9 CHAPTER XII In the above Bhairava relates how the Devi appeared under the name and form of Nilasarasvati. It is said that when demons harassed the Devas and drove them away from heaven, the latter under the leadership of Indra sought the protec- tion first of Brahma, then of Vishnu and lastly of Siva. All the three being unable to remove the cause of their fear approached Mahākāli. She being pleased with their worship created at her will another deity equally powerful called Tāriņi for the destruc- tion of the demons and restoration of the Devas to their former glory. The latter thereupon turned their attention towards Tāriņi so devotedly that she felt moved to create out of herself twelve other goddesses called Kāli etc. who destroyed the demons and protected the Devas. CHAPTER XIII on In this are discussed the mantra etc. of Mahākāli. The mantra reads as ऑं ह्रीं ह्रीं हूं हूं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्री. She is described as cloud-dark, naked, seated corpse, wearing a garland of skulls and having in hand skull, sword, Vara and Abhaya. For getting success in the practice of her mantra, her Gāyatri as given in the 8th chapter is to be muttered twenty thousand times. Vira-sādhana forms a part of her worship.
CHAPTER XIV This chapter deals with the worship of Kāmākhyā and Tripurā. The mantra and the details of the worship are given in the text. Many of these details resemble those of the wor- ship of Kāli. The sixtyfour Yoginis named in the text are to receive the worship in the diagram of Kāmākhyā. The mantra of Tripurā is given as एं क्लीं सौंः Her worship is to be done through the medium of a triangle. CHAPTER XV This chapter furnishes description of some sacred places.
