DON’T FORGET THE ENERGETIC (Shree Krishna) IN THE PURSUIT OF ENERGY(Maaa Durga).. (A KRISHNA CONSCIOUS PERSPECTIVE TO DURGA PUJA..)(BG 9.10)

         

A resplendent Tuesday evening. There is mysteriousness in the ambience at dusk which feels unequalled at no other time of the day. The countless star and silvery moon making there way with the disappearance of lazy evening sun which offers a glamorous golden sight in the western horizon. Holy mantras reverberating along with drums and cymbals, Yes, the time has come. Full of festivities, colours, joy, amusement. Pandals  decorated with lights n flowers.  Lively deities of Maa Durga everywhere.

       Especially when you are in Kolkata , you gotta feel the vibes.

         However lets understand who Durga is.. Maaa Durga is the symbol or epitome of “Shakti” or energy. Energy becomes evident when it is with its source. Energy gets its significance when its associated with the enrgetics. Lets consider fire, because fire is there, there are heat and light. Heat and light will not separate existence without fire..The scripture says,

                           ishvarah paramah krishnah
                           sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaha
                              anadir adir govindaha
                               sarva-karana-karanam

Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.

         Similarly, whatever we see within this universe, within material world and spiritual world, the spiritual world is expansion of Kṛṣṇa's internal energy, and this material world is Kṛṣṇa's expansion of external energy, and we living entities, we are expansion of marginal energy. So three energies. He has got multi-energies. All the multi-energies grouped in three headings: antaraṅga-śakti, bahiraṅga-śakti, taṭastha-śakti. Antaraṅga-śakti means internal energy, bahiraṅga śakti means external energy, and taṭastha-śakti means these living entities. We are śakti; we are energy. We are not the energetic. 

       Durga or Parvati, is the presiding deity of the bahiranga sakti or the external energy, whose manifestation is this material world. This material world is also called “Durg” or a jail, or elsewhere its called “maithunagara”, A jail where the shakles are sex life. And Durga is the controller of this durg, or jailor of the jail.. And her work is to reform us through punishment. The three sharp pointed end of the trident that she is holding, signifies the three kind of suffering, that she put on us, namely adidaivika klesa(miseries due to natural calamities)  adibhautika klesa(miseries due to other living entities) and adiatmika klesa(miseries due to our own body and mind). By giving these kind of sufferings, her service make the unfortunate living entity remember that, this is not the place, there is no happiness, one has to turn to her master, Lord Shree Krishna,.for real happiness..

       Maa Durga serving Krishna by taking care of this material world, she is a great devotee.. Maa Durga, becomes the happiest , when we worship her in this mood. We pray her not for anything else, but to become a faithful servant of Krishna like her.

         Unfortunately in kali yuga even very sacred things are perceived very superficially. Often times religious festivals of all religions are more of an opportunity for some sort of social entertainment than for genuinely cultivating Love of God – which is the purpose of every great religion and the purpose of every spiritual observance. lets not make these auspicious occasions a excuse to gratify our senses, rather use our senses to glorify and serve the Lord of our heart, Lord Shree Krishna,,. Lets not forget the energetic in the pursuit of energy.. THANK YOU...