Definition/Summary:
Durga
- Known as Devi, Shakti and by numerous other names, is a principal form of Hindu goddess
- Warrior goddess, who combats evil and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity and dharma of the good
- She is the fierce form of the protective mother goddess, willing to unleash her anger against wrong, violence for liberation and destruction to empower creation
- Durga is depicted in the Hindu pantheon as a fearless woman riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon
- She is often defeating the mythical buffalo demon
Expanded info:
- She appears in Indian texts as the wife of god Shiva, as another form of Parvati or mother goddess