Ya Devi Sarvabhutesu MatriRupen Sangsthita Namastasai Namastasai Namastasai Namo Namah
DURGA- The Parama Prakriti
Dr. Sujata Bhattacharjee Silchar, Assam, India
Durga is called as the Jagat Janani( the universal mother). It is believed that Devi Durga bears the whole world in her womb; so she is also called the Jagatdhattri. Durga – the name itself depicts that she is the destroyer of all the sufferings( durgati). In some of the mythological scripts, she is described as the slayer of the demon Durg, therefore she is Durga. According to Hindu Mythology, she is one of the warrior goddesses who can kill the dangerous and powerful demons with ease. But, I personally believe that she is mother in deed and warrior in need. She fights with demons only to protect her children; she protects her children from all evils. But in real sense, she is the mother who loves, nourishes and feeds her children and makes their lives happy, healthy and wealthy.
Ya Devi Sarvabhutesu ShaktiRupen Sangsthita Namastasai Namastasai Namastasai Namo Namah
In Hindu Mythology, female deities, more or less, represent the energy, fertility and creation. Devi Durga is considered as the epitome of all energies in this universe and beyond the universe-she is the Mahashakti. According to the legends, Devi Durga is created from the energies of the deities to destroy the demon of all demons- Mahisasura. She is ten armed which means that she protects her children from all the ten directions. She rides on a lion. Here, lion represents power, desire and ego which are controlled by her. It also means that we can only win our sorrows and sufferings by controlling these rajasik qualities. In Shree Shree Chandi, it is said that
Namah Prakrityaiyee Bhadrayee Niyatah Pranatah sma Tam( shloka 9)
She is portrayed as the Prakriti who nourishes the whole world. Prakriti means the nature. Devi Durga is considered as the Mother Nature. She is the creator, protector and preserver of lives. The plants, the animals, the birds, the fishes, the human beings-all are her children and she provides us all the resources to live here. She nurtures every single aspect in this world. She is in the shining Sun, in the glowing moon, in the twinkling stars, in the green mountains, in the blue sky,
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