ஶ்ரீ பகலாமுகீ ஸ்தோத்ரம் ௨

A hymn from the Rudrayamala with a viniyoga that states its purpose without euphemism — the paralysing of the movement, the thought and the speech of those near at hand and far away — and names Narada as its seer. What the verses do with that is broader than the purpose suggests. One of the best of them abandons the operation entirely to call her by every name the Goddess has: mother, Bhairavi, Bhadrakali, Vijaya, Varahi, refuge of the world, Shri Nitya, Bagala, Matangi, Tripura, higher than the highest, giver of heaven and of release — I bow, I have come for refuge, save me. The closing verse promises learning, fame and the increase of a family.