The Primordial Energy

Sri Devi Bhagavatha Maha Puranam is a tribute to the genius Maharishi Veda Vyasa that around with this text he has woven a panoptic vision of life, eternal truth and abiding values of energy. The Devi Bhagavatha puranam is a mighty ocean, several people approch the ocean for different purposes,though some collect sea weeds, some sand particals, and yet some dive deep into it and retrieve precious pearls.

Mr C.Rajagopalachari (philosopher and India's last governor-general) said: "Mythology is an integral part of religion like the skin that preserves a fruit with its juice and its taste. Mythology and holy epics are necessary for any great culture to rest on its stable spiritual fondation and function as a life - giving inspiraton and guide". He also says "the familiarity with our ancient heritage is necessary if we desire to preserve our individuality as a nation and serve the world through truthfullnes. Which alone can save mankind from error and extinction"

Vedas and puranas explains that there is only one primordial Sakthi and When she gives knowledge she is projected as Goddess Saraswathi. When she gives wealth she is projected as Goddess Lakshmi. and so on. Yet all are only different aspects of that primordial Sakthi. They are just symbolic to help people to concentrate to do meditation or worship as ones own priority.

Essentially there are two basic forms (1) Object. (2) Energy. or power.
Object is our body or 'Sivam' and Life is energy or 'Sakthi'. if the object has life or energy it can move, work and do other things. but without energy or life it is dead.`Sak' means energy the ability `to do' or `to act'. Sakthi devi worship is the worship of Energy which is personified as female and is Mother Goddess. She is regarded as the Supreme Creativity of the universe, when time of sustain it acts as protestant, the time of destruction it acts as destroyer of the universe...The earliest evidences regarding the prevalence of the mother Goddess worship have been traced from a large number of inscriptions, clay statues and seals which have been found from Indus Valley on the basis of which the history of the worshipers of the Mothergoddess.
Sir John Marshall's archaeological Survey has recorded that the female statues found in Indus Valley are akin to those from Baluchistan, and over a wide range of countries, between Persia. and the Aegean,( the prehistoric civilization period and flourished on the various islands and nearby regions of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete and Argosies )notably in Elam, Mesopotamia, Egypt Transcaucasia, Balkans Asia-Minor, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus. He further points out that this type of resemblance brings out the fact that people of these lands used to consider Sakthi as the Supreme Divinity. Also the Vedic scholars accepted that the Sakthi as the supreme force..

This story is from Devi Bhagavatha puranam 1st skantham chapter 5.

Once Sri Mahavishnu had a battle with demons independently for a many long years finally he won and he became too exhausted so he came and selected a place without any bumps he sat down on padmasanam pose and he planted one side of his bow in the ground and other side is holding his chin and he slept deeply. In the mean time Indira according to his preseptors advice he wished to perform a huge Yagam so all devas including Brahma went to Vaikuntam to inform this to the great significance daity Sri Narayana. But they found Sri Narayana was not there so they confused for some time, at last they found his where abouts by their spritual vision and all arrived to the place and they saw him that he was in sound sleep. Indira asked Brahma that “O prabo what to do Sriman Narayana is in sound sleep how to make him to awake?” Brahma advised to Indira that all wait until he awake. Accordance they were waiting for so long still Vishnu was in deep sleap so Indira became worried and confused so again he asked other davas for the way to make him awake. Ekatasa Rudra advised that “O Indira previously brahma created insects kind its name is termite so you change your self as termite and bite the bow srting, and it will upright and when cut the string there will be a huge noise, with the sound of bow Narayana will get up from his sleep” O prabo is it not a sin waking-up when one in deep sleep”?he replied “Yes indeed it is a sin act but the Yagam should be performed in time so there is no other go” according to ekadasa rudra reluctantly Indira changed as termite and he bites the bowstring, when it sprang out of the bow Vishnu beheaded and the head flown and droped some were, no one could find the head. Devas stunned to see Vishnu's lifeless body, the horrible sight that had shock to the devas and felt terrible. Brahma said to Indira “I O Indira the first step we all pray to vedas then we all pray to Devi along with the Vedas.“ as brahma's advise all devas prayed to vedas, all the four vedas emerged as beings (They are called Veda Purushas) and all along with veda purushas prayed to Devi. Devi pleased with the hymn and appeared in front of Devas and said” O vedas I am pleased to your hymn because this hymn through Veda purushas so it is equal to vedas, whoever recite this hymn they will achieve to benefit as read all Vedas; she asked devas why this prayer and what purpose you all prayed to me”? All devas said “O Devi the universally significant deity Sri Vishnu beheaded why? and where we find his head? Devi replied that “ O devas first I tell you why he beheaded, then I tell you how to find; listen once Sri Mahalakshmi was having nice chatting with Sri Mahavishnu during their chat with no reason Vishnu ridiculously laugh loudly pointing to Lakshmi ; she angrily looking at him even though he did not stop his laugh, she rose anger furiously and she cursed him that his head to be fall into sea and cut into pieces. So her curse came true although all for good; now I tell you about his head, my ardent devotee called demon 

Hayagreeva did severe penance for long years to me so I appeared in front of him and asked him about his wishes and why this penance; he said Amma this penance is for mrutyu fear so I should not die for ever so please bestow me as my wises. I said Hayagreeva whoever born he has to die that is the rule so apart from this ask some other boon, he said brilliantly Amma except me like a creature I should not die from any and all, I bestowed as his wish, in the beginning he was good now he is giving heavy torture to sages, hermits, humans in future he will occupy devalogam also so to avoid this Brahma should create a white horse and take of its head and fix in Vishnu's body and he will shine with name Hayagreeva and he will kill the demon, said this she disappeared. According to devi's instruction brhama created a white horse head and fixed with Vishnu's body then Vishnu was transformed by the grace of Devi into a wondrous being, with immense strength,. He was known as Hayagreeva (horse-headed). Once Vishnu has being he prayed devi she appeared and blessed Hayagreevar. Lakshmi devi also appeared in front of devas and Hayagreevar married Lakshmi. Then he had battle with demon Hayagreeva and Vishnu won the battle and killed the demon.

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my favorite and worshiped Puranam is Sri Devi Bhagavatha Puranam. If one devotedly read this ancient text will experience brighten knowledge, acquiring systematic study in field of Atma Rahasyam, increasing of willpower, the study of fundamental nature of reality, the consideration of academic discipline, doctrine of philosophy, moral philosophy, natural philosophy, philosophy of life, Space movement, Expansion,Circle,Action Biological matters, Physiology, ect through the thriving stories and are very useful to modern researches. Apart from devinity even in a nomal human life a woman stands as a mother, for a generous need as an elder sister, for voluntary needs a younger sister, a grand mother to narrate ancient stories, A girl to love. A daughter to be affectionate, aunt for cordiality, and a wife to provide the necessities of life these are Sakthi's aspects. with out energy (Woman) no one can experience the worldly life.

'Ya devi sarvaboodeshu matru roopena samsthitha

Namasthasyai, Namasthasyai Namo Namaha' ||

'jñānānanda mayaṃ devaṃ nirmala sphaṭikākṛtiṃ
ādhāraṃ sarvavidyānaṃ hayagrīvaṃ upāsmahe||

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