The Amazing Devi God || 2016
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भिडियो सहित हेर्नुहोस !
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The Amazing Devi God || 2016
From ghatastaphana to Kumari Puja, from Durga Puja to Golu, from fasting and praying to garba, from yajnas and homams to planting saplings the diversity of Ashwin Navratri celebrations are a colourful kaleidoscope intended to harmonise both the body and the soul with the cosmos.
One of the integral parts of this festival is the recitation of a centuries old text called the Durga Saptashati or the Devi Mahatamya. It is among the loftiest of puranic compositions and is a part of the Markandeya Purana .The Durga Saptashati is also popularly referred to as the Chandi Patha or the Chandi.
The Saptashati has withstood the test of centuries and is as relevant today as it was at the time of its composition when it was probably an attempt to synthesise and crystallise millennia old traditions of Goddess worship in India [4]. It can be stated with conviction that it drew upon many well-known myths in wide circulation at that time. The Saptashati is probably the oldest extant text in the world devoted entirely to a fiercely independent Goddess who is also The Supreme Being The Ultimate Godhead The Divine Feminine.
The Goddess Durga as we know her today has been shaped to a large extent by this text. The biggest achievements of the Saptashati are probably its contribution to the arts and iconography of the Goddess and its elucidation of the basic tenets of spiritual thought in a narrative form thus making the tenets accessible and comprehensible to the common devotee. In addition, it also serves as a basic text for re-evaluating and recasting gender equations in contemporary Indian and global social orders given that the composer seem to have anticipated modern women empowerment.
One of the integral parts of this festival is the recitation of a centuries old text called the Durga Saptashati or the Devi Mahatamya. It is among the loftiest of puranic compositions and is a part of the Markandeya Purana .The Durga Saptashati is also popularly referred to as the Chandi Patha or the Chandi.
The Saptashati has withstood the test of centuries and is as relevant today as it was at the time of its composition when it was probably an attempt to synthesise and crystallise millennia old traditions of Goddess worship in India [4]. It can be stated with conviction that it drew upon many well-known myths in wide circulation at that time. The Saptashati is probably the oldest extant text in the world devoted entirely to a fiercely independent Goddess who is also The Supreme Being The Ultimate Godhead The Divine Feminine.
The Goddess Durga as we know her today has been shaped to a large extent by this text. The biggest achievements of the Saptashati are probably its contribution to the arts and iconography of the Goddess and its elucidation of the basic tenets of spiritual thought in a narrative form thus making the tenets accessible and comprehensible to the common devotee. In addition, it also serves as a basic text for re-evaluating and recasting gender equations in contemporary Indian and global social orders given that the composer seem to have anticipated modern women empowerment.
भिडियो सहित हेर्नुहोस !
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