‘Ya Devi Sarvabhootishu Maa Skandamata Sansthita, Namastasye Namastasye Namastasye Namo Namaha’
O Mother, Devi Skandamata
You paint such a picture of contrasts
One of extreme maternal tenderness
Holding your infant Skanda
The future commander-in-chief
of the powerful devtas
Your son as a young seven year old
To destroy the demon Tarakasura
For such a brave warrior son
A mother far mightier and fierce
O Gauri so effulgent and fair
With three eyes and four arms
Ever vigilant and ready for battle
While seated on your favored vehicle
The ferocious Lion
O Padmasani, seated on the lotus
You inspire such bhava of sublime love
In this Kalyuga in all new mothers
when our heart is achurn
A paradox of emotions
Real and symbolic, ever willing
To go to the extreme
For the safety of our young ones
We pray to you O Maheshwari
The one who resides in the Vissudhi Chakra
Help us purify all the toxins and negativity
Faced constantly in our endeavors
Both mental and physical
Energy waves, thought, air and food
Imbued through our throat
The way you raced to your consort
Mahadeva hold and purify the lethal ‘halahala’
Only you as Devi Tara could wield
the healing secrets of
‘Ujjayi Pranayama’ and ‘Jalandhara Bandha’
Within Shiva’s throat
purging an asphyxiating world
from the ills caused by Time Puzzle the ultimate poison
Not all our journeys are meant
To measure the ends of time
True journeys one realizes turn inwards
When we set about seeking our own truths
You O Mother of Karthikeya, shine the light
On our mistakes and wrong karmas
And like all loving benevolent mothers
Help us remove hinderances
So we may gain ‘amrita’ of true knowledge
We seek your blessings for our inner quests
Helping us to dissolve and dispel
Insidious thoughts of anxiety and negative emotions
For settling the ocean of self-doubts
Clearing the path for the awakening Kundalini
To merge with Parmata concsiouness
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