Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Dhyānam
ॐ अरुणां करुणातरङ्गिताक्षीं धृतपाशाङ्कुशबाणचापहस्ताम्। अणिमादिभिरावृतां मयूखै- रहमित्येव विभावये भवानीम्॥
ōṁ aruṇāṁ karuṇātaraṅgitākṣīṁ dhṛtapāśāṅkuśabāṇacāpahastām | aṇimādibhirāvṛtāṁ mayūkhai- rahamityēva vibhāvayē bhavānīm ||
Translation
Om. I meditate upon Bhavānī, radiant with eyes trembling with compassion, holding a noose, goad, arrows, and bow in her hands, surrounded by rays of spiritual powers like anima.
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- aruṇāṁ
- radiant (red-hued)
- karuṇātaraṅgitākṣīṁ
- with eyes trembling with compassion
- dhṛta
- holding
- pāśa
- noose
- aṅkuśa
- goad
- bāṇa
- arrows
- cāpa
- bow
- hastām
- in hands
- aṇimādibhiḥ
- with siddhis like anima (spiritual powers)
- āvṛtāṁ
- surrounded
- mayūkhaiḥ
- with rays
- aham
- I
- iti
- thus
- eva
- indeed
- vibhāvaye
- meditate upon
- bhavānīm
- Bhavānī (the Goddess)
Meaning
This meditation verse invokes the Goddess as Bhavānī, radiant and compassionate, armed with divine weapons and surrounded by spiritual powers, preparing the devotee for the intense battle against Raktabīja, emphasizing her compassionate yet fierce nature in the Uttara Charitra.