The 1,000 Names of Bala

Shri Devi - Shri Natha Shankara, Bliss-Maker, speak! O Lord God, how may one
obtain the yoga-power of full devotion, O Ocean of Wine 1 If You have compassion
for Me Shambhu, reveal that which is well-hidden!

Shri Bhairava -- By devotion to Shakti one comes to know the entire vermilion ocean
of Bliss, the hidden essence of Bala. Dear One, I will speak to You of Her 1,000
Names. One should well hide it, O One with Thighs like Plantain Stems, it is revealed
out of deep and amorous affection for You. Whoever meditates on how Devi is
hymned immediately gains the whole mass of happiness, and is the cause of
Knowledge.

(Of this 1,000 Name-Hymn of Shri Bala Sundari, Bhargava is the Seer, Anushtubh is
the Metre, Shri Bala Tripura is the Devata. Aim is the Seed, Sauh is the Shakti, Klim
the linchpin. The application by reading it are the four aims of Mankind.

Rishi Nyasa :Hail to Bhargava the Seer on the head; Hail to Anushtubh the Metre on
the mouth; Hail to Shri Bala the Devata in the heart; Hail to the Seed Aim in the
genitals; Hail to the Shakti Sauh on the feet; Hail to the Linchpin Klim on the navel;
Hail to the Application on all the limbs.

Aim hail to the thumbs; Klim obeisance to the index fingers; Sauh hail to the middle
fingers; Aim hail to the ring fingers; Klim hail to the little fingers; Sauh to the front and
backs of the hands hail Thus the heart and other Nyasa are related. Meditation-)

Wearing red clothes, with a Kala of the Moon as Her ornament, effulgent as the
rising Sun, holding Book and Rosary, bestowing boons and banishing fears, I
meditate on Bala on the Red Lotus.

Pleasing and Supremely Blissful Vermilion One. Ultimate Treasure of the Path of
Devotion. Deep Left Thing. Manifestation of the Elements. Shankari. Shiva.

Boon Giver of Erotic Form. Essence. Auspicious Sphere of Action. Ocean of Ultimate
Bliss. Passionate. Actress. Graceful One.

Kala of Sexual Play the Colour of Blossom. Dalliance. Absolute. Kala.

Suitable Essence. Creeper Granting All Wishes. Eager-Goddess. Playing with Love's
Arrow. Truly Affectionate. Lovely Sweet Form.

Effulgent as 10,000,000 Suns. Cool as 10,000,000 Moons. Arrow Limbed One

Shedding Nectar. Means by which Heaven is Attained.

Gazelle Eyed. Charming. Walking Beautifully. Happy and Peaceful One. Empress.
Queen. Worshipped by Mahendra.

Lady Moving in the Cosmos. Ultimate Mover in the Cosmos. With Dishevelled
Clothing. Irresistible Shakti. With Tinkling Golden Anklets.
With Breasts like the Paradise Tree on Mount Meru. Bearing Goad and Noose as
Weapons and Giving Boons. Holding Arrows and Sugar Cane Bow in Her Two
Beautiful Hands,