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Goddess Prachanda Chandi

Goddess Prachanda Chandi, also known as Prachanda Chandika, is believed to be the sixth of the Mahavidyas. She rules over the firmament - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. In the cosmos, the pathway of the Devas is Prachanda Chandi. She is today popularly known as Chinnamastika. She is the deity known in the Vedas as Indrani. Another particularity here is that the manifest and unmanifest effulgence of the firmament is Prachanda Chandi. She is that the transforming which serves as the weapon of the Supreme. She is known as Vajravairochaniya. Vajra is the weapon of the Supreme. On account of her brilliance she is known as Vairochaniya. In the individual she is Kundalini Shakti. Prachanda Chandi springs forth from the same source, muladhara, in the individual. She goes straight to Sahasrara and generates the flow of Amrita from there, causing profound ecstasy. It is by her valour that a subtle passage is opened in the crown

Mithya In Hinduism

As per Hinduism, Mithya is a construct of the mind, which is inexplicable. According to Advaita, Brahman is the only reality. Everything else is non-real and is superimposed on it. The concept of adyasa (superimposition), which is in general linked with the concept of non-real is defined by Shankara in his commentary on Brahma Sutras as appearance elsewhere with a nature like recollection of what was seen before and cognition of something that does not exist.   The common example given for Mithya in Hindu religion are that of a rope in the dark perceived as a snake and a piece of shiny sea shell mistaken for silver. The nature of such an illusion is inexplicable (anirvacaniya) and is in reality identifiable with the underlying substratum. To hold that the world is illusory or false does not mean that it is absolutely unreal. The Advaitins contend that the third category of in-determinability is either real or unreal. The world is not real just because it has a physical reali

Riddhi – Siddhi Ganesha Temple at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain

Riddhi – Siddhi Ganesha Temple is located within the premises of the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. It is a few yards away from the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. Riddhi and Siddhi are the two wives of Ganesha. The temple attracts a large number of devotees on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The temple offers special pujas during on Chaturthi. There are also special pujas during Sankashti Chaturthi, Varad Chaturthi and Anagarak Chaturthi. Ganesha Chaturthi in Bhadrapad month is special in the temple. The deities worshipped in this temple are highly powerful. It is believed that they fulfill the wishes of the devotees.  Unmarried women offer prayers here for early good marriage and loving husband. Earlier it was mandatory to have darshan at Riddhi - Siddhi Ganesha temple before having darshan of Mahakal. 

Invoking Saraswati River in Rig Veda

Motherliest of mothers, noblest of rivers, godliest of goddesses! O Saraswati! We are as if of little repute; Mother, grant us high renown (Rig Veda 2.41.16) O Saraswati! That exhaustless breast of thine which is the source of all wellbeing, through which you nurse all that is desirable, the storehouse of treasures, the possessor of wealth, the giver of goodness, that thou provide for our nourishment. (Rig Veda 1.164.49) Inspirer of the truthful, rouser of the noble-minded, Saraswati accepts sacrifice. (Rig Veda 1.3.11) Saraswati, the mighty ocean of light, illumines all with her light. She brightens all intellects. (Rig Veda 1.3.12) May the divine Saraswati, rich in power, inspire our minds and protect us. (Rig Veda 6.61.4) O Devi Saraswati, strong in wealth and power, protect us in conflicts. Like Pushan, grant us opulence. (Rig Veda 6.61.6)