we are in the final three days of Maha Navratri, the great 9-night festival dedicated to Shakti, the divine feminine. For the first three days, She is worshiped as Durga/Kali, the second three days as Lakshmi, and the final three days as Saraswati.
Lakshmi, Durga and Saraswati at Kali Bari Mandir in New Delhi
a Kali temple I will visit while in New Delhi for the first three days of my yatra.
Nandi at Shiva Temple at Shri Adhya Katyani Shakti Peeth Mandir, the second largest temple complex in India.
in six weeks this Nandi will go whisper in that Nandi’s ears!
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
Ma Durga
(via nomadicgypsymes)
Ma Durga
He who knows the first vital thread,
binding all the things formed in shape,
colour and words, knows only
the physical form of the universe, and
knows very little.
But he who goes deeper
and perceives the string inside the string,
the thin web binding separate life-forces
with cords of unity,
knows the real entity.
Only he knows truly the mighty
omnipotent and omnipresent God,
who is within and beyond all
formulated entities of the vast universe.
Penetrate deeper to know the ultimate truth.
Atharva Veda (10.8.38)
