Adhyaya 143
Chapter 143 — Worship of Kubjikā (कुब्जिकापूजा)
अध्यायेऽस्मिन् मन्त्रौषधोपायविषयात् युद्धजयार्णवपरम्परायां शाक्ततान्त्रिकविजयकर्मणि संक्रमणं कृतम्। भगवान् कुब्जिकायाः क्रमपूजां “सर्वार्थसाधनीम्” इति निरूपयति—अभिषिक्तद्रव्यैः, विशेषतः आज्येन, तथा शस्त्राधिवासनया सह युद्धे जयप्रदाम्। चक्रपूजालक्षणानि, बीजाक्षराणि, तथा गुह्याङ्गुलि-हस्त-हृदय-शिरसि न्यासविधानं निर्दिश्य साधकदेहं शक्तिक्षेत्रं करोति। ततः मण्डले दिशासु अस्त्र-कवच-नेत्र-शिखादिमन्त्राणां स्थापना, द्वात्रिंशत्पत्रकेन्द्रे बह्वक्षरबीजप्रतिष्ठा च कथ्यते। चण्डिकापरमेश्वर्यात् मातृकाणां प्रसवः, पीठानां दिशाविन्यासश्च, विमलपञ्चकस्य च विभागः वर्ण्यते। अन्ते गणपति/वटुक-गुरु-नाथादिदेवताभिः मण्डलपूरणं कृत्वा, कुब्जिकां (कुलटां च) केन्द्रे स्थापयन् रक्षां, वश्यतां, धर्म्यं विजयञ्च साधयितुं क्रमपूजां उपसंहरति।
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.