Conclusion
An English commentator Cobum says: "The sage's three tales are allegories of outer and inner experience, symbolized by the fierce battles the all-powerful Devi wages against throngs of demonic foes. Her adversaries represent the all-too-human impulses arising from the pursuit of power, possessions and pleasure, and from illusions of self-importance. Like the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita, the Devi Mahatmya's killing grounds represent the field of human consciousness. The Devi, personified as one supreme Goddess and many goddesses, confronts the demons of ego and dispels our mistaken idea of who we are, for – paradoxically – it is she who creates the misunderstanding in the first place, and she alone who awakens us to our true being."
Such is the eternal glory of the Universal Mother Divine. Let Her abundant blessings be showered on all of us, particularly during these auspicious days of Navaratri.
Travel to Devi Temples at
1. Vaishnudevi
2. Jwala Devi