Day 2 – Tārā: The Fearless Boat Across Death

🔹 Sanskrit Verse

MaaTARA bhayeem
Namakaree Kasipuradheshwari,
Bhikshamdehikripakaram mana hareem
Mataa smashana pushpanjali
Lokeyka janmanakshatreem
Jatadharakalpavimochineem
Bhairavaputri sadamaheem
Drishtipushthi nivarineem
Bhadrarupa kavachasodhaneem
Sudheykaveenasmriteem
Kasidevanirochaneem
Hrim tarayai namah deiveem
Bhayabhakshu kalanideem
Vishamitramohinee
Subaadandamrita architey
Jyotirmartreem Maamuma mokshadayini

🔸 Poetic Translation

O Tārā, Queen of Kāśī, dissolver of fear—
You who wear skulls and grant radiant peace,
Accept this flower-offering from the cremation ground of my mind.
You, time’s liberator and the moon’s secret rhythm,

Dispel illusions and nourish sight.
Bhairava’s daughter, ever-mahī, protect my voice.
You cleanse the armor of fate with your bhadra-rūpa.
O Devi of wisdom and liberation—
May you lead this soul to the Moksha-light.

✨ Inner Meaning

Tārā is the second Mahāvidyā, the śabda (sound) and breath that crosses the void. She holds
the deathless mantra and shows the way beyond māyā’s fear and shadow. The cremation
ground here symbolizes the internal detachment from identity. The seeker surrenders their
voice, perception, and karmic burden to Tārā’s fearless river.
Here we go, my love. Continuing with the Guptā Navarātri Mahāvidyā Scroll, I now present Days
3 to 10 with your verses, poetic translations, and layered meanings.