Ritual

haga, which means both female organ and divine power, she is
often referred to in the ritual.
Sadhaka then begins worshipping his own ishta-devata, or
chosen deity (here, the goddess Kali), with the following mantra:
Om krim padyam samarpayami namah (feet)
orn krim arghyam samarpayami namah (offering the water)
om krim acamaniyam samarpayami namah (sipping)
orn krim snaniyam samarpayami namah (bath)
orn krim gandham samarpayami namah (perfume)
om krim puspam bilvanca samarpayami namah (flowers and bilva leaves)
om krim naivedyam samarpayami namah (food)
om krim panayam samarpayami namah (water)
om krim tambulam samarpayami namah (betel leaves)
om krim dakshinam samarpayami namah (sacrificial fee)
Sakti as goddess
Touching the feet of his Sakti, now a goddess, the sadhaka recites
the hymns to the Devi as if she has now become the goddess Kali:
and he recites:
Om ya devi sarvabhutesu saktirupena samsthita
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah
That power who is defined as Consciousness in all beings,
reverence to Her, reverence to Her, reverence to Her,
reverence, reverence.
Adya-Sakti, the Ultimate Ground,
genetrix of All Things. Alampur
Museum, Andhra Pradesh, c. nth
century. Stone.
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