Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Namaste: To top everything off, in the Chandi Path, a central Devi scripture, Durga takes three main forms. That of Kali, Saraswati, and Lakshmi. Then you have the ten Mahavidyas which are different forms of Kali, and some of these forms are similar or the same as Lakshmi and various other goddesses. I'm not sure if any of the Mahavidhyas mirror Saraswati, but I think Bagalamukhi may be somewhat like Saraswati. In Devi worship all the goddesses are different faces of the same goddess. Jai Maa! Shankari Enquire: 'Who am I?' and you will find the answer. Look at a tree: from one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the same Atman everywhere. --Sri Anandamayi Ma http://shankarikali.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Jai MAA from Kolkata... my husband and I are on pilgrimage and about to fly to Guwahati to visit Kamakhya Mata for several days. It's an incredible blessing. Of the Mahavidyas, Matangi is associated directly with Sarasvati, Kamala with Lakshmi. This is according to the Shakta tradition at Kamakhya, but also elsewhere. At the Kamakhya temple, Kamakhya is identified both with Kali and with Mahatripurasundari/Sodasi (see the Kalikapurana Stotram, Yogini Tantram and Kamakhya Tantram for numerous references). So for Shaktas at Kamakhya, both Kali and Mahatripurasundari are supreme devis, depending on who you talk to. And often you'll be told " there is no difference between them, " especially by sadhakas/sadhikas. Jai MAA -sundari On 12/30/08, Shankari Kali <shankari_kali wrote: > > Namaste: > > To top everything off, in the Chandi Path, a central Devi scripture, Durga > takes three main forms. That of Kali, Saraswati, and Lakshmi. Then you have > the ten Mahavidyas which are different forms of Kali, and some of these > forms are similar or the same as Lakshmi and various other goddesses. I'm > not sure if any of the Mahavidhyas mirror Saraswati, but I think Bagalamukhi > may be somewhat like Saraswati. > > In Devi worship all the goddesses are different faces of the same goddess. > > Jai Maa! > Shankari > http://shankarikali.wordpress.com/ > -- *** You'll find Mother in any house. Do I dare say it in public? She is Bhairavi with Shiva, Durga with Her children, Sita with Lakshmana. She's mother, daughter, wife, sister - Every woman close to you. What more can Ramprasad say? You work the rest out from these hints. - Ramprasad Sen (1720-1781) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Namaste Sundari, I am so glad you got to visit India for the New Year. What a blessing! Of the Mahavidyas, Matangi is associated directly with Sarasvati, Kamala with Lakshmi. I did not know that Matangi is associated with Saraswati. Thank you so much. Tripura Sundari is considered the Supreme Deity in the Sri Vidya tradition. Jai Maa! Shankari Enquire: 'Who am I?' and you will find the answer. Look at a tree: from one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the same Atman everywhere. --Sri Anandamayi Ma http://shankarikali.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Thank you so much for bringing this essay. It is appreciated. I look forward to reading it. Celeste " When you hear about the Self, meditate upon the Self, and finally realize the Self... you come to understand everything in life. " --Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5 --- On Mon, 12/29/08, msbauju <msbauju wrote: msbauju <msbauju Fusion of the Soul: Jayashri Ma and the Primordial Mother by June McDaniel http://groups. / group/Shakti_ Sadhana/message/ 28676 http://groups. / group/Shakti_ Sadhana/message/ 28677 http://groups. / group/Shakti_ Sadhana/message/ 28695 http://groups. / group/Shakti_ Sadhana/message/ 28710 http://groups. / group/Shakti_ Sadhana/message/ 28719 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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