Ritual

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May Krpamayi protect my neck.
May Vasudha protect my two arms.
May Kaivalyaddyini protect my two hands.
May Kapardihi protect my shoulders.
May Trailokyatarini protect my back.
May Aparna protect my two sides.
May Kamathesvari protect my hips.
May Visalaksi protect my navel.
May Prabhavati protect my organ.
May Kalyani protect my thighs.
May Parvati protect my feet.
May Jayadurga protect my vital breaths.
May Sarvasiddhidata protect all parts of my body.
As to those parts which are not mentioned and are
unprotected, may the eternal Primeval Kali protect all such.
At this stage nyasa is introduced into the ritual. Nyasa is a great
help in creating a favourable mood in the adept aspiring for the
divine nature to permeate his body. After the purification and
protection of the gross body, follows the bhuta-suddhi or
purification of the elements of which the body is composed. It
starts with the mantra:
Om bhutasringatasirah susumnapathena jiva-sivam
paramasivapade yojayami svaha
om yam lingasariram sosaya sosaya svaha
om ram sankocasariram daha daha svaha
om paramasivasusumnapathena mulasrngatakam
om hrim durgaraksanyai svaha.
In the above mantra, known as paranyasa, the sadhaka, the
individual being, is identified with Parama-Siva, the Universal
Being. By this mantra the aspirant symbolically envisages that the
impurities of his material body are burned away. He then becomes
all-luminous and divine.
Transformation
Having purified the element of his own body the sadhaka proceeds
gradually to purify the body of his sakti with an appropriate ritual
known as Vijaya-sodhana. Through the goddess, one gains the
vision of reality. The woman who becomes the personified
goddess opens a doorway to a deeper transpersonal experience.