Rudra-saṁhitā, Satīkhaṇḍa 11—Durgā Blesses Brahmā
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2022-11-26

Nārada said, “O Brahmā, dear, of great intellect, please tell me, O most eloquent one. When Viṣṇu went away what happened? O what did you do?”

Brahmā said, “O brāhmaṇa, best of my sons, listen attentively to what I did when lord Viṣṇu went away. I began a continuous laudatory prayer of the Goddess Durgā, the beloved of Śiva, the creator of the universe, of the nature of vidyā and avidyā, and identical with the pure supreme Brahman: 

‘I salute the Goddess who is omnipresent, eternal, for whom there is no support, who is never distressed, who is the Mother of the three deities, who is the grossest of the gross and yet has no form. O Goddess of the devas, you are Perfect Knowledge, Supreme Bliss, identical with the Supreme Soul. Be pleased. Grant me the fulfilment of my task. Obeisance to You.’

O celestial sage, on being thus lauded Caṇḍikā, the mystic slumber, appeared before me. Her complexion had the glossy hue of collyrium. She had comely features. She had four divine arms. She was seated on a Lion. She showed the mystic gesture of granting boons by one of her hands, and pearls adorned Her dishevelled hair.

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