Mund Mala/Skull Mala (मुंड माला): Maa Kali wears a garland of 51 heads (not skulls) where each head symbolizes a letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, signifying that Maa Kali is the ultimate Sabda Brahman, the ultimate reality recognized as the sound and primordial sound of the sacred syllable Om. The skull is a sign of strength and amplifies prana (life). Skull Mala is also useful during Japa Mahakali Sadhana. It brings victory in legal disputes. Mund Mala is useful for destroying enemy actions. Skulls traditionally represented death in Tibet.
But Buddhists incorporated images of Tibetan skulls into malas to represent the transience of life and the limits of human knowledge. Mala beads in the shape of a skull help singers think about the inevitability of death and the need to embrace lives filled with compassion. Besides death, skulls represent mortality. Besides, warning, wisdom, danger, quirky fashion, and strength. People today have embraced the skill of symbolizing things other than death and gloom. The symbolic use of the Mund Mala is a representation of death, mortality, and the unattainable nature of immortality.
People can often recognize buried fragments from only a partially exposed skull, even though other bones may look like stone fragments. Mund Mala is made up of skull beads and is the symbol of Nar Mund mala. This is worn by Goddess Kali and even Lord Shiva. Hence Skull Mala people use the ‘Japa’ of Goddess Kali and Lord Shiva. Skulls were useful as good luck charms in various cultures in the past as people believed they warded off illness. Moreover, it protects from evil spirits.
Mund Mala Benefits:
Mund Mala brings victory in legal cases. People use Skull Mala to destroy enemy actions. Moreover, this Mala ends fear and phobias and bestows fearlessness on the devotee. It brings about a change in the personality of the Sadhak.
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