Navratri Day 4 - Story of Maa Kushmanda | How the Universe is Created

Navratri Day 4 - Story of Maa Kushmanda | How the Universe is Created


Today is the 4th day of the Navaratri. This day is dedicated to worship Ma Kushmanda, another form of Aadishakti Devi Durga.

In Sanskrit the wold Kushmanda means pumpkin, here that represents our universe.

According to Durga Saptshati, Goddess Durga was very pleased with her avatar of Kushmanda.

In this form Devi  Kushmanda possesses 8 arms, She wields Kamandala,  a lotus, a pot of nectar, a bow and arrow, a disk, a mace, and a Japa mala (rosary) in her eight arms.

Here she rides a lion that represents fearlessness.

story

It is believed that there was darkness everywhere when the universe did not exist,

 Devi Kushmanda smiled and the light of her smile created the universe.

After creating The universe, Devi created the first beings,

She created the 3 most powerful supreme Maha Devis, namely. Maha Kaali, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Saraswati.

It is believed that Devi Kushmanda First took the Taamasa element from her body and created Goddess Mahakali, a ferocious form Devi Durga.

Secondly, She took out the Rajasa element, and created another beautiful Devi,  and named her Maha Lakshmi who represents worldly comforts.

And finally, she took out the Saatvik element, and created an extremely benevolent form and named her Maha Saraswati represents divinity and knowledge.

 


Later Devi Kushmanda blessed these three Mahadevis with 2 kids each,

a boy and a girl who is as powerful as Devi Kushmanda herself.

So Maha Kaali gave a birth to Shiva and Saraswati

Mahalakshmi gave birth to Bramha (Chatrumukha Bramha) and Lakshmi

MahaSaraswati gave birth to Vishnu and Shakti(Gowri)

Then Devi Kushmanda offered  Shakti to Shiva, Sarawati to Brahma, Lakshmi to Vishnu

Thus it is believed, Devi Kushmanda is the form of Shakti who created the entire universe.

So that was the short story of Devi Kushmanda and the creation and existence of the universe.



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