03/09/2026
Divine child with wisdom beyond her years, the old soul with deep knowing, dwells within our hearts. She urges you to commit to your most passionate inspirations, completely and without hesitation. They are genius and wisdom in what you yearn to do. You have a greater capacity to attain fruition than those around you recognise. Believe in yourself, even if no-one else does! It is not imagination that drives you toward your destiny, but an instinctive recognition of your true purpose. Validation from others will come later. Your path is authentic, and you are destined to succeed.
This aspect of Lalita Tripura Sundari, Sri Bala, translates as, ‘divine child’, or more specifically as, ‘God of the daughter’. It is far more commonplace for the divine child to be represented as male, and in numerous cultures, having a boy is considered particularly auspicious. So, Sri Bala is not only a celebration of the divine feminine child but an inversion of dominant cultural values. Her presence shakes up traditional power structure with her combination of innocence and fearlessness. It is my sense that there are emanations of Sri Bala in the form of particularly pure-hearted, fearless and empowered young women, speaking and acting for the protection fo the feminine in our world today, such as through environmental activism.
It is taught that Bala asks her goddess mother, Lalita, to allow her to join the battle against evil. She is so passionate to fulfil her inner yearning that her body cannot keep still! Lalita expresses her concern that Bala is still a chid, inexperienced, therefore potentially vulnerable. She frets at the thought of losing her daughter, especially when others could take her place on the battlefield. However, Bala petitions her mother again, asking to be allowed to express who she is. Lalita recognises her daughter’s determination and provides her with armour and her blessing, at which point, Bala kicks demon butt and saves the day. She conquers demons in an extremely difficult yet perfectly executed martial arts demonstration! Now that’s some serious girl power!
Sri Bala arises when we need to trust in what feels right on an inner level, not allowing a lack of external validation to deter us from our innate and authentic purpose. Muscle does not have to meet muscle. The strength of intention combined with pure and fearless commitment to our true nature is enough to change the course of what is happening. The mountain can be moved by faith the size of a mustard seed. At first, we may gain no support for our efforts. We must continue to apply ourselves and not give up on who we are and what we came to this planet to accomplish. In doing so, the power needed shall be divinely given. Public validation can come later, but we do not need it to accomplish what is required.
The tantras teach that Bala saw a battle unfolding, and what was necessary to attain success, with complete clarity. Adults ten to underestimate a child’s capacity to see what is going on. Yet the child is the unconditioned part of us, that part that sees things as they are. In a reading, the presence of Sri Bala implies that our instinctive desires to pursue a particular path of fulfilment and expression are authentic. The authentic path is the safest and most protected path we can take. It is the one on which we are closest to the Divine, to our true nature with all its wisdom, intuition and creative resourcefulness. We can more readily attract what we need, and things fall into place more effortlessly. It seems to be the opposite of playing it safe. Yet, the more we diverge from our authentic being, the more disconnected we are from our divine connection and the more danger we will encounter.
Breath keeps energy flowing through the body. When Bala declares that she wants to fight, it is the stirring of an honest and natural impulse within. To breathe is instinctive. the childlike wildness-unaffected, untamed - of Bala is the unconditioned self that knows how to move towards its natural fulfilment. Our minds may step in to say no, or to give reasons why it is not appropriate (like the unconventional notion of a little girl as a powerful, conquering war hero). Yet, the innate wisdom of the soul needs to be allowed to manifest. She is not fighting for the sake of it, she is fighting against the evil she sees. to allow for Sri Bala to arise within is to allow for the protective spirit that sees truthfully and acts with purity and fearless commitment to the path (even if our mother worries about our life choices at first!). The Divine Mother empowers her and, so too, empowers us to manifest our destinies with her help. Trust in your destiny. You are more than capable of the task for which your heart yearns.
Kali - Alana Fairchild
