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 first episode reveals the power of tamas, the power of delusion, how in ordinary state of being, humans are all deluded. The first episode
Though The Devi Mahatmya is seemingly a narrative of the battle between The Devi and the asuras, there is a deeper significance to these demons
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)
The king and the merchant are archetypal characters. We are all a bit like the king and the merchant. We all share their predicament. At some
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
There is great significance of The Devi Mahatmyam or Saptashati from the level of inner psychic reality. The Devi Mahatmyam begins with Markandeya narrating how a virtuous king named Suratha, dispossessed of his kingdom
The Devi Mahatmyam describes an inner pilgrimage or tirtha yatra. This inner pilgrimage is graduated into three major phases, though there are other minor milestones within these three major
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