A rare and unique rendition of what is also known as the Dasha Mahavidya MahaKali Mantra.
Mantra: Krim Krim Krim Hum Hum Hrim Hrim Daksine Kalike Krim Krim Krim Hum Hum Hrim Hrim Swaha
Pronunciation: kreem kreem kreem hoom hoom hreem hreem dahk-shin-ay ka-li-kay kreem kreem kreem hoom hoom hreem hreem swa-ha
Meaning: According to Indian traditions, it is especially 22 syllables long - mantras of this length are thought to be some of the more powerful. It also contains Kali's threefold Bija mantra of Krim, Hum, and Hrim.
Daksine Kalike is referring to Kali in a particular aspect, which is when she has her right foot forward as a protector. Daksine can be taken to mean "South" as Kali is traditionally seen as facing South in the same direction as the souls who are heading South towards hell, so that she can rescue them. The word Daksine also has connections to the transit of the sun as it travels South after crossing the equator at the autumn equinox. The Southern transit of the sun is also connected to the "night of the gods," so she may also be said to be facing the night.
The mantra Krim symbolizes all the work of sexual alchemy. Hum is also used in sexual alchemy, and in Buddhist traditions in this context Hum refers to one consciousness. It terms of the seed syllables, Hum refers to the immovable, the unfluctuating, and that which cannot be disturbed by anything. Hrim purifies and transforms, dispelling illusion. And at the end, Swaha is an offering and surrender of oneself to inner awareness, or a consecration into the light.
This mantra is associated with the Indian goddesses Kali who is depicted with weapons, overpowering evil. She shares remarkable similarities with Sekhmet the lion-headed goddess of Egypt, Coatlicue of the Aztecs, and Hecate of Greece, possibly along with many others. Their depictions illustrate the role of the mother goddess as a warrior who fights the egos within us (such as anger, greed, pride, lust, etc.) as part of the process of awakening.
The inner death of the egos (often symbolized as decapitation) has been portrayed in different spiritual cultures around the world. It is also found in the symbol of St George slaying the dragon (and many others). And it is this inner death that this mantra is asking for.
This mantra is being used by modern mystics to celebrate the esoteric aspect of the autumn equinox, which is about a time of inner death to make way for the spiritual within.
To read more about the autumn equinox, as well as the Divine Mother in her aspect as a warrior see: http://www.belsebuub.com/articles/the...
To read about the ceremony in which this mantra can be used, see: http://www.belsebuub.com/articles/a-c...
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The image in the video of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet as a lone dark colored statue was taken in the British Museum and is copyright to Stormnight. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
The image in the video of the temple relief carving of the dual statues of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet was taken in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin and is copyright to Magnus Manske. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
