October 24, 2025
11 min
The infallible essence of the divine manifests in many forms in the 700 mantras of the Durga Saptashati, which is part of the Markandeya Purana. The text tells stories that deliver intellectual knowledge and meanings, but the powers of the 360 shaktis embedded in those mantras exceed the literal meaning of the verses. Together, the stories and the power of the mantras reveal the nature of our relationship to the divine and to subhuman tendencies. How can we cut through fear and distorted ego, which cloud our understanding of ourselves, our lives, and the divine, to awaken our deepest potential?
