Ekajati, The Dark Goddess & The Protector of Mantras

Ekajati, a very powerful female protector goddess. She also goes by the names Blue Tara or Ugra.

The mother of the mothers of all the Buddhas, her name means ‘one single birth’, or ‘one braid of hair’ and she is one of the fiercest and most powerful goddesses in the Vajrayana pantheon representing absolute and ultimate unity.

Ekajati brings good luck, enjoyment of life, and destroys circumstances that are in your way.

In her Tibetan manifestation, she is seen as having a bun of hair and only one eye – the latter being a nod to the legend that Padmasambhava pierced the other – but also indicative of non-dual vision, the lack of separation between the universal creator and the self.

The one eye of wisdom seen open upon her forehead symbolizes this, while her two eyes are sunken and dried symbolizing the exhaustion from the dualistic perception of life.

Her single tooth shows that she destroys or eats through obstacles and her single breast feeds those who correctly follow the teachings and traditions that she protects.

Like many images of the ‘dark’ goddesses, she is depicted naked or sometimes wearing skin (in softer imagery a tiger skin, but in more wrathful imagery – a human skin) while dancing on the corpse of the ego. Her head dress is often composed of skulls as is her necklace.

She is regarded as a liberator, with the power to remove fear and barriers on the path to enlightenment.

Disrespect, carelessness, and laziness will be dealt with by her destroying egos and pushing a practitioner onwards to ultimate realization.

Some of the benefits of her energy and mantra ‘Om Ah Sung Ma Hum Pei’

You will no longer fear your enemies the way you use to. Ekajati is a wrathful, powerful goddess that provides those with the power to no longer fear the things that they did before.

You will quickly receive help when you need it. Ekajati is a protector. When you need assistance or help with something minor or even something dangerous, she can provide it.

Others will not commit acts against you. The protection you receive from Ekajati will keep you safe from the choices of others.

Joy - Despite Ekajati being viewed as a vengeful, angry goddess, her mantra has the power to remove obstacles. Even personal ones. You will be able to remove those situations and factors that are keeping you from feeling joy.

Mastery of anger - Ekajati is viewed as an angry goddess, but with the removal of physical or financial obstacles comes the removal of personal and emotional ones as well. She is a master of anger and can help you master your anger and transform your life. Your anger will no longer be an obstacle.

Protection from misfortune and provides good fortune. Ekajati is an ultimate protector and will keep unfortunate events from taking place in your life. Along with that removal of misfortune also comes the gift of good fortune to help you take full advantage of Ekajati’s protections.

Ekajati is a protector like no other. If you are finding obstacles or hindrances in your way, her energy helps dismantle each and every one.

She has been know to provide the blissful ‘Divine Nectar’ Amrita as well