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Nava Durga: The Nine Forms of the Goddess. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-93-5305-981-1. Amazzone, Laura (2010). Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-5313-8. Ostor, Akos (2004). The Play of the Gods: Locality, Ideology, Structure, and Time in the Festivals of a Bengali Town. Orient Blackswan.
These usages are in different contexts. For example, Durg is the name of an Asura who had become invincible to gods, and Durga is the goddess who intervenes and slays him. Durga and its derivatives are found in sections 4.1.99 and 6.3.63 of the Ashtadhyayi by Pāṇini, the ancient Sanskrit grammarian, and in the commentary of Nirukta by Yaska ...
Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares as far as being war gods; aside from this they have very little in common; Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor; Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike; Virtus, god of bravery and military strength; Etruscan. Laran, god of war.
When Rama grew intimidated by the prospect of war, Brahma counselled him to worship Durga, who would bless him with courage. Rama worshipped Durga underneath a bilva tree, chanting the Devi Sukta and other Tantric hymns for her propitiation. Pleased, Durga appeared before Rama and blessed him with victory, and the boon of being able to slay Ravana.
Hence the god Brahma prayed and implored Shakti (the Divine Mother) to intervene and stop the war. The Goddess held Shiva by one hand and Vishnu by the other hand and brought about reconciliation among them. This stopped the war and brought peace to the world. Such an idol of goddess is found in the inner sanctum of Shanta Durga Temple of ...
The text has been an important historical record and influence on the Hindu traditions related to war-god Skanda. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] The earliest text titled Skanda Purana likely existed by the sixth century CE, but the Skanda Purana that has survived into the modern era exists in many versions.
This form of Devi Chandraghanta is a more warrior ready and apparently aggressive form that goddess Durga takes, however despite being adorned with the various weapons, she is also equally caring, benevolent and representes motherly qualities to her devotees.
The main deities of the Kalikula tradition are Kali, Chandi, Bheema and Durga. Other goddesses that enjoy veneration are Tara and all the other Mahavidyas , Kaumari as well as regional goddesses such as Manasa , the snake goddesses, Ṣaṣṭī , the protectress of children, Śītalā , the smallpox goddess, and Umā (the Bengali name for ...