Perplexed by the Many Names which refer to The Divine Mother – as Maha Devi, Chandika, Ambika, Maha Kali, Chamunda, Brahmani, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi,
Though the Devi Mahatmyam constitutes chapters 81-93 in the Markandeya Purana, it is not merely treated as a part of a purana. Unlike the Purana
“The Devi’s Battle Sequence with the asura brothers is the inner conflict between The Boundless Self and the limited sense of self or the subjective
The Goddess Multiplies Her Forces Calling Forth Seven Shaktis, Who Are Seven Aspects of human consciousness. Thus, in The Devi Mahatmya, Ma Chandika and Maha
According to Tantra Jiva or individual consciousness is bound by eight bonds or pasas. Jiva is limited by various constraints (kanchukas) and ashta pasas (eight
Goddess Ambika Projects The Terrible Maha Kali from Her Own Angry Countenance. Maha Kali Devours the armies of demons, falling upon them impetuously and slaughtering
mahishasura’s episode from The Devi Mahatmya reveals that through active struggle with divine rajas, one can easily overcome enslavement to the indriyas and live righteously
Medhas, the sage who is one of the central characters in The Devi Mahatmya, helps to raise the awareness of the king (suratha) and merchant
Perplexed by the multiple names employed to refer to The Goddess- Maha Devi, Chandika, Ambika, Maha Kali, Ma Chamunda, Ma Brahmani, Devi Maheshwari, Ma Kaumari,
The combat between The Divine Mother and sumbha (in the final or third charita) symbolically represents battle between false-ego with the ‘True Self’, where the
