#adi shakti

[zeherili-ankhein]

Bro if Brahma came out of the lotus in Vishnu's belly button, does that mean Brahma can be considered Vishnu's "offspring"? o_O

Also the story of the origins are so contrasting yk. Shiva Purana says Shiva came first, and Vishnu came out of his left side, while Vishnu Purana says vice vera. Shakti Purana says Adi Shakti came first, and the rest came out of her.

TBH, I feel like ppl mostly associate Shiva to be the first one, since yk, he is called Swayambhu. IK, the name is also associated with Vishnu too, but Shiva is called Swayambhu in so many mantras and stotras etc etc. LOL SO CONFUSING OMG

I have heard some ppl have the theory that each of these realities happened, but in different Yuga Kalpas which is...also interesting. hm. I low-key like the Smarta tradition tho, since they consider Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesh and Surya to be equal.

Lmao Swayambhu is mostly considered with Shiva or Vishnu but sometimes Brahma too

Also there are so many varieties in the origins but Adi Shakti is the one idc 🗿🗿✨ (im a Shakta so yeah whatever she's the Brahman herself) Narayan is an avatar of Shakti 🗿🗿✨✨✨

But yeah I do believe in the each Kalpa takes place in each Purana factor too because that makes more sense to why we got so many different variations of the same myth too

Also sometimes Brahma IS considered Vishnu's offspring no???

Smartas are so interesting because the Saurya (ig that's what you call them...) cult just randomly became so unpopular like 😭😭🤌🤌🤌

Same with the Ganpati one and even Rig Veda Indra

Like they were once considered supreme and now it's either just Shiva, Vishnu or Shakti (but Shakti is supreme 🗿✨)

[kamal-nayan]

Aigiri nandini (or mahishasur mardini) strotam makes me feel so empowered, just listening to it gives me enough confidence to lift a mountain

[brijkerasiya]

श्री विंध्यवासिनी माता चालीसा – हिंदी अर्थ सहित (Shree Vindhyeshwari Chalisa – With Meaning)

श्री विंध्यवासिनी माता चालीसा – हिंदी अर्थ सहित (Shree Vindhyeshwari Chalisa – With Meaning)

श्री विन्ध्येश्वरी माता चालीसा विडियो श्री विन्ध्येश्वरी माता चालीसा (Vindhyeshwari Chalisa) ।। दोहा ।। नमो नमो विन्ध्येश्वरी, नमो नमो जगदम्ब। सन्तजनों के काज में, करती नहीं विलम्ब।। ।। चौपाई ।। जय जय जय विन्ध्याचल रानी। आदिशक्ति जगविदित भवानी।। सिंह वाहिनी जै जगमाता। जै जै जै त्रिभुवन सुखदाता।। कष्ट निवारिनि जय जग देवी। जै जै सन्त असुर सुर सेवी।। महिमा अमित अपार तुम्हारी। शेष सहस मुख वर्णत…

[vedicsanatanrahasya]

WHY WE WORSHIP ADI SHAKTI DURING NAVRATRI

We get 50% of molecular DNA from the mother and 50% from the father. But we get 100% mitochondrial DNA from the mother. Mitochondria and their DNA only come from the mother to the baby. Mitochondria produce ATP. ATP is the source of energy in our body. So, we receive power from our mother. Our mother gets it from her mother and our father also gets it from his mother.

This is very interesting that in Hinduism the god of power is mother - Adi Shakti or Maa Shakti, our mother. The scientific understanding over the ages and years is very clear. All the vedic pujas and yagnas and the perfect mantra of Maa Durga work on a subtle level to excite and empower us.

JAI SANATAN

[thewitchfarhan]

A Prayer of Thanks to Mother Earth

MahaDevi, Gaia-Shakti, She Who Is All

On The Eve of My Solar Return, I Thank You

I Thank You For the Earth, and the Ground Beneath My Feet

I Thank You For This World, and My Home in the Cosmos

I Thank You For this Life, and the Reality of My Existence

You, Who Has Guided Me Since Childhood

You, Who Holds the Worlds Axis

You, Who Both Birthed and Is the Universe

Thank You for the 25 Years of Life I Have Been Blessed With

Thank You for the Struggles That Have Made Me Who I Am

Thank You for your Love That Gives Me Life and Purpose

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Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo

Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Namo Namo

Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Namo Namo

Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo

आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, नमो नमो

सरब शक्ति, सरब शक्ति, सरब शक्ति, नमो नमो

प्रीतम भगवती, प्रीतम भगवती, प्रीतम भगवती, नमो नमो

कुंडलिनी माता शक्ति, माता शक्ति, नमो नमो ||

ॐ

[hasarjunadoneanythingwrong]

i am confusing kali and durga but you did make design of fgo her right? can i ask you to repost it bc i scoured your archive and i still cant find it

It was kali! The actual post is here but I’ll post some of the pictures here as well

I’ve been planing on doing proper ascension-like art for her for a while now, just haven’t found the time between work and making my normal content for the blog ;v;

[itsmadhvi]

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[brucestalia]

before i even begin dissecting everything wrong with this exchange (a herculean task that could take a lifetime), let’s talk about the irony here: of all the forms of shakti, talia aligns most closely with the archetype of goddess sati.

kali, the fiercest manifestation of adi parashakti, is the destructive force—the wrath, the end. even durga, the warrior goddess, would arguably be a closer match. (also, with the league's stronghold in calcutta, i imagine talia has witnessed the nine days of durgo pujo at least once.)

but no, it’s sati—dakshayani, “daughter of daksh”—who fits talia’s essence. torn between her love for her ascetic husband, shiv, and her devotion to her father, daksh prajapati (literally, “agent of creation”), sati embodies the eternal conflict talia carries. like talia, she is a beloved daughter, bound to a father whose cruelty eventually leads to tragedy.

sati left the opulence of her palace to live on mount kailash with her husband. the cold, the unyielding and the divine terrain is to shiv what gotham is to batman.

shiv himself is the all-forgiving, the redeemer, the eternal constant, above all else. doesn't that sound familiar? shakti, whether as sati or her other forms, his eternal consort and equal, is his balance and his strength.

the cruelty of daksh has such a clear mirror with the needlessly villainous way ra’s al ghul is often written.

talia could also align with goddess parvati—“she from the mountains,” the reincarnation of sati. parvati, with her rational and supportive father himavan (the personification of the himalayas), is the one who brings shiv back from his reclusive despair after sati’s death. in prayers and chants, lord shiv is titled as "parvati pyaara" — parvati's beloved. two forces, bound eternally, drawn together and balanced in ways neither can fully resist nor escape. the layers! the symbolism! and yet, here we are.

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[talonabraxas]

Durga

In Hinduism, the goddess Durga, also known as Shakti or Devi, is the protective mother of the universe. She is one of the faith's most popular deities, a protector of all that is good and harmonious in the world. Sitting astride a lion or tiger, the multi-limbed Durga battles the forces of evil in the world.

Durga is the ultimate feminine power. She is the embodiment of all Shaktis, the combined divine energies of the supreme Goddesses, Saraswati, the divinity of knowledge; Lakshmi, the one of wealth; and Parvati, the Goddess of might and valor. She is Adi Parashakti, the pre-eminent Goddess and is known in many other names such as Rajarajeswari, Kali, Mahishasura Mardhini, etc.

‘The Fort’ is the literal meaning of the word Durga, while the name as such denotes someone ‘who is invincible.’

Goddess Durga Mantra

‘Om Dum Durgayei Namaha’

Benefits of Chanting Durga Mantra

This is considered a mantra of divine protection. This is a powerful hymn, which can be chanted aloud and also meditated upon internally. It is believed that its faithful recitation with devotion, humility and total trust in the ultimate power of the divine mother can get for the devotees the immense blessings of Maa Durga.

[latent-thoughts]

She's here...

Adi Shakti, Durga, Devi... mother, protector, destroyer of all evil!

Today marks the beginning of the nine holy nights of Goddess Durga (Shakti herself), wherein her nine different avatars are worshipped and honoured.

Wishing all my fellow Hindus a very blessed and happy Navratri. ❤️❤️❤️

[zeherili-ankhein]

I just figured out that Mahalaya technically spreads Mita-Varuna propaganda subtly

The "Aham Rudre" thing is basically Devi explaining how all the Gods and the entire Universe exists with Herself. The Rudras, Vasus, Adityas

There's specific mention of: MitraVaruna, IndraAgni and the Ashwins at the very beginning itself

Here's the part:

ahaṃ rudrebhirvasubhiścarāmyahamādityairuta viśvadevaiḥ

ahaṃ mitrāvaruṇobhā bibharmyahamindrāgnī ahamaśvinobhā

YOOO

GUYS GUYS ADI SHAKTI HERSELF SAID MITRAVARUNA AND INDRAGNI ARE CANON

So when we make Mahalaya we can spread this more right? Not just hidden in the lyrics

@h0bg0blin-meat seeeeeeeee

[aru-loves-krishnaxarjuna]

behnchod, madarchod, baanki maagi,, bokachoda, you fucking hoe, rot in fucking hell, you brother fucker, motherfucker, gaandu, randi, saala, harami, bohot tez samajh ta hai apne aap ko? Bhosdika, bara, saale gaand choos tu apna, kindly f yourself

Tere krishna ne terko gaali dena sikhaya hai!?!! Where are hindu women's SANSKAAR??? Tum aurte khud ko mhan samjhte ho i guess u r bhramin that's why u have superiority complex. WhatsApp university se padhna chod or real world me aa jaa

Let's start with the biggest issue I have with scriptures in Hinduism and the casual misogynistic tone in the marriage department.

Ramacharitmanas 3.4.4 - "A woman who treats her husband with disrespect even though he is old, sick, dull-headed, *wrathful* or *most wretched*, she shall suffer various torments in hell (The abode of Yama)"

Vishnusmriti 24.41 -A damsel whose menses begin to appear (while she is living) at her father's house, before she has been betrothed to a man, has to be considered as a degraded woman: by taking her (without the consent of her kinsmen) a man commits no wrong.

Valmiki Ramayana 2/24/20 - - Ram said \*"As long as a woman is alive, her husband is her god and master to her"\*

Valmiki Ramayana 2/24/25 - "Even if a woman is interested in religious vows and fastings, in addition to being the best of the excellent; if she doesn't obey her husband, she will become ill-fated!!"

Matsya Purana 154.166 - "The husband even if poor, illiterate, and devood of fortune, is like a god to his wife."Mahabharata

Anushasana Parva 146.55 - Husband alone is the God for women

Srimad Bhagwatam 6/18/33-36 - "A husband is the supreme deity for the woman. The Supreme, Lord Vasudeva is situated in everyone's heart and is worshipped through the various names and forms of the demigods by fritive workers. Similarly, a husband represents the Lord as the object of worship for a woman. A wife should be chaste and obey all orders of her husband. She should very devoutly worship her husband as a representative of Vasudeva."

Sage Ashtavakra said:Women can never be their own mistresses. This is the opinion of the Creator himself, viz., that a woman never deserves to be independent. There is not a single woman in the three worlds that deserves to be regarded as the mistress of her own self. The father protects her while she is a maiden. The husband protects her while she is in youth. Sons protect her when she is aged. Women can never be independent as long as they live.

Oh ho! Now you are asking our SANSKAAR!? Ram sikhate hai ki maryada mein rehte kaise hai.

Krishna sikhate hai ki maryada mein rakhte kaise hai.

Listen you motherfucker. I don't need to be educated on this. You dare question our SANSKAAR? WE became like THIS to PROTECT OURSELVES. WE learnt SWEAR WORDS BECAUSE MEN STARTED TO USE THEM FIRST!!!

And women can never be independent, eh? Look around the fucking world will you, ot do you use braille to type?

First you make us like this and now question US? Atleast hum aurate apne aapko mahan sigma male to nhi smjh ti, na? Aurato ko tum log hamesha 'women ☕️' karte rehte ho, unko disrespect karte ho, rapists ko support karte ho, unke saath jo unyay hota hai usko supprt karte ho, and when we stand up for ourselves, us hindu women's SANSKAAR dissappeared!? THIS is the reason why women hate men now.

Tu Insta reels se sab kuchh learn karrna band karr aur apni aakhe charo taraf ghuma, bsdk.

We can be our own mistresses, and we will be our own mistresses. Idc what anyone thinks, i stand with my opinion. Agar teri Maa nahi hoti, to tu bhi janm nhi le pata gadhere.

You know Maa Kaali as well as Maa Adi Para Shakti, right? Did they need a man to fight? Or to protect them? They protected themselves, and fought demons, monsters just to protect their children. Yea ok i agree with the 'devoted to husband' part, but if her dignity comes in question, she WILL fight back!

[santoschristos]

Nobody has created Adi Sakti Maa but she has only gave birth to all the living beings!

Adi Parashakti, Adi Shakti and Shakti are synonymes and represent the same power which has metamorphosed from one to another. If you look at it with eternity, they appear to be same, born out of the same things, yet appear distict from each other. Adi Parashakti represent the ‘Cosmic Power’ of Universe, Adi Shakti represent the ‘Ancient Power’ of Planet Earth and Shakti represent the ‘Power’ or ‘True Nature’ which is available on Earth.

Maa Durga which is the manifestation of Adi Shakti controls the nine planets to maintain the cosmic orders of universe. Maa Durga in her form of Nav Durga provides energy to the nine planets. Various forms of Nav Duga can be described as follows:-

Kushmanda Shakti governing the SUN

Mahagauri governing the RAHU

Kaal Ratri governing the SHANI

Shiddhi Dhatri governing the KETU

Katyayini governing the BRIHASPATI

Brahmcharini governing the MANGAL

Shail Putri governing the MOON

Skanda Mata governing the BUDDH

Chandraghanta governing the SHUKRA

During the days of Navaratra the power or cosmic energy of the divine mother Adi Parashakti is said to be the maximum on the earth. It is during this period that human beings can worship her to be bestowed with her powers to ward off the evil effects.

Adi Parashkti in her original manifestation devolved to Goddess Durga, Sati and Paravati.

Adi Parashakti artist: Casimir Lee

[gepetordi2]

Adi Shakti

[angelnightxsacrilege]

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[clearlyivy]

Day nine of Navratri

9 days, 9 Godesses

Day nine : Siddhidatri | सिद्धिदात्री

Purest form of energy

Siddhadhatri is pure energy-the first and purest form of energy. Modern science has only recently understood the concept of pure energy! She was formless but Shiva supplicated her and she became Adi Shakti. In her Parvati attained her supreme form as a complete manifestation of Mahashakti or the primeval power.

Siddhi means supernatural power and dhatri means the giver. So she is the sole source of all power-both material and spiritual. She is capable of giving us all the eight siddhis-ashta siddhis or supernormal powers.

Mantra for the day:

ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः ॥ "Aum Devi Siddhidhatrayai Namaha!"

Jai Maa Durga 🔱