INTRODUCTION
Durga also known as Adi Parashakti, is an incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. She is the warrior goddess, who destroys the evils and safeguards the innocent ones and maintains peace and prosperity in the world. Durga Devi shows motherly affection to her devotees, blesses them and helps them to reach the spiritual world.
Durga Devi’s vehicle is a fierce tiger, and she carries various weapons on her hands and by one hand, she blesses us. she contains the powers of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati and is also a form of Kali Devi. Her nine aspects are called as Nava durga.
She is the main deity in the Shaktism and her greatness, kindness and importance are mentioned in Devi Mahatmya, a great puranic text of Parvati Devi.
Durga devi is worshiped throughout India, Bangladesh and Nepal and she is specially worshiped during the Navratri festival, and Durga puja would be performed in Durga Temples.
By reciting her slokas, going to her temples, and performing puja in the temple as well as in our home will bring better prospects in our life. Durga,is mentioned in ancient epics, in Purana and in Mahabharata.
She killed the demon king Mahishasura and also had given SALVATION to him. She is such a merciful, kind and affectionate mother!
The day of Durga’s victory over the destroying of the demons is celebrated as Vijayadashami. She is also mentioned in the Buddhist, Jainism and Sikhism texts.
FAMOUS TEMPLES
- Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada.
- Kanaka Durga Temple in Chennai.
- MaaDurgaMandir, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- ShriDurga Mata Mandir, New Delhi.
- Durga Mata Mandir, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- ShriDurga Devi Temple, Kozhikode, Kerala
- ShriDurga Devi Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- ShriDurga Mata Mandir, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Durga Mata Temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Let us worship the holy mother and be blessed.
“OM SREE DURGA DEVIYE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
WRITTEN BY R.HARISHANKAR
