Re: Why do all Durga Pujas have this moorthi?
Namaste Brishti,
This is not really true as per Hindu Shastras. During war against the demons, Mother Goddess Durga was helped by many other deities e.g. Mother Saraswati helped by clouding the mind of the demon etc. So, in my opinion, all deities should be worshipped in Durga Puja as they helped win the war against Mahishashur.
However, there is not enough space there to keep Murtis of all deities so only the chosen ones are kept there e.g. Kartikeya being the head of gods-Army aptly enjoys a place there. Ganesha has to be there to see that everything goes smoothly as desired ... he is the Vighneshwara. Moreover, he is a good warrior too, brother of Kartikeya. Lakshmi is dear to everyone ... so why leave her at this great occasion ?
Seeing Goddess Durga as daughter who comes to the householder every year with her children comes from Vatslya bhava as her coming and going with these deities is exactly as a married daughter visits her parents occasionally. More over, Mother Durga is mother of all, so there is nothing wrong in attaching a mother figure to her for all these deities.
OM
Last edited by devotee; 08 September 2012 at 02:43 AM.
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