u/Efficient_Poet_5016

I think 99 percent of the people don't acknowledge what Swamiji really intended, what he meant, and why he lived for. Most of us know him as a great monk and saint and probably will know one or two if quotes that's it. I was too but recently reading upon made me realise how much he is needed for today's world. He lived the path of religion, at his intelligence and pursuit he might have been one of the greatest science,medical field pioneers, but he choose the path of universality. He undoubtedly is Siva in the form of a Monk wandering around the world and preaching not only Hinduism and his master's works, he taught Christianity for true Christians, Islam for true Muslims. He was what he called his master Thakur saab " A true teacher is one who can be 1000 humans" he should be able to fit in all shoes and be comfortable teaching all. He never said my religion is true, he said all is one and all paths should be true. He was a Hindu personally but never converted anyone that's the master. He is Ramakrishna who appealed to everyone in even broader means. He saw Dēvi in women and They saw Siva in him (mogger Swamiji). He was modest in all ways. He was like the child of Ramakrishna which we call Kāli. I plead to read his works as they are most important today. And I've not even scratched surface till now. I bow down to the Super Saint who came and taught the world his absoluteness of universality..

This is a nice story, when Thakur Sri Ramakrishna was told by Totapuri (one of his gurus) to kill Kāli. Let's set the context, Totapuri was a staunch advaitian, He never worshipped an idol, he never stayed at a place more than 3 days (Shukha Bramha lmaoo) and was completely naked. He took 40 years to master his pingala nādi, he was full of matted hair. Ramakrishna was adviced by Kāli herself to become a shishya of Totapuri, even when his 1st guru Bhairavi adviced as it would mess his bhakti up. Still he went with Dēvi's word. But when he became of Shishya of Totapuri, Totapuri had a constant dhuni on which someone lit a cigarette, he became mad and chased him with one of the fire logs, Thakur saab laughed as he called out his so called Advaita, he made his mark there. He also didn't come out of the mahasamadi for a whole day too, but when the day came Totapuri said to kill Kāli with a sword, he took the guru vākya and went into meditation, He killed Kāli, Yes he killed his Cinmayi Paramānanda, The mahā Muktakeshi, the one dearest to those bhairavis in the form of jackals. He killed her. But something opened up, a black void of Kāli. The mahā arupa, nirākara of Kāli. He killed her form that's it, she came into life again, back to her form, Nirakāra and Akāra both are her, this is the point Totapuri wanted to make. He became a Kaula as Abhinavgupta would call it, An actual Kaula who realised everything is Kāli. And Ramakrishna became guru to Totapuri and made him realise that Kāli is the Bramhan he was resting in, the man who didn't stay at a place for 4 days straight stayed a Dakshineswar for 11 months. Jai mā.

The boy who is Rudra manifested in form of a small vatu in a Bhairava form to give blessings to everyone from Shiva, Shakti and in general the entire tantra sadhaks. He is similar to that of Vāmana avatara who is just a small boy who completed his upanayana with a shikha. He is just like that where his yajñōpavīt was given to him none other mā tāra. His mūla mantra consists of the māya vīja which removes all ignorance and removes all obstacles. Bhairava is just naked, he is the absolute bliss of a truth and is equal in all the scenes (Kaula basically). He has the depth of the Shiva, action like Dēvi and love like Nārayana.

Mother goddess Durga is very fundamental sakti swarupa, she is known by everyone and embedded into everyone. She is before everything as she is both foundational and casual bramhan, she is before everything as Dēvi gita says. Her upasana is most royal and sophisticated yet the most simple. Her upasana is done by the greatest of warriors, siddhas and the best order of men. And as Rudrayamala and Mundamala tantra says one who does the name of Durga gets all auspicious, wisdom and prosperity, not only that but Siva will be with that person with his trishula, Visnu with his Gada, Indra with his Vajra and Bramha with all his creational sakti. The one who utters the name of Durga at his final moments attains kaivalya. In lalitā sahasranāma it goes like

"Durlabhā, Durgamā Durga Dukhahantri Sukhapradha"

. Just by uttering Durga nothin before her name and nothing after he will be ever radiant with not only her sakti but the dēvas who she gives her sakti too. Let those graceful eyes of Durga which are ever blissful and those hands which rip the evil of Mahisāsura ever bless the Dharma...