Goddess Bagalamukhi Dasa Mahavidyas

Goddess Bagalamukhi is the incarnation of Tripurambika and comes as eighth among Dasa Mahavidyas. She is believed to be the divine mother of the Universe and represents the hypotonic power of Goddess Sakthi. The name Baglamukhi is derived from her magical influence to capture and control activities. Pitambara Devi and Bhramastra Roopini are the other names of Goddess Bagala. She has divine energy to transform every circumstance to its converse. She can turn noisy to silence, ability to inability, knowledge to ignorance, and defeat to victory. She teaches her devotees the real truth of life by making them to acknowledge the thorns and flowers in human lifespan. She is the holy secret of everything that is born and dissolved to eternity.  It is believed that Goddess Bagalamukhi has the ability to nullify the mischievous acts of enemies.

Legend and Story of Goddess Bagalamukhi

There is a legend behind the incarnation of Goddess Bagalamukhi. As per this, a demon called Madan once performed a very tough penance and secured a boon by which he made everything true with his sayings. He misused this ability and harassed the humans in earth. Other gods and goddess prayed to Tripurambika in this regard and begged to rescue people from the demon. The goddess appeared as Bagalamukhi and stopped such activities of the demon by making him silent. When she was about to kill him, he apologized and pleaded for mercy. Thus the demon happened to be in most of the Bagalamukhi pictures. This myth is a very good interpretation for the miraculous features of her powers to immobilize activities. Thus the goddess has highlighted the importance of creation and destruction through absolute manifestation.

Appearance of Goddess Bagalamukhi

The complexion of Goddess Bagalamukhi is golden and she looks really charming. She wears yellow clothing which boosts her beauty to a greater extent. She is found sitting on a golden throne kept in a nectar ocean where lovely yellow lotus flowers are grown abundantly. She has three eyes and adorned a crescent of moon in her forehead. In pictures she is with either two hands or four hands and seen punishing the demon by beating him with a weapon in her right hand and drawing his tongue out with her left hand. This image is an example regarding the capacity of the goddess to paralyze enemies and make them silent. It is also said that once she had neutralized a natural calamity and saved people. It is for these blessings that the devotees generally worship Bagalamukhi.

Famous Goddess Bagalamukhi Temples

Below is a list of some of the popular temples of Bagalamukhi.

1) Baglamukhi Temple in Kangra, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh
2) Maa Bagala Devi Temple of Guwahati in Assam
3) Baglamukhi Temple in Nalkheda District, Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh
4) Bagalamukhi Temple in the campus of Biraja Temple in Jajpur, Orissa
5) Bagalamukhi Temple in Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal

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