Sublime

Śrī Rāmakṛṣṇa says: “That which is Brahman is also Kālī, the Mother, the Primal Energy. When inactive, It is called Brahman.

The exceedingly compassionate Agastya asks the Lord for an easy path to freedom on behalf of all humankind. Lord Hayagrīva declares that chanting the thousand names of Lalitā Devī with devotion can fulfill all desires and grant liberation. Interest piqued, Agastya is filled with curiosity and begs to know more. However, Lord Hayagrīva directs him t

The Ninth Mandala of the Rig Veda goes into great detail concerning Soma and states that Soma stands above the gods. Soma is the supreme entity. Soma is the moon; Soma is masculine. Here we have a rare phenomenon: a male lunar deity. It is limited to certain North American Indian peoples and to the Indo-Europeans (the German folk conception of the

The devas hold a meeting and decide that the best course of action would be to restore Kāma, the primary force of creation and Bhaṇḍāsura’s original form. Bhaṇḍāsura gets wind of this plan and decides to render all the devas impotent by drying up their rasa (see Chapter 12). Bhaṇḍāsura and his army assume the form of wind and enter the minds of the

In the Mahābhārata, there is reference to Śakti worship in many contexts. Before entering the Matsya kingdom for spending the last year of exile incognito, Dharmaputra prays to Durgā. At the commencement of the battle of Kurukṣetra Srī Kṛṣṇa asks Arjuna to get down from the chariot and to pray to Durgā, and Arjuna does so.