Namaste Prince. Concerning the faces of Guhyakālī, Sthaneshwar Timalsina writes the following: her ten faces stand for the ten vital breaths; the radiant face of Yogeśvarī expresses yoga; the white face of the lion illustrates wisdom; the dark face of the jackal indicates cognitive power; the red monkey-face indicates the power of kuṇḍalinī; the multiple colors of her human face suggest wisdom; the smoky-colored face of a bear indicates the energy of those who roam on land; the brown face of the garuḍa bird stands for the energy of those who fly; the green crocodile face indicates the energy of those who dwell in water; the white color of her elephant face symbolizes foundational energy; and the dark horse face indicates speed. Granted, this is one interpretation out of many that exist, I'm sure. Given the descriptions of the bear, garuḍa and crocodile faces, I suppose you could say that they represent the Mother as being the source and Self of all living beings. The elephant face representing foundational energy seems to relate to Gaṇeśa, who is intimately associated with the earth element. The Goddess is commonly understood as the foundation of all things. I am not entirely sure about the human or monkey faces. My guess is that Hanuman is associated with the vital breath, the movement of which in the human body is understood to replicate on a smaller scale the activity of the Mother as She incessantly brings about the world (prāṇa) and withdraws it into Herself (apāna). Kuṇḍalinī is made to rise through the central channel when the oscillation of these two is centered. That might be part of the reason why the monkey face is kuṇḍalinī, but again, I'm not entirely sure. The association with the Goddess and the traditions and practices that revolve around Her with lions is fairly common. The lion represents the supremely powerful grace of the Goddess whose gaze brings about the highest state within those who receive it, so that might be why the lion face is said to represent wisdom. The significance of the highest face, Yogeśvarī, is presumably that it represents the highest state of consciousness, the highest point of kuṇḍalinī's ascent where She merges into the sky of consciousness, hence yoga/union.

Namaste Joseph. Thank you! My specific issue now is whether or not to include the nodes in calculation. From the lineage I am currently in, Rahu and ketu can be atmakaraka. I'm very new to calculating and when I did it myself, I see Chandra would be atmakaraka per the tradition of excluding the nodes, while with nodes treated the same as the other seven planets, Rahu is atmakaraka. i guess it is not an issue, because I was guided by gurus to do the sadhana of the deities of the Amatyakaraka Mercury before becoming aware of the significance and associations. Still I have an itch I want to scratch, vis. getting clarity on whether or not the nodes can be Atmakaraka in various aligned tantric and kaulic traditions

Namaste. Thank you for this guidance my friend!

Sir , I need to learn more about atma beeja, it's uses and how ro combine it with other mantras, do you have any books and is there any way to learn from them ?

hi everyone. i have decided to try something new to help foster discussion and spiritual learning. Please share your answers as per the question below, and within a week i will collate them and analyse them. Question : Why does Mother Guhyakali in her form has animal heads ? What do they represent ? What are the colours represent ? Please let me know your comments.

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Namaste. I would like to add a small observation regarding Deities of Amatyakarak planet. The list given by Sumit is very helpful. Just taking a part of it to explain how this process can be used. Mars (Mangala) Tattva: Tejas (Fire) Deity: Skanda, Subrahmanya, Agni Tantrik Deity: Krodha Bhairava, Pratyangira, Durga in her warrior form (like Chandika or Chandi) Those who are in sadhana path, will realise, they have already worshipped one of the Amatyakarak Deity (AMK) in past or are worshipping the Deity currently. Just recollect what had happened during that period. If you have seen a favorable, problem getting solved smoothly during that time then it's a clear indication that is the Deity for you. If you are worshipping a tantric Deity, then select one listed under Tantra part from the list. If your AMK is in conjuction with a female planet, eg. if AMK Mars, a fire element planet is in conjuction with Venus, then go for Ugra for of female Deity. If you are doing sadhna of a female Deity, then select a male Deity for AMK worship, as He will provide an aadhar for your sadhna too. Do not straight away go for Higher Deity. If Maa Guhyakali is indicated for your AMK & if you have never worshipped Her earlier, then start with Maa Dakshin Kalika first & reach Higher form like Maa Guhyakali with sadhna in sequence with proper initiation. If AMK is planet Sun, then worshipping Sun himself can be benficial before reaching tantik Deity Bhairav recommended for Sun. AMK Deity selection process is highly personal. If you'll analyze effects of your past/current sadhana, finding out appropriate Deity from the list provided by Sumit, will be easy. Hope this helps.

Will you be working on translation of Bhaja Govindam?

Hello Sumit, I have emailed you on sayhellotosumit@gmail.com, can you please check? Looking forward for your response.

Pranam Tivra Ji, as far as I know the 16 lettered mantra of the Bharata upasita Guhyakali starts with the Pranava or Omkara; not Mayabeeja or Hreemkar. Can you please clarify? Because my Amatyakaraka is also Budha or Mercury and my Atmakaraka is Shukra or Venus; my Rashi is Mesha and Lagna is Kanya. Kindly guide me to identify my Ishtadevta or who will be most suitable and compatible for me. Kindly guide me and help me understand better please. Is it Guhyakali or Lalita or Pratyangira or whoever it is, kindly please help me.