Very few people would know about Baglamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya out of 10 Mahavidyas. Let us know briefly in regards to his form, mantra worship, worship, what boon it gives to devotion.
The word Bagla is an Apabhramsa of Sanskrit language Valga, which means bride. According to the Kubjika Tantra, the name Bagla is made up of three letters. v, c, la; The letter ‘V’ refers to Varuni, the letter ‘G’ refers to Siddhida and the letter ‘La’ refers to the earth. Therefore, due to the supernatural beauty and erectile power of the mother, she got this name.
The place of manifestation of Baglamukhi Devi is believed to be in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It is said that they were manifested by turmeric colored water. Due to the yellow color of turmeric, she is also called Pitambara Devi. According to another belief, the appearance of the goddess is related to Lord Vishnu. As a result, the goddess is endowed with sattva qualities and belongs to the Vaishnava sect. But, in some other circumstances, the goddess is also associated with the tamasic quality.
Devi is beautiful to look at and has a soft smile. The goddess, who has a body similar to that of a young woman, has grabbed hold of the tongue of the enemy or the demon with her left hand. And with the right hand he is holding a mace, due to which the enemy is getting very frightened.
The meaning of holding this tongue of the goddess is that the goddess is worshiped for giving and receiving speech power. In many places, the Goddess has made the dead body or dead body as her seat and is mounted on the dead body itself and holds the tongue of the demon or enemy.