati's body. She appeared with smoke covering her entire body; this smoke was her Maya or Magical Power of illusion. Then Lord Shiva came out of her body and shouted, O Devil! You are a woman without a husband, it's called widow. She must remove her ornaments and marks of married women. That woman,who you left her husband by swallowing or before she ate, she is a Baglamukhi and the smoke come from her is known as Dhumavati.

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More about Goddess Bagalamukhi

Accoring to Kubjita Tantra her name Vagala represent different Goddess and incarnation of her. VA represents Goddess Varuni, GA represents Siddhida, LA represents Earth. Due to her incarnation is related to Lord Vishnu and he indicates the property of Satwa Guna, mainly she symbolized to Vaishnava's a set in Hinduism, She is quite Vaishnavi female follow the rules of Satwa Guna. But in some circumstances, she is associated with Tamsi Guna also like, the power of attraction, different magical powers etc. She is first worshiped by lord Brahma the creator, then he preaching to this Shakti to Sankadik Muni those, we the entire people of today's and earlier community got birthed. She also represents the hidden power, like the death hidden in life. She bestow the power or attracting others and infuse in them sexual desire. She is strongly associated with the magical powers and used in fulfillment of both good and bad desires. she is the controller of vital breath or Pranayama, controller of tongue as speech and taste and mind.

In her physical appearance, she is seated on the corpse as well and wrenching the tongue of the Demon. She want to symbolise with wrenching of tongue, is she removes the impurities and wrong from speach, because the tongue is the organ of speach. She help us to get rid of issues like facing any kind of fraud case in court or wrong obligation. She is the Goddess of truth, as she protects who are in the way of truth. She is also associated with the corpse, cremation ground and Sava Sadhana, as same as Kali, Tara, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Tripur Bhairavi.

Goddess Bagalamukhi