Refutations of various misconcepts

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Durga Krama : A Short Description

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Who is the main deity of Durga Kula? Is it Ashtabhuja Durgambika or Chaturbhuja Jagadhatri?

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Kalikula : A Brief Overview

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  A Brief Overview on Kālīkula   ॥ कालीरूपं महेशानी साक्षात् कैवल्यप्रदायिनी ॥  Introduction:-  In Śaktism and Śaivism (Kāśmīrī), "Kula" is a famous term. Kaula system is associated with Śaktism and Trika Śaivism. But what is Kula ?  Shortly, Kula means the doctrine where a specific Goddess form of Ādi Parāśakti with her consort Śiva (in Trika Philosophy, he is Paramaśiva) , Āvaraṇa Devatās (The deities who live in the Circular group around Devī), Parivāra Devatās (family deities) are worshipped. The person who observes the Kula system is called as Kaula or Kaulika.  अकुलं शिव इत्युक्तं कुलं शक्तिः प्रकीर्त्तिता। कुलाकुलानुसन्धानान्निपुणाः कौलिकाः प्रिये ।।  [[ Reference:- Kulārṇava tantra : 17th Ullāsa, 27th Śloka]]  “Akula is Śiva, Kula is Śakti: O my beloved, those who are intent in the meditation on Kula and Akula are Kaulikas." Then Kālīkrama or Kālīkula means the path where Goddess Kālī with her consort Mahākāla (a form of Sadāśiva), her Āva...
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