Shakti is such an element without which the living beings, vegetation, humans, Goddesses and the entire universe are inactive! Life without “SHAKTI” cannot be imagined! Mahadev Shiva himself is nothing but a mere body without “SHAKTI”!
The base of Shakti is the “Maha Shakti Peeth” Kamakhya! This is again a spectacle played by “Shiva” and “Shakti” themselves. Actually, a maha yagya was organized by Prajapati Dakhsha, the father of Lord Shiva’s wife Mata Sati, but in that Yajna, Lord Shiva was disrespected and not invited. Shiva was insulted in front of Mata Sati; Sad and angry, Sati gave up her life in the same yagna kund! The entire yagna was destroyed by the Shivagans and the mightiest of all Virbhadra beheaded Prajapati Dakha and ablazed it in the same yagna fire as a punishment of his ill-behavior and blunder! The furious Shiva started roaming with the body of his beloved wife on his shoulders and mourned terribly jolting the entire universe with his rage. Frightened gods and goddesses reached out to Lord Vishnu for protection!
Lord Vishnu, thereafter, using his sudarshan chakra, did 51 pieces of the lifeless body of Mata Sati which fell on 51 different places on Earth making all those places a Shaktipeeth! Where the mother’s secret organ (vaginal division) fell on the hills came to be renowned as the main “Shaktipeeth Kamakhya” and is considered to be the form of Lord Shiva himself. Resultantly, the entire mountain became blue and it is therefore called Nilanchal Mountain! Infact, the Kamakhya Pranam Mantra is also finds its basein the same!
KAMAKHYAE VARDE DEVI NEELPAVARTA VASINI,
TWA DEVI JAGAT MATA, YONIMUDRE NAMOSTUTE
Kamakhya is Kameshwari.. meaning fulfilling all desires! Kamakhya is Mahamaya, meaning she can take any form according to her wishes! The charm of Kamakhya is very intense, so it is also considered the goddess of attraction! Kamakhya is “KALI” and she herself is “Mahatripur Sundari”! Draupadi is considered as a form of Kamakhya! Pandavas also went to Kamakhya and worshiped the mothers to recover their lost kingdom!
The Kamakhya Temple is considered to be the most mysterious temple, because even today in the month of Ashadh, in the “Adra Nakshtra”, the goddess menstruates! There is no idol of the deity in this Kamakhya temple, nor you can get any “darshan”! What lies here is the sacred private part of the goddess, which is always kept secret! When the goddess menstruates, it is covered with red color cloth and the cupboard of the temple is closed for three days!
It is during this that a big festival is celebrated in Kamakhya, which is called “Ambuvachi”! Sages, saints, yogis, and sadhakas from across the world come here to complete their sadhanas! Kamakhya is also the “tantra peeth” with hieghest imprtance, so it is alike a nectar for the “Tantra Sadhakas”! Kamakhya is believed to be in full energy during this time! At this time meditation works wonder and Kundalini awakening may start! All the mantras of the seekers gain utmost power and so the sadhakas wait for this time for full one long year! On the fourth day, the gates of the temple are opened, and the lavish clothes (angvastra) are distributed to the devotees as the deity’s Prasad (blessing). This garment has great energy! My personal experience is that this garment has the ability to fulfill and rejuvenate all desires!
From June 22 to June 26, the festival of Ambuvachi is being held! Sadhakas must take advantage of this! They shall do the sadhana of Kamakhya; cultivating this power would change the condition and direction of your life! Your life and soul will be drenched with “power”! Oblivious works will also be accomplished!
Jai Maa Kamakhya
Written By – Sharbheshwara Nand “Bhairava”