Radha-Durga

[Sirona]

Namaste,

a Germany-based guru movement I mentioned a couple of times before worships a deity which seems to be a composite of Radha and Durga.

https://www.facebook.com/Rampyarisheart/photos/a.371381453465161/427584327844873/

https://theashram.bhaktimarga.org/s...xl/public/2018-06/radhadurga-mandir-web-1.jpg

I've never seen such a form before, and because of my mostly Gaudiya Vaishnava background I find it a little odd. But I guess anything goes in Hinduism (does it?) and I am probably just biased. What do you think?

 

[ameyAtmA]

ParaBramhan is really one complete, Purush-Prakruti,

In this form DurgA (the composite shakti of Dev - which means She really is Adi Shakti MahaLakshmi), holds a bansuri in addition to the ashTabhujA ayudh - astra shastra (intentionally not translating to English words)
because KRshNa is DurgA , and DurgA is KRshNa NArAyaN-NArAyaNi

Buddhi-svarupA of KRshNa = DurgA
prANa of KRshNa = RAdhA

aspects of Shakti

Shri KRshNa is Brahman inside out. Golden inside out.
There is just One, Shri Hari VishNu-is-Har-Shiv-Shambho-isShakti-MahALakshmi-DurgA
but if that is not good enough for you fine -

Who is DurgA? NArAyaNi , who is the other side of the coin that is KRshNa - NArAyaNa, playing the role of His YogmAyA

Sarva mangala mAngalye shive sarvArtha sAdhike
sharaNye trayambike Devi nArAyaNi namostute

Daivi hyesha guNamayi , mama mAyA duratyayA... (says KRshNa in BG)

 

[Vinidra]

To me, both Radha and Durga are (among the many) forms that Mother takes. So for me, it kinda works.

 

[ajay0]

Namaste,

a Germany-based guru movement I mentioned a couple of times before worships a deity which seems to be a composite of Radha and Durga.

https://www.facebook.com/Rampyarisheart/photos/a.371381453465161/427584327844873/

https://theashram.bhaktimarga.org/s...xl/public/2018-06/radhadurga-mandir-web-1.jpg

I've never seen such a form before, and because of my mostly Gaudiya Vaishnava background I find it a little odd. But I guess anything goes in Hinduism (does it?) and I am probably just biased. What do you think?

I have read of a traditional temple in India where the goddess is similarly a composite of Lakshmi and Durga.

Urakam Temple – Timings - History – Story – Festivals – Pujas | Hindu Blog



In the Chottanikkara temple in south India, the goddess is worshipped as Saraswati in the morning, Lakshmi at afternoon, and Kali at night.

Chottanikkara Temple - Wikipedia

 

[Vinidra]

In the Chottanikkara temple in south India, the goddess is worshipped as Saraswati in the morning, Lakshmi at afternoon, and Kali at night.

Chottanikkara Temple - Wikipedia

I really love that!