Devī Māhātmya — A Metaphor of Inner Battle
<p><em>Devī Māhātmya</em>, a part of ancient <em>Mārkaṇḍeya Pūraṇa</em>, is the great story of the Goddess which is traditionally recited and contemplated upon during Navaratri — the nine nights of Divine Mother. It is also mentioned multiple times in <em>Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra</em>, the bible of Vedic Astrology, as a potent tool for initiating the process of inner and outer transformation — including transforming our karma dictated by the planets.</p>
<p>The story, in short, describes a metaphoric battle between the Goddess, <em>Śakti</em>, representing the Divine spark within us, and various demons which disrupt our inner space. An attentive reader and a spiritual seeker will immediately notice that the whole story illustrates the struggles that we all encounter in our <em>sadhana</em>.</p>
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