There are goddesses who are worshipped—and then there are goddesses who are revealed.
Kubjikā belongs to the latter.
You cannot call her; she calls you.
Hidden in the deepest folds of the Kaula and Trika Tantras, Kubjikā is the goddess of coiled power—the sleeping Śakti that lies curled at the base of every human being.
Her name, Kubjikā (कुब्जिका), means “the curved one” or “the hunchbacked one”—the energy folded inward upon itself, holding the entire cosmos in a single point.
She is Kundalinī herself, luminous, silent, and alive.
The Sanskrit Story of Her Origin
The Kubjikāmata Tantra, one of the most secret scriptures of the Kaula school, describes her birth through an intimate dialogue between Śiva and Devī.
When Śiva revealed the supreme Kaula Vidyā—the highest current of divine consciousness—the universe trembled.
Unable to contain that energy, the Devi curved her form inward and said:
“Let me rest within all beings as their hidden power.
When they remember, I shall awaken as light.”
In that instant, Kubjikā was born—coiled, compact, and infinitely potent.
She became the goddess who sleeps in every being, waiting for remembrance.
From the Kubjikāmata Tantra (I.26–27)
कुब्जिका परमा शक्तिः सर्वसृष्ट्यन्तकारिणी।
निद्रां याति यदा देवि तदा लोकोऽविदां गतः॥Kubjikā paramā śaktiḥ sarvasṛṣṭy-anta-kāriṇī,
nidrāṁ yāti yadā devi tadā loko’vidāṁ gataḥ.
Translation:
“Kubjikā is the supreme power, the cause of creation and dissolution.
When, O Devi, she falls asleep, the world itself enters ignorance.”
This verse reveals her true stature—not as a mere goddess, but as the axis of consciousness itself.
When she sleeps, humanity forgets its origin.
When she awakens, enlightenment dawns.
What She Governs
Kubjikā governs Kundalinī, time, creation, and the unfolding of awareness.
If Kālī represents time, Tārā represents sound, and Tripurā Sundarī represents bliss, Kubjikā is the hidden current beneath them all—the still force from which they emerge.
She presides over the subtle channels (nāḍīs) and cakras, controlling how divine energy uncoils from the root to the crown. She is the silent breath behind every mantra, the invisible pulse that sustains life.
How She Differs from the Mahāvidyās
The Ten Mahāvidyās are the visible forms of the Divine Feminine—each one a facet of wisdom and power that teaches, tests, and transforms.
Their worship prepares the seeker—purifying, awakening, and reshaping the inner being.
Kubjikā is different.
She is the source, not the expression.
The Mahāvidyās are her outward dance; Kubjikā is the still center from which they spiral out.
When the seeker has walked through Kālī’s darkness, Tārā’s compassion, Tripurā’s bliss, and Dhūmāvatī’s void, they stand at the threshold of Kubjikā—where energy becomes awareness itself.
Reaching Kubjikā
Kubjikā cannot be summoned. She must stir within.
The sādhak reaches her not through new rituals but through inner maturity—the kind that comes from living every Mahāvidyā, not merely studying them.
Her awakening begins where outer Tantra ends.
That is why, in the second part of our Das Mahāvidyā Journey—Tantra Rahasyam: The Kamakhya Tantra—we begin to touch her realm.
Here, the sādhanā shifts from external worship to internal transformation.
Here, Kubjikā begins to uncoil.
Why Knowing Her Matters
For every Tantra sādhak, understanding Kubjikā is vital—because she governs the entire architecture of transformation.
Without her, Tantra remains outer worship.
With her, Tantra becomes direct realization.
She controls the awakening of consciousness itself, guiding how divine intelligence expresses through body, mind, and soul.
When Kubjikā rises, the seeker stops searching for God and begins experiencing God within. She is the bridge between human and divine awareness.
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The Journey Ahead
As the 16-month Das Mahāvidyā Journey unfolds, many such hidden truths will emerge—each revealing another layer of the Devi’s infinite wisdom.
Kubjikā is one of the deepest of these secrets: the goddess of silence, the coiled force that births universes.
If you haven’t yet begun this journey, start with Maa Kālī and the first level of the Das Mahāvidyā Workshop.
Each Mahāvidyā prepares you for the next—until the seeker is ready for the whisper of Kubjikā herself.
Because when she awakens, you don’t just worship the Divine—you become the Divine awareness itself.
About the Author
Dr. Manmit Kumarr is a modern spiritual teacher, psychic medium, and founder of Soul Miracles, India’s leading platform for consciousness studies. Her signature programs—The Kali Code, The Das Mahāvidyā Journey, and Tantra Rahasyam (Kamakhya Tantra)—bridge ancient Tantric wisdom with modern transformation. She teaches that when the ten Mahāvidyās are embodied, Kubjikā awakens within as the silent power of complete realization.
Dr. Manmeet Kumar is a Spiritual Coach who founded Soul Miracles in 2016. She uses her gifts of being a psychic and a medium to enable others to transform their inner core.
