Goddess Durga's Shield Mantra Will Actually Protect You!

Lyrics: Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Vichche. Meaning: The Goddess Durga personifies the vibration of the fierce mother, moving into battle to protect her own and never for the sake of violence. In some circumstances, Durga leads a divine army.

Durga is a warrior goddess. She overthrows the forces that threaten peace, prosperity and all that is good. The name Durga means a fort or a place that is difficult to overrun. Durga is a goddess who saves her devotees from difficulties whenever possible.

Durga is depicted as having eight to sixteen arms. This allows her to battle evil in every direction. Her arms hold an arrow, a bow, a thunderbolt (vajra), a sword, a discus, a lotus flower, a snake, and a mace. A final hand is raised in a sign of peace. Durga remains peaceful even in the midst of battle. Durga is known by many names including Bhagini (sister), Devi, Shakti and more.

OM is believed to be a sound of the whole cosmic manifestation. OM is the sound of the universe, the sound from which all other sounds are formed. OM represents past, present and future. OM is a seed or building block of creation.

AIM (ieem) is the feminine counterpart of the bija mantra OM. The “AI” in AIM is pronounced “eye.” AIM is a manifest form of OM, that which is created and seen versus that which is purely in consciousness. AIM is the supreme shakti or feminine force known as Adi Shakti. AIM appears in many mantras to the goddesses and the Divine Mother.

HRIM (hreem) is a mantra for the heart: the spiritual heart, the emotional heart and the physical heart. This mantra aids in longevity by energizing the heart. Due to the healing and stimulating influence on the heart, HRIM is also said to promote circulation and positively affects the lungs and nervous system. This word in the Durga mantra accelerates the fire in the heart.

KLIM draws all towards itself with a type of divine magnetism. KLIM carries the shakti power of attraction and is said to help hold or fix things in place like gravity. KLIM can be used related to any deity, but is particularly associated with Krishna, Sundari (Lalita) and the softer forms of Kali or Durga. As the seed mantra of attraction and desire, KLIM helps us to achieve our true desires in life.

When the warrior goddess Durga defeats the generals Chanda and Munda sent to attack her by demon kings, she earns the right to be called by a new name: Chamundaye. This means the one who defeated Chanda and Munda. The use of this name is the focus of the mantra to Durga known as the Chamunda Mantra or Durga’s Shield. The word “Vicche” means shield.

In Sanskrit, the name Durga means “inaccessible” or a “fortress.” Other translations of her name are “impassable, invincible, and unassailable.” Her name is related to the word “durg” which means “something difficult to defeat or pass.” Ultimately, Durga is “the undefeatable goddess.”

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