Mahavidya Chinnamasta Mantra

is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother. Chinnamasta can be easily identified by her fearsome iconography. The selfdecapitated goddess holds her own severed head in one hand, a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants. Chhinnamasta is usually depicted standing on a copulating couple. Chhinnamasta is associated with the concept of selfsacrifice as well as the awakening of the kundalini spiritual energy. She is considered both as a symbol of selfcontrol on sexual desire as well as an embodiment of sexual energy, depending upon interpretation. She symbolizes both aspects of Devi: a lifegiver and a lifetaker. Video created by Julie Surya Mayee Hill. Made from images found on Google images. Mantra by Harish Johari.