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Shakumbari Devi |
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| This temple is a Shakti Pith dedicated in the credit to the story of the Spiritual Master Durgam who became corrupt. Durgam had mastered the Four Vedas and received a boon from Brahma that no army of Gods will defeat him. Durgam used all the good powers and twisted them and started to turn against the Gods who gave him his power. | |||
Durgam wanted more power, Durgam who lived on earth wanted to rule the heavens. So he fought Lord Indra and captured him and took his throne. Durgam had kept Lord Indra hostage. Lord Indra is the ruler of rain and thunder, so after a while the earth became starved of rainwater. Everything on earth dried up due to lack of water. Forests became barren, there was no food because the water to feed the plants didn't come. The Sages and Guru's on earth we're starving, they we're panicked worried of their children and family. Durgam was still using his powers for bad. The Sage's prayed to Brahma who gave them further bad news, he said Durgam is gifted that no army of Gods can defeat him. Brham said the only hope we have is Goddess Durga, so they turned to the Maha Devi, The Supreme Goddess. They all gathered and pleaded to her, they honoured how she had killed Shumbh Anishumbh and Mahishasur. |
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| They prayed Durgam would reach the same fate. The Goddess was meditating and when she opened her eyes, she saw hundreds of Gods and Sages. Her compassion and love brought tears from her eyes that fell to the ground on earth as raindrops. These raindrops caused roots, fruits, vegetables and flowers to grow. Her presence now dwells in these vegetations, and this form of the Goddess is called Shakumbari. The Goddess destroyed Durgam and gave Indra back his throne. The Sages then put Shakumbari Devi in the scriptures as the Goddess who sustains mankind. | |||
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