When the Supreme Shakti
Of her own will assumes every form in the universe,
In that one quivering instant the Chakra comes into being.
—Yogini-hrdaya

Sun beat down on the village square, scorching Ishvari so callously that she stamped her feet in a furious dance. The surrounding throng of Devikotans sent hostile looks and muttered curses her way, but she did not care—hours of waiting in this pitiless heat and still the grand envoy from Melukhha had not deigned to appear!

“Behave!” Sumangali snapped, rocking Obalesh in her thin arms. “You know how easy it is to provoke….”

“Why did you hide my slingshot?” Ishvari cut her off rudely. “I&rsq...

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