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Re: ARTICLE : Chandi Maa



N. Tiwari (ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu) wrote:
: Swami Satyananda (shreemaa@napanet.net) wrote:

: : In the Sanskrit language Durgam means Confusion, 
:                            **********************
: : and Durga takes away confusion. 
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: Doesn't "durga" imply fort in Samskrit. That makes
: DurgA someone with a lot of strength, since the 
: allusion is to "fort" which is actually a symbol of
: power and strength. 

: And since you cannot get inside a "durga" easily,
: so "durgam" implies a sense of "difficultiness".
: So some forests are "durgam" since it is not easy
: to access them.

Dear Nachiketaji:

I have seen two meanings of durgA, slayer of durgAsur, and liberator of 
difficulties (durgam = difficult).

With best regards,

Dhruba.
  


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