Uma - The Golden Goddess

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The Goddess Uma, (Ambika, Annapurna, Bhairavi, Chandi, Gauri, Durga,

Jagadmatai=Mother of the world, Kali, Kanyakumari, Kumari, Mahadevi, Parvati,

Syama) or Shiva's consort, she is usually represented at his side in Indian

sculpture. Uma - The Golden GoddessOnce a rishi was imparting to his student's

spiritual knowledge. When a lesson was over, the students were free to ask

questions on the day’s lesson. One day the students asked: "Sir, who makes the

mind desire? Who makes the eyes to see, the ears hear and the tongue speak?"

The rishi said: "The One Great God causes all these things. He is everywhere.

He is the source of all things. He who understands this truth becomes

immortal." But the students said they did not understand him. So the rishi told

them a story.Once the Devas won a battle against the Asuras. The Devas, however,

did not realise

that it was the Great God who made them win. The Devas thought they won the war

by their own strength and in their ignorance they became proud of what they had

achieved. The Supreme God or Brahman wanted to cure them of their pride, so he

suddenly appeared before them. The Devas could not say who it was, all that

they could know was that it was a wonderful Being, so they decided to find out

who it was.First they sent Agni, the God of fire, to find out whom it was. When

Agni went to the Strange Being, the latter asked, "Who are you?" Agni replied:

"I am Agni, the powerful. I can burn anything in this or other worlds. I know

everything!" The Supreme Being said: "Oh! Is that the fact? Look, here is a

blade of grass. Burn it, if you can!Pooh!" said Agni and rushed upon the

blade of grass. Try however much he did, he could not even touch the edge of

the grass. Ashamed of his failure, he returned to the Devas and admitted his

defeat.The Devas next sent Vayu, the wind

good, to find out whom that Strange Being was. "Who are you?" asked the Being.

"I am Vayu, the great. I can sweep away anything in this world with my power."

"Can you really," said the Being. "Please sweep away this blade of grass. Vayu

rushed at it, but the straw did not move an inch. Vayu too returned to the

Devas and reported his failure.Then the Devas sent Indra, their King, to the

Strange Being. When Indra went, the Strange Being was no longer to be seen, but

in its place stood a charming woman. She was Uma, the Goddess of spiritual

knowledge. Indra asked Uma: "Great Lady! Who was that Strange Being that was

here!" Uma replied: "Fool! It was Brahman, the Supreme Being. It was he that

won the battle against the Asuras for you. Not knowing it, you bragged amongst

yourselves. He came here to teach you how worthless your powers are without His

grace, and to cure you of your pride!" On hearing this, Indra went back and

reported this matter to the Devas. Then the

Devas realised their mistake and begged to be forgiven. Later, they learnt the

sacred knowledge about God, in humility.The rishi said finally: "This knowledge

comes in a flash. We must pursue and develop it further. That is our object in

life; for, God is Truth. All knowledge is His limbs. Penance and doing good to

others are the means of furthering that knowledge."This story occurs in the

great Upanishad called Kena.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Deepa H

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Thanks for the good Katha. It is suitable for adults & for children as a bedtime

story....Thanks again.

 

God bless you & everybody...

 

Sri Ganeshya Namaha...

Har Har Mahadev!Deepa H <debu7366 > wrote:

Uma - Lady of the Mountains(Uma meaning 'light', Lady of the Mountains, Uma is

an ancient Mountain-goddess, who shows us how to balance our many aspects.

Beautiful and benignly powerful, she is also known as Parvati, the consort of

Shiva.)

The Goddess Uma, (Ambika, Annapurna, Bhairavi, Chandi, Gauri, Durga,

Jagadmatai=Mother of the world, Kali, Kanyakumari, Kumari, Mahadevi, Parvati,

Syama) or Shiva's consort, she is usually represented at his side in Indian

sculpture. Uma - The Golden GoddessOnce a rishi was imparting to his student's

spiritual knowledge. When a lesson was over, the students were free to ask

questions on the day’s lesson. One day the students asked: "Sir, who makes the

mind desire? Who makes the eyes to see, the ears hear and the tongue speak?"

The rishi said: "The One Great God causes all these things. He is everywhere.

He is the source of all things. He who understands this truth becomes

immortal." But the students said they did not understand him. So the rishi told

them a story.Once the Devas won a battle against the Asuras. The Devas, however,

did not realise

that it was the Great God who made them win. The Devas thought they won the war

by their own strength and in their ignorance they became proud of what they had

achieved. The Supreme God or Brahman wanted to cure them of their pride, so he

suddenly appeared before them. The Devas could not say who it was, all that

they could know was that it was a wonderful Being, so they decided to find out

who it was.First they sent Agni, the God of fire, to find out whom it was. When

Agni went to the Strange Being, the latter asked, "Who are you?" Agni replied:

"I am Agni, the powerful. I can burn anything in this or other worlds. I know

everything!" The Supreme Being said: "Oh! Is that the fact? Look, here is a

blade of grass. Burn it, if you can!Pooh!" said Agni and rushed upon the

blade of grass. Try however much he did, he could not even touch the edge of

the grass. Ashamed of his failure, he returned to the Devas and admitted his

defeat.The Devas next sent Vayu, the wind

good, to find out whom that Strange Being was. "Who are you?" asked the Being.

"I am Vayu, the great. I can sweep away anything in this world with my power."

"Can you really," said the Being. "Please sweep away this blade of grass. Vayu

rushed at it, but the straw did not move an inch. Vayu too returned to the

Devas and reported his failure.Then the Devas sent Indra, their King, to the

Strange Being. When Indra went, the Strange Being was no longer to be seen, but

in its place stood a charming woman. She was Uma, the Goddess of spiritual

knowledge. Indra asked Uma: "Great Lady! Who was that Strange Being that was

here!" Uma replied: "Fool! It was Brahman, the Supreme Being. It was he that

won the battle against the Asuras for you. Not knowing it, you bragged amongst

yourselves. He came here to teach you how worthless your powers are without His

grace, and to cure you of your pride!" On hearing this, Indra went back and

reported this matter to the Devas. Then the

Devas realised their mistake and begged to be forgiven. Later, they learnt the

sacred knowledge about God, in humility.The rishi said finally: "This knowledge

comes in a flash. We must pursue and develop it further. That is our object in

life; for, God is Truth. All knowledge is His limbs. Penance and doing good to

others are the means of furthering that knowledge."This story occurs in the

great Upanishad called Kena.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Deepa H

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