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Dr. Jai Maharaj[_1_]

In article >,
fanabba > posted:
>
> On Jan 22, 2:42=A0pm, arah > wrote:
> > Hindu Goddesses of War
> >
> > One of the astonishing phenomena in ancient mythology is the existence
> > of goddesses of war, which contrasts with the absence of women from
> > the actual scene of war. For hundreds or even thousands of years of
> > wars between rival tribes, peoples and countries, women have been
> > excluded from one of the central occupations of human beings; but the
> > appearance of goddesses of war persisted as long as there were any
> > goddesses left in any pagan pantheon all round the globe, from America
> > to the Far East to the Near East and Europe.
> >
> > A Great Mother goddess of war is also the Hindu Kali, known both for
> > her cruelty and for her motherly care for all creation. Kali is
> > sometimes considered an aspect of another Hindu war goddess, Durga,
> > about whom the following story is told on the site =91Goddesses of War=92=
> :
> >
> > Durga, a fierce warrior, was born during a lengthy battle between the
> > Hindu gods and an army of demons. In desperation, the gods gathered
> > together and breathed in unison. A ferocious fire blazed forth from
> > their mouths, out of which Durga was born =97 a fully grown warrior,
> > ready to fight.
> >
> > The gods quickly gave her a lion (or, some say, a tiger), to mount,
> > and a weapon for each of her ten hands. Durga advanced toward the
> > demons =97 one of them in the form of a buffalo, which is reminiscent of
> > the Chinese story cited above. As her arms flashed with their weapons,
> > within moments she had slaughtered all the demons.
> >
> > On a site dedicated to her particularly, Durga is said to represent
> > the power of the Supreme Being Shiva, to whom she was married, who
> > preserves moral order and righteousness in creation. She is called
> > =93Divine Mother=94, and one of her epithets is Maha, which means =93Grea=
> t=94
> > or =93Terrific.=94 She had three divine children, two sons and a daughter=
> ..
> >
> > Durga=92s festival is celebrated in the autumn, in the months
> > corresponding to September/October; and the Wikipedia comments that
> > =93The worship of Durga in the autumn is the year=92s most major festival
> > in East India.=94 These autumn months are when the monsoon=92s torrential
> > rains hit India. These rains are both punishing in their destructive
> > force and the killing of many people and beneficial by being India=92s
> > main source of fertility.
> >
> > Taking Durga as an example of an all-around war goddess, it has been
> > said that she =93protects mankind from evil and misery by destroying
> > evil forces such as selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger,
> > and ego.=94; At another website it is said that she =93symbolizes triumph
> > over evil.=94 But the idea of evil has no place in the pagan, natural
> > scheme of things; it is an artificial idea, that fits more into the
> > late Hindu religion of ideas than into the natural world, to which the
> > Great Mother (as Durga is said to be) would belong. The Great Mother,
> > as a ruler of the Underworld besides being the ruler of Earth and
> > Heaven, is also a goddess of wisdom and judgment. On the whole, she is
> > both beneficial and punishing, as any good mother should be.
>
> Why does Islam call for killing of idolaters ?
> (Koran 9:5 : Verse of the Sword: "Slay the idolaters wherever you
> find
> them.")
>
> Islam cannot be reformed.
>
>
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>
>
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