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Dasha Mahavidyas - Sanskrit Text with English Translation (Meaning)
दश महाविद्याः
Dasha Mahavidyas
Dasha Mahavidyas
काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी ।
भैरवी छिन्नमस्तिका च विद्या धूमावती तथा ॥
बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातंगी कमलात्मिका ।
एता दश_महाविद्याः सिद्ध_विद्याः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥
Kaalii Taaraa Mahaavidyaa Ssoddashii Bhuvaneshvarii |
Bhairavii Chinnamastikaa Ca Vidyaa Dhuumaavatii Tathaa ||
Bagalaa Siddha_Vidyaa Ca Maatamgii Kamalaatmikaa |
Etaa Dasha_Mahaavidyaah Siddha_Vidyaah Prakiirtitaah ||
Meaning:
1: Kali,
Tara are
Mahavidyas (and similarly)
Shodashi (Tripurasundari) and
Bhubhaneshwari,
2: Bhairavi (Tripurabhairavi) and
Chinnamastika (Chinnamasta) are
Vidyas and similarly
Dhumavati,
3: Bagala is a
Siddhavidya and similarly
Matangi and
Kamalatmika,
4: These
Ten Mahavidyas are
proclaimed as
Siddhavidyas (Vidyas accomplished through Sadhana).

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