Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 6
भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्तस्या ललाटफलकाद्द्रुतम्। काली करालवदना विनिष्क्रान्तासिपाशिनी ॥ ६ ॥
bhrukuṭīkuṭilāttasyā lalāṭaphalakāddrutam | kālī karālavadanā viniṣkrāntāsipāśinī || 6 ||
Translation
From her furrowed brow and the surface of her forehead, Kālī, with a terrifying face, emerged, holding a sword and a noose.
Word by word
- bhukuṭikuṭilāt
- from the furrowed brow
- syāḥ
- of her
- lalāṭaphalakāt
- from the surface of her forehead
- guhnam
- secretly (emerging)
- kālī
- Kālī
- karālavadanā
- with a terrifying face
- viniṣkrāntā
- emerged
- asi
- sword
- pāśinī
- holding a noose
Meaning
In her rage, Ambika’s furrowed brow gives rise to Kālī, a fierce form of the Goddess with a terrifying face, emerging from her forehead and wielding a sword and noose, ready to confront the demons.