Tivra, words fail to express my joy at learning of these exquisite symmetries and connections. It is an unbelievable privilege. So many parallel strands began to show their luminous design, even more hints become apparent. Maybe such as the nature of Chinnamastā’s association with Guhya Kali’s lightning energy, or being described as her Vāhana. What a brilliant architecture, the Divine Parents have blessed us with!

Nesh. The single syllable Mantra of Chinnamastā is "hūm̐". She is the root. She and Śrī Viparīta Mahāpratyaṅgirā are practically the same Goddess. Viparīta Mahāpratyaṅgirā holds the noose of Lalitā and a flaming thunderbolt which is the fusion of Lalitā's goad, bow and five arrows. When the bow and five arrows become identical with the goad, there arises this flaming thunderbolt which Viparīta Mahāpratyaṅgirā holds. But Śrī Atharvaṇa Bhadrakālī is quite different from these two and uses a different logic. This seed "hūm̐" is an extraordinary power that is born in the Trikoṇā of the Śrīcakra and reaches the "Bhūpura" without passing through the other Chakras because this power does not travel, but teleports. Teleportation is superior to speed. So there is no force faster than this. It is said that the Trikoṇā and the Bhūpura of the Śrīcakra are a kind of "brothers". It seems that it is the same force hidden in these two Chakras.

is it significant that hūm seed appears deeply associated with both Viparīta Pratyangirā and Chinnamastā?

Is there a scripture that describes or explains Tripura Bhairavi specifically, or one that reveals important mysteries about her?

Thank you for sharing all this radiant knowledge Tivra! Can this from Vallalar be incorporated into the intention or vow for Panchakuta Tripurabhairavi mantra: "Follow the practice of seeing all beings as your own self (i.e., cultivate the vision of equality with all beings) and get it as your habitual nature. One who gets in his nature this habit of seeing all beings alike, is verily the omnipotent Divine." Is it possible to reveal the krama of Chinnamastā? I once had a random thought that Chinnamastā for this universe seemed partially similar to Kamakala Kālī for the entire creation. Is there any sense to that? Thank you for filling our hearts with joy here, once again ❤️‍

is it significant that hūm seed appears deeply associated with both Viparīta Pratyangirā and Chinnamastā?

Extremely interesting Tivraji. Please explain the srividya krama linked to ma chinnamasta and how it is tied to the ajnata guna. Please tell us the krama of ma chinnamasta and the different forms she has and what the powers of each form are. Please tell us the siddhis and abilities one gains when worshipping ma chinnamasta and how to gain siddhi of her quickly. Please tell us if there is a nyasa associated with her, like the mahasodha nyasa

Very very interesting post. I am extremely interested to learn more about shadanavya shambhava and how it is linked to Sadi vidya as Tivra Ji said it was. How does that work? Is shadanavya shambhava linked to the surya vigyan practiced in gyanganj by saints like Vishuddhananda Paramahansa? This allowed him to use a special magnifying glass to create objects at will. Perhaps the practices are linked. Maybe it is also connected to gayatri vidya..

Prince. The worship of Chinnamastā demands absolute dharmic conduct at all times and the unshakable vision of seeing everything as the light of one’s own soul. Without these requirements ingrained in the devotee, this Goddess becomes extremely dangerous. She likes the perfect balance between Justice and Compassion. She uses the destructive force of Justice only to uplift someone (even the wicked, through punishment), never to exclusively harm. She is also compassionate enough to enlighten someone in a single blow. When this Goddess strikes this blow on a devotee, if he is unprepared he will attain liberation, but he will lose his body. The central flow of the Goddess’s blood liberates the soul without fail, but not everyone is prepared for the right and left flow of blood that goes to Ḍākini and Varṇinī. For the prepared, Ḍākini and Varṇinī bring about the integration of the instruments and bodies with the newly liberated soul, and preserve them. In a simple metaphor, the body becomes habituated and starts working with its own “nuclear energy” instead of inferior external ones. Almost everyone died quickly after this Goddess struck the saving blow because their bodies did not get used to the new form of “nuclear” energy released from within. But everyone is liberated, without fail. This blow of the Goddess instantly changes the flow of the Tattvas of the devotee who starts feeding on his own soul which is unlimited, eternal and supreme in power, making Kuṇḍalinī travel the entire path in one go. This ascent of Kuṇḍalinī indicates a change in the devotee’s identification; he identifies with the highest truth. Kuṇḍalinī is a power of identification; she identifies with everything with which she unites. As she ascends, a deepening movement also takes place in the heart, making the devotee remain identified with the truth even after the descent of Kuṇḍalinī again. It is the heart that makes the progress permanent, nothing else. It is difficult to achieve success in Chinnamastā without living in society because the Aṅgas of Her Puraścaraṇa are different from the standard. “Japa” is the recitation of Her Mantra (which I will explain). “Homa” is the fiery and intense absorption in the extraordinary mental image of this Goddess with full awareness of every meaning, where the meditation is so intense that it inflames the whole body; the sacrificial animals are the senses. “Tarpaṇa,” “Mārjana,” and “Bhojana” is sincere compassion towards all living souls; it is seeing the non-plurality of objects; it is saying, “Verily all this is Brahman which is bliss.” Those who isolate themselves and do not live in society will not be able to perform these last three Aṅgas. I tell the truth, Chinnamastā likes the last three Aṅgas (Tarpaṇa, Mārjana and Bhojana) performed in society more than Japa and Homa done in secret. Only those who do both achieve success, no one else. Now I will explain the Yantra of the Goddess. Her Yantra is composed of: Bhūpura "śrīm̐" (Universe - Kamalātmikā), Eight Petals "hrīm̐" (Space - Bhuvaneśvarī), Great Yoni "klīm̐" (Time - Kālī), Three Circles "aim̐" (Pure Knowledge - Sundarī/Parabrahma Svarūpa), Yoni "om̐" (Tārā - Sound) and Bindu "hūm̐ hūm̐ phaṭ svāhā" (Chinnamastā - Integral Union between Sound and Light). This is the Great Yantra of Chinnamastā which is identical with her Seventeen-Letter Mantra and the Seventeen Digits of the Moon. The Śaktisangama Tantra says, "Chinnamastā is Kālī, the Supreme Tripura Sundarī and Tārā; between these four there is no difference." The Jayadrathayāmala says, "Between Siddhilakṣmī, Kāmakalākālī, Guhyakālī, Chinnamastā and Kālasaṅkarṣiṇī there are no differences other than the appearance of the idols." Now the seventeen-letter Mantra: om̐ śrīm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ vajravairocanīye hūm̐ hūm̐ phaṭ svāhā । The sage is Bhairava, the Chandas is Samrāṭ, the seed is "hūm̐ hūm̐", the Śakti is "svāhā" and the purpose of the Mantra is to reveal the true identity of the Puruṣa and Prakṛti in the heart, which produces Liberation and all the Siddhis. The meditation is as follows: "Chinnamastā is as effulgent as infinite suns, moons and fires. In her left hand she holds her own severed head, her mouth is wide open, and the tip of her tongue is hanging out. She is extremely fierce and drinks the blood flow that issues from her throat which has had its head recently severed. Her hair is loose, disheveled and decorated with various flowers. In her right hand she wields a scimitar with the brilliance of lightning. She is naked, decorated with a rosary of skulls and poised in the Pratyālīḍha posture. She wears a necklace of bones and has a serpent as her sacred thread. She is perpetually youthful and extremely voluptuous and attractive. She is standing above Rati and Kāma, who are in inverted sexual union. She is accompanied by Ḍākinī and Varṇinī on her left and right respectively. Varṇinī is drinking from the nectar-like blood flow that is rising from the neck of the Goddess. She is red with a smiling face, has flowing hair and is naked. She holds a skull and a scimitar in her left and right hands respectively. She wears a serpent as her sacred thread and has a fiery splendor. Decorated with various ornaments and a rosary of bones, she is in the Pratyālīḍha posture and is perpetually youthful and voluptuous. On the side is the dark Ḍākinī, whose radiance is equal to fire at the end of an aeon. Her matted hair shines like lightning, her teeth with protruding canines are white as herons and she has full breasts. She is terrible to behold, naked with flowing hair, has a large quivering tongue and is ornamented with a rosary of skulls. Her left and right hands hold a skull and a scimitar respectively. She drinks the ambrosial bloodstream that issues from the neck of Chinnamastā. She is extremely terrifying and holds a terrible skull. A wise devotee should meditate with clarity and great effort in this manner while can." Now the explanation of the Mantra. The letter "om̐" is the head of Chinnamastā; the letter "śrīm̐" is the lotus where Kāma and Rati are lying; the letter hrīm̐ is "Varṇinī" and "klīm̐" is Ḍākinī; the letter "aim̐" is the body of the Goddess, the expression "vajravairocanīye" is the union of Sound with Light, which produces the most terrible and violent force; the letters "hūm̐ hūm̐" are Chinnamastā merged with Kabandha Bhairava; "phaṭ" is the cutting off of the head and "svāhā" is the great sacrifice being gushed forth as the stream of blood nourishing and pacifying all. This Goddess is really terrible and She includes Śarabheśvara and Nṛsim̐ha within Her. In Her less terrible form, Chinnamastā is Guhyakālī, where only Nṛsim̐ha is powerful enough to be Her consort. Śiva had to assume the form of Nṛsim̐ha to withstand the power and ferocity of the Goddess. Hence Nṛsim̐ha is the consort of Guhyakālī and He includes Chinnamastā who is more ferocious. She has to be so fierce because She enlightens the devotee in a single stroke. A guru is highly recommended because the instant liberation granted by Her can cause the physical death of the devotee if he is not prepared to operate physically with Her power. I am happy to explain the beauty of this much misunderstood Goddess.

In cutting off her head, the five pure tattvas, and reversing the flow of all the tattvas, what is she wielding at coarser levels of manifestation? How does the cutting off of the five pure tattvas cause the imprisoned Purusha tattva to cast of its chains and be equal (yet qualifiedly distinct?) from Śiva tattva, and the ignorant Prakriti tattva to transmute into its true nature, Pure Knowledge? Are the left and right streams Varnini and Dakini drink from respectively Prakriti and Purusha? Is there some kundalini/sushumna implication in which stream Her Head/five pure tattvas, now drink from? Has the reversal of flow performed something like a conditional inversion of Siva and Sakti tattvas, with Purusha and Prakriti tattvas, such that the ground becomes the crown? What happens to a human soul when it experiences the 35th and 36th tattvas being fed from the 24th and 25th? Is this related to how अ and क become the same, and if so, is this related to the serpent biting its tail, the highest coming down to the lowest and showing the endless movement? Where does क्ष sit? Is it possible to understand this Chinnamastā in light of the Turya state becoming a womb for Turyateeta? In light of Lalita having the capacity to make Sakti tattva swallow Siva Tattva?