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Goddess Durga: the Female Form as the Supreme Being 

All these Battles were fought by the male Vedic gods and the goddesses took no part in them. The situation however changed with the Puranic goddesses. In the Puranic times wars, especially with the Asuras were left to be fought by the goddesses alone and the gods took no part in them.

“Vedic Wings” gives most authentic details of the Fierce Battle of Durga Devi, the goddess of power and strength, is perhaps the most important goddess of the Hindus. She is a multi-dimensional Goddess, with many names, many personas, and many facets. As Mahishasuramardini or Shakti, she is the destroyer of evil - with her ten mighty arms carrying lethal weapons she triumphantly slays the demon Mahishasura. As Sati, beloved daughter of King Daksha and Queen Menaka she gives up a kingdom and earns her father's wrath. As Kali, she turns black as the night and omnipotent, terrible in rage and fury, with just a string of skulls as her garland and her only garb. As Parvati, she is serene, the pretty consort of Lord Shiva by his side in the snowy peaks of the Kailash mountain. She is Bhawani, symbol of life. She is Sati, the object of death. She is Basanti, the herald of springtime. She is also Amba, Jagadhatri, Tara, Ambika, and Annapurna.

Durga, through all her forms, encompasses the essence of salvation and sacrifice. She is the mother of bounty and wealth, as also of beauty and knowledge, for her daughters are Lakshmi and Saraswati, the goddesses of wealth and knowledge, respectively. Read“Vedic Wings” to find authentic information on her Battle with Asuras…Sivkishen, Author.