Durga Bhakti Tarangini

  Goddess Mahādurgā or Jagaddhātrīdurgā   (देवी महादुर्गा / जगद्धात्रीदुर्गा)  Introduction:—  सप्तकोटि-महाविद्या उपविद्यास्वरूपिणी ।  कुमारी रमणी-रूपा सुरूपा नगनन्दिनी ॥  ~ Muṇḍamālā Tantra  The Seven-Crore Mahāvidyās, Veiled in countless Upavidyā forms, She is Kumārī, the ever-young enchantress, Beauty’s own reflection born. The daughter of the mountains, Grace adorning every limb, her radiance sings through peaks and valleys, A charm that cannot dim. Jagaddhatri Devi Ādyāparāśakti Umādevī manifested her 7 crore Mahāvidyā incarnations. Goddess Jagaddhātrīdurgā (जगद्धात्रीदुर्गा) is one of them. The Niruttara Tantra addresses her as Mahādurgā (महादुर्गा). — काली नीला महादुर्गा त्वरिता छिन्नमस्तका वाग्वादिनी चान्नपूर्णा तथा प्रत्यङ्गिरा पुनः । कामाख्यवासिनी बाला मातङ्गी शैलवासिनी इत्याद्याद्या सकला देव्यः कलौ पूर्णफलप्रदाः ॥  Kālī, Nīlā (Ugratārā), Mahādurgā,  Tvaritā (Pārvatī), Chinnamastā,  Vāgvādinī (Kāśmīra Śāradā),  Annapūrṇā, ...

  Durgā Krama : A Short Description   द्विसप्तकोटिमन्त्राणां शक्तिरूपे सनातनि । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपे च जगद्धात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ Introduction :— Kula or Krama System is a part of the basement of Śaktism. Krama or Kula is a system where a particular 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 Krama system was created from Kramanātha (Sadāśiva) and Kramāmbā (Pārvatī). There are around 64 Kramas in Śaktism (listed by Ācārya Abhinav gupta, Ācārya Vandanā ji and many Kaula Sādhakas). Durgā kula is one of them. Durgā kula presents the doctrine of worshipping various forms, aspects of Goddess Durgā. On the occasion of Jagadhātrī Pūjā, we're going to discuss about the Krama of Durgā.  Durgā Krama :—  Goddess Durgā is one of the most famous name of Ādi Parāśakti. According to Devī Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, Skanda Purā...