hareesh

well both shiva n shakti r related to prakriti but the brahman is lord sri krishna who is eternal n makes them play their parts

moreover in the same markandeya purana the devi u mentiuoned as "narayani" who kills mahisa is NOT durga she is mahalakshmi<not devi lakshmi> mahalakshmi kills mahisha'] mahasarasvati kills shumbha nishumbha and emerges frm sheath of parvati mahakali kills madhukaitabh thru vishnu n mahakali is extolled as the controlller of vishnu neway in the same purana u find it is parvati but not other goddesses who got the name durga...n thts coz she slays the asura called "durgama" n the nine durgas r shailaputri brahmacharini kushmanda chandraghanta skandamata katyayani kalaratri mahagauri n siddhiratri all have a connection with only shiva n not vishnu

one of the most important books of shakta literature is durga saptashati or sri sri chandi. it is a part of markendaya purana( chapters 81 to 93 )reference to this book is found in works of bananhatta , dandi and other philosophers of 7th century. mentions of this scripture also occurs in writings of nagarjuna of 5th century.historians estimate chandi to have been written around 350 A.D. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ excuse me..likewise durgasaptasati isnt the only scripture of devi ther r hundreds more inc the devi bhagawata..moreover even in durgasaptasati the devi is described as narayani but then she emerges frm the physical sheath of parvati...neway thr r hundreds of points to argue

sri radhayai swaha this is the mantra to obtain radhas mercy if u couple hrim to it n say hrim sri radhayai swaha it becomes sri radha chintamani stotra radha is just not a mere goddess....her excerpts from srimad devi bhagavatam say that she is the supreme amogst the five incarnations of adi shakti - durga lakshmi sarasvati gayathri and radha sri radha is always worshipped by all the gods including brahma shiva and vishnu infact brahma had to do tapas for 60000 years to obtain her darshan but still couldnot see her...but thanks to brahmas tapasya she was born in vraja as vrishabhanus daughter the earth was blessed when radhas dust fell on it

This shloka is from the Chandi, which actually is a paean in praise of Durga Devi! so there you go, it looks like all goddesses can claim a stake to the shloka. what does that mean? all goddesses are one! . Anyway, coming to the point, the Chandi is essentially a 700-odd verse praising Durga Ma for ridding the world of Mahisa and Shumba & Nishumba. It is split into 3 parts: Meditation on MahaKali - prelude to the main event Meditation on MahaLakshmi - actual activity Meditation on MahaSaraswati - knowledge $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ LEMME MAKE A FEW CORRECTIONS.... DURGA NEVER KILLED MAHISA OR SHUMBHA!! READ FURTHUR IN THE MARKANDEYA PURANA AND UL KNOW THAT PARVATI GOT THE NAME DURGA BECAUSE SHE KILLED DEMON DURGAMASURA!! PLZ???? AND GODDESSES MIGHT BE ONE!! BUT DURGA IS A DIFFERENT ASPECT AND SO IS LAKSHMI... DURGA IS TRIGUNAMBIKA ..SHE IS THE MIXTURE OF THREE MODES..SHE CAN GET ANGRY,SAD ETC ETC BUT LAKSHMI IS SUDDHA SATVA...SHE IS THE PUREST OF THE PURE... SHE NEVER GETS OFFENDED BY HER SENSE..SHE IS IN FULL CONTROL OF SENSES

the hymn is addressed to parvati!! <HR style="COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message --> people i know iskcon does manipulate things but i never knew that now it wud start addressing hymns of parvati to lakshmi whatever u guys have been saying is just out of ur own assumptions n presumptions!! sarvamangala mangalye is the hymn addressed by every hindu dyuring every possible marriage ceremony because parvati is the goddess of fertility and marriage!!! and tryambake means three eyed n not watever u guys posted n parvati is the one..lakshmi doesnt have 3 eyes gauri is golden or white!! and there is a story how parvaati got the name!! gauri is one of the nine durgas for godsake durga is none but parvati for those who were mentioning durga as a mixture of all the saktis..tht is utter crap... durga is [parvati...parvati got the name durga because she killed a demon called durgasura the chandi and all u were mentioning have nothing to do with durga..they r all incarnations of her but the original durga is parvati the navadurgas or nine durgas are shailaputri or daughter of mountain, parvati brahmacharini,kushmanda ,chandraghanta,skandamata,katyayani,kalaratri,sidd hidatri and mahagauri!! all of which have a story ..u can google n check!! mahalakshmi,mahasarasvati n mahakaali are not the lakshmi ,sarasvati or parvati....they r different,,,each have a for,m...mahalakshmi is the one who killed mahishasura,,,,mahasarasvati emerged frm the body of parvati to kill shumbha n nishumbha,,mahakali is the one who saved the world frm two demons madhu n kaitabh by waking up vishnu who was under a deep ignorant slunber influenced by yogamaya

people i know iskcon does manipulate things but i never knew that now it wud start addressing hymns of parvati to lakshmi whatever u guys have been saying is just out of ur own assumptions n presumptions!! sarvamangala mangalye is the hymn addressed by every hindu dyuring every possible marriage ceremony because parvati is the goddess of fertility and marriage!!! and tryambake means three eyed n not watever u guys posted n parvati is the one..lakshmi doesnt have 3 eyes gauri is golden or white!! and there is a story how parvaati got the name!! gauri is one of the nine durgas for godsake durga is none but parvati for those who were mentioning durga as a mixture of all the saktis..tht is utter crap... durga is [parvati...parvati got the name durga because she killed a demon called durgasura the chandi and all u were mentioning have nothing to do with durga..they r all incarnations of her but the original durga is parvati the navadurgas or nine durgas are shailaputri or daughter of mountain, parvati brahmacharini,kushmanda ,chandraghanta,skandamata,katyayani,kalaratri,siddhidatri and mahagauri!! all of which have a story ..u can google n check!! mahalakshmi,mahasarasvati n mahakaali are not the lakshmi ,sarasvati or parvati....they r different,,,each have a for,m...mahalakshmi is the one who killed mahishasura,,,,mahasarasvati emerged frm the body of parvati to kill shumbha n nishumbha,,mahakali is the one who saved the world frm two demons madhu n kaitabh by waking up vishnu who was under a deep ignorant slunber influenced by yogamaya