Kamrupa Kamakhya Devi

Kamrupa Kamakhya Devi, A mere glance of the Tantrica Devi Redeems and absolves of the past sins, Kamrupa Kamakhya Devi, The statue of hers With the corpse of Shiva atop a lion And a lotus rising from. Kamrupa (“form of desire”) is the region Where the yoni of the mother seems to have fallen, So like Tripur Sundari, a form of the Divine She is also called Kameshwari And the Kamakhya Temple has been constructed upon The same sacred spot. The Kamakhya Devi of Kamrupa, A tantrical spot, a yoga-yogini spot, A place of tantra-sadhna And enlighteniment, A comprehension of the secrets Supernatural and nocturnal. Keep yourself off from temptation, Dump the desire And pray to her For salvation and her blessing, Let desire not come in between, Burning your carnal desires Into the fire of patience and perseverance. The iconography pictures her As a young goddess, sixteen years old, With six heads of varying colours and twelve hands With the lotus, trident, sword, Bell, discus, bow, arrows, Scepter, goad and shield In her ten hands. The rest two hands hold a bowl Made from a skull or gold. Clad in a red sari, Mother is seated on a lotus With Brahma and Vishnu to her each side, Emerging from the navel of the corpse of Shiva Lying atop a lion. Most likely a goddess related to the Khasis, Matrilineal, She is Kamakhya, the Goddess of Desire, Whatever ask you, she will fulfill it As per the prayer, But keeping your kama-vasana at bay, Controlling yourself, Restraining too. Ask the Neelachala hills Overlooking the Brahmaputra river, What it in the myth and mystery, The Mother Divine tales, Tantra-yoga and tantra-sadhna, How the halo, The truths shrouded in mystery!