u/ChampionObvious7797

Hi Everyone,

I have few question in devi bagavath puran. At first it is mentioned that devi/bagavathi manifests mainly in 5 different forms.

1. Durga

2. Lakshmi

3. Saraswathi

4. Savitri

5. Radha

And then it is also mentioned devi also manifests in mainly three forms:

1. Mahakali

2. Mahalakshmi

3. MahaSaraswathi

My question is why there are 2 different categories? And what is the meaning behind them?

And it is also mentioned that bagawathi durga is the one who created maha kali , maha lakshmi, maha saraswathi and make the godessess wife's of shiva, vishnu and brahma. So here the goddess durga, is she not Parvati? Who is durga mata?

And also during durgama asura vadha, goddess shakambari was given the name durga, the goddess durga here is the same durga mentioned in above?

And in mahishashur vadh episode, the godessess formed with the collective powers of all goddess is also called "mahalakshmi". Does the mahishashur mardini Mahalakshmi here same as vishnu consort Mahalakshmi? And it is never mentioned that ma durga killed mahishashura in texts, but we call mahishashurmardhini as durga and the image of mahishashurmarfini became standard image of bagawathi durga.

And in final chapter, it is mentioned the Mula prakruthi/devi resides in manidweepa. But according to sri vidya ma lalitha tripura sundhari stays in manidweepa. Why the devi bagavath puran didnt mention the name of lailitha devi at all?

Please enlightened me about these doubts. Also please correct me if there are any incorrect information, I wrote this based on my memory on devi bagavath puran I remember.

Hello Everyone,

I recently(from 20 days) started doing ma kali sadhana. I am only doing naam japa. It is taking me entire process to complete around 2 hours based on no of malas my guru suggested. But after 50 minutes or so, I am getting intense sleep it is getting impossible to continue the chanting, so I am opening my eyes and chanting the mantras by seeing the kali ma photo frame(is it ok to do that?). Even with my eyes open, I am sleeping without my intension for 1 or 2 sec and restart my chanting. I am praying to mother and batuk bairav to get rid of my sleepiness during my sadhna since nidra(sleep) is one of kali ma power.

So basically, my regular sleeping time is 9.30 to 10 pm, before staring my sadhna. After starting the sadhna, my guru asked me to do the sadhna after 9 pm, so I will normally start my sadhna at 9.30 pm. Whenever I take a nap at evening( after 4 pm), I am not getting any sleep while doing my sadhna. Please suggest me anything that will make my sleep to go away during my sadhna or will it solve eventually with practice?

The problem is I am not able to do my sadhna with Shraddha because of this sleep and i am feeling like I am just chanting the mantras mechanically and i am feeling guilty. And I can only do the sadhna only once per day, since it is taking 2+ hours straight. How can I even get the mother's blessing if I cant even do the sadhna with bakti and Shraddha?

Please help me to get rid of this sleep. And also is there any thing I can do to sit for longer hours? My legs are getting numb after a hour.

Thank you.

Jai ma kali.