Shakambhari
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A form of the Devi counted among the six Mahadurgas, who is said to have sustained beings with vegetation during a famine.
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Who may worship Bhagwati Shakambhari, and is she restricted to her own devotees?
The speaker says Bhagwati Shakambhari's worship is usually done by those whose Kuldevi she is, or who live where a Shakambhari Peeth is established, but her Kavach and Path can be done by anyone, since she is one of the six Mahadurgas.
Why the Shakambhari Kavach matters especially for the head of a grihastha family, and its origin
The speaker says today's teaching is specifically for those in grihastha life who carry their whole family's responsibility, and describes the Shakambhari Kavach as being, for such a person, like Indra's Vajra in life's battle — a Kavach that Lord Kartikeya originally taught to Devraj Indra, and whose Purashcharana is completed with just 1000 recitations.
How often should the head of a grihastha family recite the Shakambhari Kavach?
The speaker says every grihasthi head should recite this Kavach, gain its siddhi, and read it at least once daily, since it destroys enemies, brings health, and grants progeny and wealth — and says this is especially essential for anyone whose Kuldevi is Bhagwati Shakambhari or who lives in a Shakambhari Peeth area such as Saharanpur.
Who is Bhagavati Shakambhari and how did that form come about?
The speaker describes Shakambhari as that form of Bhagavati Durga which is world-renowned by the name Shakambhari. When famine fell on the entire world because of Durgamasura, Jagadamba took the Shatakshi form — manifesting a hundred eyes in her body — and through those eyes flowed water, that is tears, by which the world was replenished with water and every shaak and vegetable sprang up again.
How closely related are Shakambhari and Annapurna?
The speaker says the swaroop of Bhagavati Shakambhari and the swaroop of Bhagavati Annapurna, and especially a great many of their tantra-related mantras and vidhans, are almost one and the same.
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