ShivKali Oracles – Bagalamukhi

Ma Bagala is a very important deity in many mangalik (auspicious) rituals like marriage, annaprashan (the event when a child eats rice for the first time), upanayan (thread ceremony for brahmins) etc. Especially in Bengali culture, the influence of this devi is immense in these rituals. Turmeric (haldi) is an important element in such mangalik rituals and this turmeric is a symbol of Bagalamukhi. If you see the picture of Sri Bagalamukhi, you will see her wearing a yellow saree and sitting on ek-mukhi Shiv. She is holding the tongue of a demon and beating the tongue with a stone club. Whoever worships Bagalamukhi, gets protected by her. The devi shuts the enemy’s mouth by destroying his/her intellect. If necessary she will also punish the devotees if they abuse their intellect and speech.

Getting success in Bagala’s sadhana is very tough because a sadhak has to live a very pure lifestyle. The sadhak can worship her in form of Kali or Tara or even on Bagalamukhi Yantra; the sadhana can be done inside home. But even if small mistakes happen during sadhana, sadhak will be cursed. As an example, a sadhak should offer bhog to goddess Bagala before 12 pm. After 12 pm, sadhak should not even come in front of this deity, rather the statue of the deity or yantra (if any is established), should be covered in a yellow cloth. During this sadhana, sadhak must avoid eating meat; but fish is allowed as fish is considered auspicious. Furthermore, turmeric and fresh yellow flowers are important items in this sadhana. Without a proper Bagala-siddha guru, one must avoid worshipping this deity. Therefore, the pujakriya-bidhi of Ma Bagala is not disclosed here. Be aware that such gurus are ultra-rare and they don’t advertise themselves like most so called tantriks, so don’t get scammed. Furthermore, many tantrics use Bagalamukhi to perform black magic based on customer request; this is very harmful for both the customer and the sadhak as the devi gets very enraged if she is used for such kriyas.

Even if one does not worship Bagalamukhi, he/she may wear a Bagalamukhi amulet prepared by only a true Bagala-siddha sadhak. It is used for winning over enemies, solving relationship issues, fastening marriage etc. But many precautions need to be taken. As an example, wearing this kavach (must be made with Gold) means one must maintain a controlled lifestyle and abstain from consuming meat & alcohol. This is because all aspects related to this devi connect with auspiciousness. Things like fight and quarrel, separation etc happen due to bad effects of Mangal (Mars). Ma Bagalamukhi can help one with these things but it requires avoiding inauspicious things in the lifestyle; otherwise situation will worsen.

Note: In your deck, don’t keep the Bagalamukhi card on the top after 12pm. Keep it between two cards.