I tremble with the powers I harness
As I gather the tasks at hand
One at a time is not for me
for I have ruptured a small shaft
Upon the fabric of time
So I can manifest many arms
Through the shredded edges of time
Some physical and some mental
To assist me as I multi-task
Little knowing it is the Power
And the ever helpful arms
Of Devi Mata Katyayani
Invisible to my physical eyes
Yet omniscient, you lighten my burdens
You fire my inner core, keep me running
I am but the shell, the reactor,
You my nuclear fuel, my fire
Devi Katyayani, daughter of sage Katyan
Born as a boon for his intense penance
To win the blessings of Eternal Mother
Red in hue, riding the ferocious Lion
You symbolize the unleashing of raw power
From a tender loving daughter
You bloomed into one of our fiercest
warrior deities
At times when the Sun seems stolen
And the night and our challenges endless
You manifest as our ally
To lead us through the darkness
Fighting off our inner & external demonic forces
You lead us in our inner journey
O Devi of knowledge and wisdom
From Ajna Chakra to the divine conscious
O Devi, Of ‘Mahishasuramardini’ fame
From a celestial maiden beauty
You leapt on to the battlefield
Challenging Mahisha the feared demon king
To a one on one battle with an abala naari (seemingly helpless)
Manifesting the full potential of Naari Shakti (feminine power)
You as Mata Durga
Slayed the evil that was Mahishasura
Legends narrate stories of your various incarnation
You once again emerged as Ma Kaali
In her fiercest form as Rakteshwari
To slay the evil Raktabeeja
Consuming every drop of his blood
before they could fall on mother earth
and spring to life yet another demon
Thus relieving the cosmos of yet another
Inimical force, you consecrated Earth for life
We worship you O Devi Kanyakumari,
As a maiden, a Tapasvi in eternal wait of
Your beloved betroth Mahadeva
You blessed your devotees to remain
With us in Kalayuga
Protecting us devotees from southern cape of Bharata
We worship you as Candika and Badrakaali
Seeking to awaken these dormant forms
To overcome our feminine frailty if the need arise
Such fierce forms from someone so gentle
You show us the possibilities inherent
An introduction to you this Navratri
and the parallels with we women
empowered we are but the battles just begun
I pray to thee to bless us all
with the gift of the awakened third eye
to discern between the right and the unwarranted
We know our strengths while respecting our Men
We as mothers and sisters and daughters
Today are geared up to protect ‘Aiy’ our young brother
Meditating upon thee on Holy Sabarimala
The clarion call is loud and at our doors
O Devi, our dharma captive and held for ransom
Give us the strength and the might
So that the unbelieving can be shown
The thunderous power when Women Unite
For safeguarding Satya and Dharma
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