Khadagmala Stotra

Published: Nov. 5, 2019, 5:14 p.m.

The\xa0Khadgamala\xa0(Kha\u1e0dgam\u0101l\u0101,\xa0Sanskrit:\xa0\u0916\u0921\u094d\u0917\u092e\u093e\u0932\u093e, "Garland of the Sword") is an\xa0invocational\xa0mantra\xa0that names each of the\xa0Devi\xa0Hindu goddesses\xa0according to their place in the\xa0Sri Yantra\xa0or in the\xa0Maha Meru.This list of divine names is described poetically as a "garland" (Sanskrit:\xa0m\u0101l\u0101). The sword (Sanskrit:\xa0kha\u1e0dga) is an\xa0epithet\xa0for the Devi's "power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion".\nThis recitation of mantra is a\xa0spiritual practice\xa0of\xa0Sri Vidya tradition.