From Guruji's page
A Sanskrit hymn of blessing and protection for the Kaula path, shared by Guruji in Sir John Woodroffe's translation.
Shared by Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji) on his page at amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com. The hymn itself is from the seventh chapter of the Kaulavalinirnaya, translated into English by Sir John Woodroffe.
"I bow to the Sovereign Lord of the followers of Kula. He is the all-spreading Chintamani the impulse in the heart of all Sadhakas. What wonderful fruits based in Dharma does his worship done in manner enjoined (Vidhina) yield!"
Verse 1, Hymn of the Kaulas, Kaulavalinirnaya chapter 7, translated by Sir John Woodroffe. Shared in full by Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji) at amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com.
Hymns like this one are usually not the main event of a practice. They are how a session opens: a way of turning attention toward a guardian or deity before the deeper worship begins, whether that worship happens inwardly, through the five elements of nature, or through an outer yantra, homam or deity puja.
The strong language in the later verses, asking for the tradition's detractors to be undone, is common in old devotional hymns of this kind. It reads as a wish for the path itself to be safe and to continue, not as a claim this site makes about anyone alive today.
It is a devotional hymn from the seventh chapter of the Kaulavalinirnaya, a classical Tantric text. Guruji shared it on his blog page in the English translation made by Sir John Woodroffe.
The hymn describes Vatuka as a fierce guardian form, dressed in red, with flaming tawny matted hair and a crescent moon on his forehead. He is invoked to remove obstacles for practitioners.
Most of it is a string of blessings: success and completion for practitioners (Sadhakas), well-being for teachers and students of the Kula path, and protection of the tradition from those who mock or attack it.
Sanskrit. Guruji's page gives each verse in transliterated Sanskrit followed by Sir John Woodroffe's English translation.
Read the original: Hymn of Kaulas, on Guruji's page. Translation credit: Sir John Woodroffe, from the Kaulavalinirnaya.
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