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देवी का रहस्य क्या? शक्ति का अर्थ क्या? || आचार्य प्रशांत, दुर्गा सप्तशती पर (2022)
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Durga Saptashati
Shumbha
Nishumbha
Raktabija
Nature
Liberation
Ego
Sanatana Dharma
Description

Acharya Prashant explains the third character of the Durga Saptashati, focusing on the battle against the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha. He clarifies that divinity is not the ultimate goal in Sanatana tradition; rather, liberation from both divine and demonic qualities is the highest state. Deities are superior to demons only because they return to the feet of Shri Hari when defeated, whereas demons persist in their ego. He emphasizes that everything within nature is limited and subject to the cycle of time, including heaven and the deities themselves. The speaker highlights that the various forms of the Goddess—such as intelligence, memory, hunger, and even delusion—represent the entirety of nature, and recognizing this prevents one from mistaking a part of the world for the ultimate Truth.