members, please view a new picture of sree durga devi!

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in the photo album titled'durga' --- this is a magnificent picture of

sree durga maata. folks, vasant navratri will be here soon - at the

end of march - in this spring festival of nine nights honring durga

mata, fasts will be observed and the 700 verses from devi mahatmiyam

will be recite.... spring is one more time to purify our

consciousness and welcome 'devi' into our heart... more on this

late...

 

HOW devi durga was created , a description of her physical attributes

and divine splendor.........

 

"Born out of the bodies of all the Gods,

that unique efflugence, combined into a mass of light,

took the form of a woman,

pervading the triple worlds with its lustre.

 

In that efflugence, the light of Shiva formed the face.

The Tresses were formed from the light of Yama and

the arms from the light of Vishnu Bhagwan

 

The two breasts were formed

from the moon's (Somanath's) light,

the waist from the light of Indra,

the legs and thighs from the light of Varun ,

and hips from the light of the Earth (Bhoodev)

 

The feet from the light of Brahma

and the toes from Surya's (sun) light,

the fingers of the hand

from the light of the Vasus(the children of Ganga)

and the nose from the light of Kuber .

 

The teeth were formed

from the light of Prajapati, the lord of beings;

likewise the Triad of her eyes was

born from the Light of Agni (fire)

 

The eyebrows from the

two Sandhyas (sunrise and sunset);

the ears from the light of the wind(Vayu).

>From the lights of other gods as well,

the auspicious goddess was born.

 

Projecting an overwhelming omnipotence the three eyed goddess adorned

with the crescent moon with her eighteen arms each holding auspicious

weapons, emblems, jewels and other gifts offered by individual gods,

emerged. With her pulsating body of golden color shining with the

splendour of a thousand suns, standing erect on her lion vehicle

(vahana) and displaying her triumph over the dark forces (shown in

the form of a demon-mahisahasur- under her feet), she stands as the

most spectacular personification of cosmic energy.

 

from markendeya purana....

 

 

OM sree durgayaii namaha!

 

enjoy this beautiful sunday!