ककारकूटकीर्त्तनफलम्The fruit of reciting the hymn of ka
Verse 37
भौमावास्यानिशाभागे मपञ्चकसमन्वितः । पूजयित्वा महाकालीमाद्यां तिभुवनेश्वरीम् ॥ ३७ ॥
bhaumāvāsyāniśābhāgē mapañcakasamanvitaḥ | pūjayitvā mahākālīmādyāṁ tibhuvanēśvarīm || 37 ||
Translation
In the night of a new moon that falls on a Tuesday, provided with the five m's, having worshipped Mahākālī, Ādyā, the ruler of the three worlds,
Word by word
- bhauma
- falling on a Tuesday
- amāvāsyā
- of a new moon
- niśā
- of the night
- bhāgē
- in the part
- ma
- of the m's
- pañcaka
- the five
- samanvitaḥ
- provided with
- pūjayitvā
- having worshipped
- mahākālīm
- Mahākālī
- ādyāṁ
- Ādyā
- tibhuvana
- of the three worlds
- īśvarīm
- the ruler
Meaning
A special occasion for the hymn. The commentary explains the compound bhaumāvāsyā: the great night (mahāniśā) of a new moon (amāvāsyā) that falls on a Tuesday, the day of Bhauma, Mars, a night considered especially powerful for Kālī's worship. The worship is done "provided with the five m's" (ma-pañcaka): the five tattvas whose names begin with m, madya (wine), māṃsa (meat), matsya (fish), mudrā (parched grain) and maithuna (union), as the commentary glosses, "wine and the rest". The sentence continues to verse 39. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Bhauma…" and the rest. Bhaumāvāsyā-niśābhāge: in the great night (mahāniśā) belonging to the new moon (amāvāsyā) that falls on a Tuesday (maṅgalavāra, the day of Bhauma, Mars). By the rule of words like pṛṣodara, the a of amāvāsyā is elided in "bhaumāvāsyā". Ma-pañcaka-samanvitaḥ: provided with the five things beginning with ma, wine and the rest. (This explanation covers verses 37 to 39.)