Adhyaya 143

A krama (sequential) Kubjikā worship that combines chakra-pūjā, nyāsa (body-installation of mantras), and maṇḍala-based directional placements of protective and weapon mantras (kavaca, netra, astra, śikhā, etc.).

The Māyā-bīja is placed on the secret organ; the ṣaṭkarma-astra is assigned to the hand; “Kālī, Kālī” is placed on the heart; and “Duṣṭa-cāṇḍālikā” is placed on the head.

It frames Kubjikā worship as sarvārtha-sādhanī and explicitly links success over adversaries to consecrated empowerment—weaponization through mantra (astra), protection through kavaca, and correct directional/mandala deployment.

Mantras are stationed by quarters (dik): kavaca and netra are centralized, astra is distributed to directions, and a specific essential bīja-string is installed in a 32-petalled core (karṇikā), establishing a layered protective grid.

The chapter invokes the Mātṛkās arising from Caṇḍikā, the Vimalapañcaka distributed across quarters/peaks, and a populated mandala including Gaṇapati/Vaṭuka, gurus, nāthas, and surrounding deities with Kubjikā at the center.