PARAKUNNATH SREE VETTAKKORUMAKAN PAYYAN KSHETHRAM (TEMPLE), AROLI, KANNUR, KERALA: Everyone in times of danger thinks of his mother. Maa Shakti is the Mother of all the worlds.

Wednesday 29 March 2017

Everyone in times of danger thinks of his mother. Maa Shakti is the Mother of all the worlds.

Everyone in times of danger thinks of his mother. Maa Shakti is the Mother of all the worlds. She is variously called as Lakshmi, Sarasvati, and Parvati. If we remember Her even once a day, we will get over our difficulties with amazing ease. She provides strength to fight through all difficulties of life. Worship of Maa gives Shakti to resolve all challenges of life. The practice of worshipping Mother Goddess has been in India since the Indus valley civilization. Shakti means energy. Shakti, also known as Mother Goddess, Divine Mother, Prakriti, Maya and various other names. In creation she represents the materiality and objectivity. Hence she is also known as the Field (kshetra). In the beings, she represents the mind and body. If Shiva is the instrumental cause of creation, Shakti is the material cause. If Shiva represents the will and consciousness, Shakti represents the numerous objects, worlds and beings in which the will and consciousness of Shiva remains hidden. In the Tantra tradition, Shakti is considered the highest supreme reality itself, with Shiva remaining in the background as the passive witness consciousness. In Vedic tradition she is a dependent reality, but in tantra she is independent. As the companion of Shiva, Shakti is worshipped worldwide.