The concept of Supreme mother Goddess is very old in India.  The divine mother has been worshipped as 'Shakti' since vedic times and this worship was not only confined to India, Egyptians and Greeks also practised the worship of mother Goddess in one form or the other.  Vibrant and unbounded compassion and bountiful mercy were regarded as the divine attributes of Goddess mother.  Devotees found God incarnate through mother benign and merciful.  The relation of child and mother cut across all barriers and refuge under the feet of the mother gave peace and solace.   With  divine mother, devotees gave up formal worship and felt her presence all around them. The child soul of this humanity readily turns to the mother soul in all situations of life. Shri Aurbindo points out how mother is always ready with bounty for her children.  No wonder she is lauded in every possible way over the length and breadth of India.  The heart of religionists, artists, poets, mystics infact, everyone melts when they speak of her.  The being flows spontaneously when one comes to adore her and to celebrate her glory.

Video Aarti of Maa Durga
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