 Goddess
Durga represents the power of the Supreme Being that preserves moral
order and righteousness in the creation. Durga, also called Divine
Mother, protects mankind from evil and misery by destroying evil
forces such as selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger,
and ego. Goddess Durga represents a united front of all Divine forces
against the negative forces of evil and wickedness.
Goddess Durga represents the power of the Supreme Being that preserves
moral order and righteousness in the creation. Durga, also called
Divine Mother, protects mankind from evil and misery by destroying
evil forces such as selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger,
and ego. Goddess Durga represents a united front of all Divine forces
against the negative forces of evil and wickedness.The eighteen
arms of Durga signify that She possesses combined power of the nine
incarnations of Lord Vishnu that have appeared on the earth at different
times in the past.
Weapons in the hands of Durga such as a mace, sword, disc, arrow,
and trident convey the idea that one weapon cannot destroy all different
kinds of enemies.
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