by Kitzie | May 21, 2014 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
This set was inspired by a walk I took last week. As I was walking ‘He Ma Durga’, the Donna De Lory chant in this week’s set came up, and I became so aware of the great power of Ma bursting forth all around us at this time of year. It’s the power of...
by Kitzie | Mar 19, 2013 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
Durga. She is one powerful goddess. Later this week I’ll be posting the talk on the deities given by Dr. Manoj Chalam last month at the Denver Chant Fest. His murti of Durga practically leaped off the table at me during that talk, and now here she sits, riding...
by Kitzie | Jan 17, 2012 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
The word Durga means ‘invincible’ in Sanskrit. Durga is an incarnation of the Mother Goddess, and she is extremely powerful. She is also extremely popular, and is the star of a major religious text of praise called the Devi Mahatmya that dates from the 5th...