Beautiful Deity of the Dawn - Marici or Özer Chenma

The Goddess of the Dawn or Marici in Sanskrit Özer Chenma ('od zer can ma) in Tibetan, which mean the 'Lady of (Sun's Golden) Lightrays' can be depicted in many different forms. Sometimes she rides a white horse through the sky, banishing the darkness and driving back the night with the orb of the sun in the outstretched right hand, more commonly she is

Marichi (Ozer Chenma) is reddish-gold with 8 arms. Two of her hands hold a needle, and thread. Her most widely found image is the one with three faces, one of which is that of a sow, in which she drives a cart pulled by seven swine. She may represent the Vedic goddess Ushas, as the dawn deity was named.

In ancient times, it seems the sun appeared rather differently, accompanied by lesser lights. Marici's seven-swine cart may derive from the Indian myth that describes Surya's vehicle as drawn by seven horses.

Or, the seven smaller animals may represent the Pleiades, a constellation of stars known as the Seven Sisters in many cultures -- in Japan, they are the Subaru.

yellow or red in color, with three or more faces and six to twelve arms, seated on a chariot drawn by seven pigs, or horses, removing all obstacles to happiness and well-being. Her mood can be either peaceful or wrathful. The metaphor for spiritual practice and meditation is light, light overcoming darkness.

She is an important deity invoked to heal children's diseases, small pox, protect travelers, etc. especially in the morning glory of the rising sun as she is associated with his moment of the day and the powerful might of the first rays of the day dispelling the darkness of one's conflicting inner thoughts, emotions, and perceptions as well as the outer

obstructions, hindrances, obstacles and phenomenal appearances. Ultimately as a Anuyoga practice as transmitted by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in the secret aspect You realize the Nature of Your Mind, the base and starting point of these particular ancient tantric tradition which is the self-perfected primordial purity of the Natural State, Dzogchen.

however, in general the compendium of practices known as the Bari Gyatsa contains five different descriptions of Marichi. The Drub Tab Gyatso has six descriptions (see an example). The Nartang Gyatsa and Rinjung of Taranata describe a single form of Marichi. Both the Vajravali and Mitra Gyatsa describe a single mandala of Marichi with twenty-five surrounding figures.

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