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Mahagauri
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We end 2022 with a podcast on the auspicious goddess Mahagauri, the eighth Navadurga. This golden/white goddess is hardly "dark Feminine" in appearance; however, she is the slayer of Shumba and Nishumba, the asuras ("demons") of too much (self conceit) and too little (self depreciation). We talk about her relationship to the Mahavidya Shodashi, the importance of the Moon in her story, and her relationship to Shailaputri, the first Navadurga.
Released:
Dec 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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