This final victory represents the realization of the true Self, the end of all multiplicity, the steady experience of Oneness, and the passage from an
Perplexed by the multiple names invoked to refer to The Goddess- Devi, Chandika, Ambika, Kali, Ma Chamunda, Brahmani, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasimhi, Aindri and
raktabija, who strides onto the battlefield after the death of Chanda and Munda, is none other than the citta vrttis. That raktabija is symbolic of
The root word ‘bha’ in the names of shumbha and nishumbha means ‘light’. However, their light is not real like the light from the
The Supreme Goddess Is The Mother of the Universe, almost identical with the Brahman of Vedanta, but only at the transcendental level. No doubt The
In The Devi Mahatmya, in the third episode the demons are more complex and subtler. This time the chief demons are Sumbha (Asmita: “I”/ “Me”,
Second Episode-mahishasuramardhini myth This is the second episode where The Adi Sakti Manifests As The Devi Durga and Overcomes mahishasura, the buffalo headed demon
The Devi Mahatmya is variously known as Sri Durga Saptashati, Sri Chandi or Saptashati It is referred to as Saptashati as it comprises of seven
The true significance of the main characters Suratha and Samadhi, with whom The Devi Mahatmyam begins and ends, is explained below. Suratha (a good chariot)
Suratha is “one who has a good chariot” (su: good; ratha: chariot). The body is the chariot while the Self is the rider. “The Self is the rider, and
