Divine love is Her Command. The Vedas have enunciated to the diverse duties of everyone. All these prescribed duties should be adhered to . By such adherence to one’s prescribed duty one comes to know about the true state of Sakti as Parasakti. This profound trust has been stated clearly in the Gita.
A mind gives to fulfilling the duty fickle by its nature falls a prey to vices like hatred and anger. These vices are to be remedied by cultivation of happiness or contentment and love.
By eschewing such noble virtues one falls a prey to vices. But cultivation of virtues and giving up vices should be adhered to. To accomplish this, fulfillment of prescribed duties and dedicating them to the goddess is the way. This makes it very easy.
By such ardent dedication one gets a strong hold, a rapport to live in this world. Also one should adore that deity who is one’s Isa with faith.
United with Sakti, Siva is endowed with the power to create the Universe. Otherwise He is incapable even of movement.
Our duty is to worship Parasakti by someway without any desire or hankering.
Contented with what we get we should endeavour to serve Her. This by itself is worship of a very high order.
— Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati – MahaPeriyava of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
The very conception of the name Durga, the Mother in Her apparently terrible and destructive aspect, is a significant thing to be understood. In the Saptasati, the origin of the name Durga has been given in one verse where we have is described that She, who saves us from all that is calamitous, She who saves us from danger and trouble, is known as Durga. Because She saves Her devotees from all sorrows, dangers and calamities. She is called Devi Durga. She being conceived of in this peculiar aspect of an all-destroying power is not only capable of being esoterically interpreted and explained that She destroys all that is undesirable but also it is based upon universal experience.
— to be continued.