Introduction

 

Mr C. Rajagopalachari (philosopher and India's last governor-general) said: "Mythology is an integral part of religion like the skin that preserves a fruit with its juice and its taste. Mythology and holy epics are necessary for any great culture to rest on its stable spiritual foundation and function as a life - giving inspiration and guide". He also says "the familiarity with our ancient heritage is necessary if we desire to preserve our individuality as a nation and serve the world through truthfulness which alone can save mankind from error and extinction" It is said that Hinduism has so many gods.No. Hinduism also believes that there is one and only one God. The 100s of Gods projected are only different aspects of that one God. God is the giver of all benefits. When he gives knowledge he is projected as Goddess Saraswathi. When he gives wealth he is projected as Goddess Lakshmi. and so on.They are just symbolic to help people to concentrate.. Essentially there are two basic forms (1) Object. (2) Energy. or power. Object is our body or 'Sivam' and Life is energy or 'Sakthi'. Only if the object has life or energy it can move, work and do other things and without energy or life it is dead. `Sak' means energy the ability`to do' or `to act'. Sakthi (devi) worship is the worship of Energy which is personified as female and is generally conceived as the all pervading Mother Goddess. She is regarded as the Supreme creativity, Sustained and destroyer of the universe. The earliest evidences regarding the prevalence of the mother Goddess worship have been traced from a large number of inscriptions,clay statues and seals which have been found from Indus Valley on the basis of which the history of the worshipers of the mother goddess has been traced. Sir John Marshall has recorded that the female statues found in Indus Valley are akin to those from Baluchistan, and over a wide range of countries, between Persia , and the Aegean, notably in Elam, Mesopotamia,Transcaucasia, Asia-Minor, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus, Crete the Balkans and Egypt. He further points out that this type of resemblance brings out the fact that people of these lands used to consider Sakthi as the Supreme Divinity Shakthi as the supreme force is generally accepted by vedic scholars. Hope you enjoy reading more of 'Shakthi's' prowess. Shakthi's ( DEVI'S) blessings be upon you. Devi Mahatmiyam I have written in brief to have taste to read the detail form  kindly see the book in detail.      Sarojamani                                                   Home