Durga Goddess
Explain why devotion to Druga has become such an important part of Hinduism?
One of the most distinctive goddess of Hinduism is Durga. Her supremacy and power appears in many forms to protect the world from demons who threaten the stability of the cosmos. Her devotion is celebrated in one of the most important festivals; Durga Purja that occurs at the begging of October around harvest time, Durga is also linked with fertility and the ceremony last nine days. The importance is to commemorate the victory of good over the evil. Hindu people view her as a mother who protects and maintains balance and restores harmony on earth.
Because of the oral traditions that came before any written accounts, it is hard to say with precision when and where the belief in Durga originated. Early mentions of this goddess derive from major religious text of praise called the Devi Mahatmya, which dates back to the 5th century. The Devi Mahatmya is very important because it is the first crystallized text devoted to a goddess. Her distinctiveness from other deities, determines that Durga’s origin may be near the Vindhya Mountains among non-Aryan tribes such as Sabaras. Hindu mythology 2 narrates that Durga originates from Pavarti ,wife of Shiva. However, the most famous account of Durga’s origin evolves from a cosmic crisis, in which male gods could not defeat the demons but only a woman was needed. The anger of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva at the thought Mahisha was undefeatable, was transformed into energy sufficient to create a beautiful goddess with great powers to overthrow chaos on earth. ´Her face was form from Shiva, her hair from Yama, her arms from Vishnu´ (Durga 7) .Druga was underestimated by Manisha since women are usually stereotyped as being weak and elusive to fight. In the Dharma-sastras women are portrait as being ´socially inconsequential without relationship with
One of the most distinctive goddess of Hinduism is Durga. Her supremacy and power appears in many forms to protect the world from demons who threaten the stability of the cosmos. Her devotion is celebrated in one of the most important festivals; Durga Purja that occurs at the begging of October around harvest time, Durga is also linked with fertility and the ceremony last nine days. The importance is to commemorate the victory of good over the evil. Hindu people view her as a mother who protects and maintains balance and restores harmony on earth.
Because of the oral traditions that came before any written accounts, it is hard to say with precision when and where the belief in Durga originated. Early mentions of this goddess derive from major religious text of praise called the Devi Mahatmya, which dates back to the 5th century. The Devi Mahatmya is very important because it is the first crystallized text devoted to a goddess. Her distinctiveness from other deities, determines that Durga’s origin may be near the Vindhya Mountains among non-Aryan tribes such as Sabaras. Hindu mythology 2 narrates that Durga originates from Pavarti ,wife of Shiva. However, the most famous account of Durga’s origin evolves from a cosmic crisis, in which male gods could not defeat the demons but only a woman was needed. The anger of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva at the thought Mahisha was undefeatable, was transformed into energy sufficient to create a beautiful goddess with great powers to overthrow chaos on earth. ´Her face was form from Shiva, her hair from Yama, her arms from Vishnu´ (Durga 7) .Druga was underestimated by Manisha since women are usually stereotyped as being weak and elusive to fight. In the Dharma-sastras women are portrait as being ´socially inconsequential without relationship with