The Khadgamala (Template:IAST, Template:Lang-sa, "Garland of the Sword") is an invocational mantra that names each of the Devi Hindu goddesses according to their place in the Sri Yantra or in the Maha Meru.[1] This list of divine names is described poetically as a "garland" (Template:Lang-sa). The sword (Sanskrit: khaḍga) is an epithet for the Devi's "power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion".[1]
This recitation of mantra is a spiritual practice of Hindu tantra.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Secret of the Three Cities: An Introduction to Hindu Śākta Tantrism{{#if:Brooks|, Brooks}. University of Chicago Press(1990). ISBN 9780226075693