About Maa Matangi

The Divine Mother As
Maa Matangi Embodies
The Teachings Of the guru,
And The Continuity Of
spiritual instruction in the world.

Maa Matangi Is worshipped
with leftover food (uchchhishta),
symbolizing the release from
rigid ideas of purity and impurity.
The sincere worship Of
Maa Matangi Enables deserving devotees
To realize that impurity is not caused
by the failure to be ritually pure
but by the lack of consciousness
Of This Wisdom,
and that sincerity in worship
is more important than ritual adherence.
By transcending egoic pride tied to purity,
one can recognize The Presence Of
The Divine Mother In all,
Even In what is deemed impure.

Maa Matangi Liberates the consciousness
From bondages of false notions
And Blesses deserving devotees
With the ability to teach
and guide others on the path of knowledge.
As One Form Of Maa MahaVidya,
Maa Matangi Is Depicted
With Chandalas (Untouchables)
To Show That The Divine Self
Shines Forth Equally
From the high-born and the lower caste.

The Depiction Of
Maa Matangi

Maa Matangi Is Depicted Seated On An Altar,
With Greenish Complexion,
A Garland Of Kadamba Flowers
Around Her Divine Neck, Long Hair,
A Moon Symbol On Her Divine Forehead,
Holding a skull, A Sword,
And Also A Goad, A Club, And
A Veena In Her Divine Hands,
And Is Accompanied By Two Parrots.

Maa Matangi Symbolizes
The Power Of Spoken Words
As A Way To Express Thoughts
And Also The Ability To Listen,
Understand Speech, And
Turn It Back Into Knowledge And Ideas.
Beyond Speech,
Maa Matangi Is Also
The Divine Mother Of other forms
of expressing inner thoughts and knowledge,
such as art, music, and dance.
Maa Matangi Also Embodies
The Supreme Word Which Carries
The Knowledge Of Sacred Texts
And Sacred Mantras.

Origin Myth Associated With
Maa Matangi

As Per Myth Found In
The “Shakti Sangama Tantra”,
Maa Matangi Appears As
“Maa Uchchhishta Matangi”.
Once, lord vishnu And
Maa Maha Lakshmi
Visited lord shiva And
Maa Parvati.
As They Shared food,
some of it fell to the ground.
From these leftovers,
A Beautiful Divine Form Appeared
And Asked For more leftover food.
lord vishnu,
Maa Maha Lakshmi,
lord shiva And
Maa Parvati
Then Gave
The Beautiful Divine Form Their Leftovers,
Which Made The Leftover Sacred.
From That Moment,
The Beautiful Divine Form Became Revered As
Maa Uchchhishta Matangi.

This Myth Signifies
Maa Matangi’s Association With
that which are considered impure
or polluting in an ordinary perspective.
Leftovers are normally considered dirty, But
Maa Matangi Asks For them,
Emphasizing That
The Divine Mother Is Beyond
the society-made constructs
of purity and impurity.

Maa Matangi Is Also Associated
With forest culture and tribal people,
who live outside the boundaries
of "civilized” societies,
Symbolizing the transcendence of
the norms of high-caste societies.

The worship Of
Maa Matangi

The TantraSara Text Explains
That by meditating On
Maa Matangi,
or reciting The Mantra For the worship Of
Maa Matangi,
a devotee can seek The Blessings Of
Maa Matangi.

Before performing rituals to worship
Maa Matangi,
there are some preliminary steps.
Here are some examples of rituals:

1. Offering mallika flowers
2. Offering bel flowers
3. Offering palas flowers
4. Offering certain plants
5. Offering neem twigs and rice.
6. Offering neem oil and salt.
7. Offering salt alone.
8. Offering turmeric powder.
9. Offering fragrant items like sandalwood and camphor.
10. Offering salt mixed with honey.

Conclusion

The sincere worship Of
Maa Matangi
Reveals to deserving devotees
that true impurity stems from
a lack of spiritual wisdom,
not ritualistic failures.
Depicted As Associated With
untouchables and tribal cultures,
Maa Matangi Symbolizes
the transcendence
of societal constructs of purity,
Emphasizing That
The Divine Mother Is Beyond
all social norms and distinctions.
As The Divine Mother Of The Power Of
Speech, Art, Music, And Sacred Knowledge,
Maa Matangi Embodies The Supreme Word
And The Transformative Power Of Divine Wisdom.
The Origin Myth Associated With
Maa Matangi, involving leftovers,
Signifies Maa Matangi’s Association
With what is ordinarily considered impure,
And Symbolizes The Dissolution Of
the boundaries of societal conventions.