Indian Epics

- Living seeks food and the death doesn't. Food is the fundamental need in the life - Lakshmi is the embodiment of food - Everyone comes for food. Food does not come to you - Elephant is associated with water - Lakshimi is the daughter of asura - Her connection with asura comes from the fear of materialism - Devas action favors humanity. Opposite of asura - Shukra is the presentation of creativity and bring back dead asuras - Vasant navratri is the goddess worship of spring and sharad navratri is the goddess worship of autumn - It says Lakshmi is the wife of Indra, but in the comments it says she is the wife of Vishnu. I don't know who is right - Rich is never feeling secured about their possessions. They constantly fear people around them - Lakshmi favors man of action - She is kidnapped by Ravana. Guessing that make her the wife of Vishnu since Rama is the reincarnation of Vishnu and his wife is the reincarnation of Vishnu's wife - Ganesha's from evokes L...

- Offerings were made to invoke gods who were normally dormant - People offered different offering to invoke god that is more Gauri and less Kali - Durga is wild but domesticated at the same time and presents restrained violence - Durga is Shiva's wife - Gods try to intervene in Kanya Kumaris wedding with Shiva since her powers are very strong - Devas fools Shiva by turning into rooster. Kanya Kumari is disappointed and watch over the sea by fighting the demons - Durga stands between the nature and nurture. - Over time, god became part of the family instead of something scary or to overwhelming. - Durga defeats Mahish asura. This represents Durga destroying the ego. - When human regresses to animal senses, this represents the asura. - Devas represents something that is over this world. - Nose ring is the representation of domestication. - Bhairava is the guardian of Vaishno devi. He tried to force himself on her before she beheaded him. He apologized and protected her f...