Khadgamala

{{Short description|Mantra that names the Devi Hindu goddesses}}

The Khadgamala ({{IAST|Khaḍgamālā}}, {{langx|sa|खड्गमाला}}, "Garland of the Sword") is an invocational mantra that names each of the Devi Hindu goddesses according to their place in the Sri Yantra or in the Maha Meru.{{cite book |title=The Secret of the Three Cities: An Introduction to Hindu Śākta Tantrism |chapter=Glossary |last=Brooks |first=Douglas Renfrew |year=1990 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |isbn=9780226075693 |oclc=21195040 |page=268 }} This list of divine names is described poetically as a "garland" ({{langx|sa|mālā}}). The sword (Sanskrit: khaḍga) is an epithet for the Devi's "power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion".

This recitation of mantra is a spiritual practice of Hindu tantra.