Vana Durga

Vana Durga literal meaning ‘Durga of the forests.

There are nine Durgas, known as Nava Durgas, each expressing a novel protection of her creation.The feminine energy expressed as the divine mother Durga is worshipped all over as the great protector.

With fire She guards, with the twang of her bow She drives fear from the heart, with Her trident She grounds our satwa, rajas and tamas, with her sword She destroys that which is evil and destructive to us and with her bell She rings the message of truth.

Vana Durga protects us in nature, from predators, from the wrath of nature herself in the form of lightning, hurricanes, earthquakes etc. Inside us She is the fire of truth ever burning and guiding us back to God.

She is nourishing in the form of rain, as cattle, as vegetation. She is ever pouring Her Grace for our sustenance.