We bow down to Mother Durga again and again. She protects those who surrender to her and is also called the Mother of the three worlds and is Gauri, daughter of mountain king.
Meaning : ‘She is the most auspicious one and the one who bestows auspiciousness upon all of the world. Saranye Trayambike Gauri Narayani Namostute” “Sarva Mangala Mangalye Sive Sarvartha Sadhike To awaken the Goddess, the personification of the active side of the divine “shakti” energy of Lord Shiva, several Mantras are chanted throughout the year and specially during the Navaratri. Durga’s ‘trident’ or ‘trishul’ is a symbol of three qualities – Satwa (inactivity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (non-activity) – and that she is the remover of all the three types of miseries – physical, mental and spiritual.ĭurga presents herself as the Mother of all the worlds taking care of the welfare of all the beings and accounting for their prosperity.The ‘sword’ that Durga holds in one of her hands symbolizes knowledge, which has the sharpness of a sword.She uses this unfailing weapon to destroy evil and produce an environment conducive to the growth of righteousness. The “Sudarshan-Chakra” which spins around the index finger of the Goddess signifies that the entire world is subservient to the will of Durga and is at her command.
DURGA ARGALA STOTRAM IN HINDI FULL
The ‘lotus’ in Durga’s hand is not in full bloom which symbolizes the certainty of success but not finality.Similar to thunderbolt that can break anything against which it strikes without being affected itself, the devotee should to undertake a challenge without losing his confidence. One must be firm like thunderbolt in one’s convictions. By holding both the bow and arrow in one hand, “Mother Durga” indicates her control over both aspects of energy – potential and kinetic. The ‘conch shell’ in Durga’s hand symbolizes the ‘Pranava’ or the mystic word ‘Om’, which indicates her holding on to God in the form of sound.The lion represents power, will and determination. Durga riding the lion symbolises the Goddess’ mastery over all these qualities. Devi Durga is portrayed standing on a lion in a fearless pose of “Abhay Mudra” signifying assurance of freedom from fear. The universal Mother seems to be saying to all her devotees : “Surrender all actions and duties onto me and I shall release thee from all fears”. The left eye represents desire (the moon), the right eye represents action (the sun), and the central eye knowledge (fire). Like Shiva, Durga is also referred to as “Triyambake” meaning the three eyed Goddess. This suggests that she protects the devotees from all directions. These represent eight quadrants or ten directions in Hinduism.
The consort of Lord Shiva is depicted as having eight or ten hands. When the Demonic forces create imbalance, all the Gods unite to one Divine force called Shakti or Durga or Mahishasurmardini, to abolish all evil. The Demonic forces are self-destructive but very powerful while the Divine forces are constructive but slow and efficient. Goddess Durga, hence, rose to power and killed the dangerous demon Mahish and all his great commanders. She also obtained very powerful weapons, such as the Chakra from Lord Vishnu and the Trishul (trident) from Lord Shiva. To destroy these demons, all Gods offered their radiance to her creation and each formed different parts of Durga’s body. The Hindu Goddess Durga is a unified symbol of all divine forces and is said to have manifested when evil forces threatened the very existence of the Gods. The ‘r’ refers to diseases and the ‘ga’ is the destroyer of sins, injustice, irreligion, cruelty and laziness. The syllable ‘du’ is synonymous with the 4 devils namely poverty, sufferings, famine and evil habits. The name ‘Durga’ in Sanskrit means ‘invincible’. Believed as the root cause of creation, sustenance and annihilation, Durga is the principal form of the Mother Goddess in Hinduism.
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