About
Mata BagalaMukhi

The Divine Mother
Mata BagalaMukhi Protects
devotees by immobilising the speech,
expression and movement
of all with ill intentions

Mata BagalaMukhi, Also Revered As
“Mata Pitambara”, Is
A Maa MahaVidya Form Of
Maa Maha Kaali.
Mata BagalaMukhi Is worshipped As
The Divine Mother Who Stuns
our ego into submission,
Enabling us to connect with our soul.
Mata BagalaMukhi Blesses
the sincere and deserving devotees
With The Guidance to overcome
all negative thoughts and emotions
born of the ego.
Mata BagalaMukhi Rids the mind of all confusion,
Enabling sincere devotees to attain
higher states of consciousness
towards spiritual liberation.

The Divine Depiction Of
Mata BagalaMukhi

Mata BagalaMukhi Is Depicted
With A Striking And Fearsome Appearance,
With A Golden Complexion,
Clad In Yellow Garments,
Seated On A Throne Or A Lotus.
In The Divine Depiction,
Mata BagalaMukhi Holds A Club
In One Divine Hand,
Which She Uses To Immobilize the speech,
expression and movement of all with ill intentions,
While The Other Divine Hand
Pulls the tongue of a demon,
Symbolizing control over speech.

The Divine Mother As
Mata BagalaMukhi Is
The Destroyer Of all external and
internal forces that come in the way
Of Her sincere devotees’ spiritual growth.

Myths About The Emergence Of
Mata BagalaMukhi

There Are Two Well-Known Myths
About The Emergence Of
Mata BagalaMukhi:

Myth 1:
The Myth About
The Cosmic Storm

As Per Myth, a long time ago,
during the krta yuga,
a terrible cosmic storm threatened
to destroy the entire universe.
Many living beings were killed,
and even lord vishnu,
who was resting
on the cosmic serpent sesa,
was disturbed.
To find a solution,
lord vishnu went to a sacred pond called
haridra (which means turmeric)
and performed austerities.
he prayed To
The Divine Mother
Maa Tripura Sundari
(Maa Shodashi),
Who Appeared And Filled The World
With Her Divine Light.
Maa Tripura Sundari
(Maa Shodashi) Then Emanated As
Mata BagalaMukhi And
Mata BagalaMukhi
Played In the turmeric pond
And Calmed the storm.
As Mata BagalaMukhi Appeared
In a turmeric pond,
She Is Also Revered As
Mata Pitambara/Pitambari
(The Divine Mother Who Wears Yellow).

The Divine Depiction Of
Mata BagalaMukhi’s Stern Stance Symbolizes
The Divine Mother’s Boldness
With Which She Stuns
all opposition to truth And
Beats all obstacles to
the way of light from darkness.

Myth 2:
The Myth about demon madan

As Per Another Myth,
a demon named madan
performed intense austerities
and was Granted a special power
called “vak siddhi,” which meant
that whatever he said would come true.
Madan abused this power by
using it to kill people.
The gods, troubled by his actions, prayed To
Mata BagalaMukhi For Help.
The Divine Mother
Mata BagalaMukhi Stopped the demon
By Grabbing his tongue And Silencing him.
This Is Why
Mata BagalaMukhi Is Depicted
Holding the demon madan’s tongue.

These Myths Signify The Many Powers Of
The Divine Mother
Mata BagalaMukhi.
The First Myth Signifies
Mata BagalaMukhi’s Power To
Restore balance in the universe.
The Second Myth Emphasizes
Mata BagalaMukhi’s Power To
Paralyze Or Silence all ill intentions.

The worship Of
Mata BagalaMukhi

The Depiction Of
Mata BagalaMukhi Silencing the demon,
Guides And Enables sincere devotees
to stop both the creative and
the destructive powers of
thoughts, intentions, and all forms of speech,
and make the mind silent and
still to find peace and focus.

Through sincere worship Of
Mata BagalaMukhi,
devotees may learn to control
their chitta vrittis, in order to attain
a still, peaceful, and focused mind
that may lead to higher states of consciousness,
With The Blessings Of
The Divine Mother,
As She Chooses To Bless.

The worship Of
Mata BagalaMukhi
is often conducted with specific rituals known as
“Mata BagalaMukhi Sadhana”,
which involves the chanting Of Mantras
and offering yellow-colored items
such as turmeric, flowers, and clothes.
As these rituals are considered
highly potent, they are usually performed
under the guidance of a knowledgeable guru.

By The Blessings Of
Mata BagalaMukhi,
deserving devotees can overcome inner demons
such as anger, hatred, and destructive speech,
and gain control over one’s own
negative thoughts and emotions.
By sincerely worshiping
Mata BagalaMukhi,
devotees aim to achieve self-control,
inner peace, and the ability to remain calm
and composed in the face of challenges.

Temples and pilgrimage

There Are Several Temples
Dedicated To the worship Of
Mata BagalaMukhi across India,
With The Most Famous Ones Being:

These Temples Are Significant Pilgrimage Sites,
Visited by devotees from
all over the world,
Especially During Auspicious Days Of
“Mata BagalaMukhi Jayanti” And Navaratri.

Conclusion

Depicted In Her Divine Stern Stance,
The Divine Mother
Maa Maha Kaali In Her
Great Cosmic Wisdom Form As
Mata BagalaMukhi Is
The Controller Of expression.
Mata BagalaMukhi Smashes
the devotees’ misconceptions and delusions.
As Mata BagalaMukhi Chooses,
She Blesses Her sincere devotees
With prosperity and stability,
Bestowing Upon them Protection Against
diseases, chronic problems, and accidents.
With Her Fierce Gaze,
Mata BagalaMukhi Eliminates all obstacles
and troubles in the life Of Her devotees,
As She Chooses To Bless.