mahaavidya
dashamahaavidya arthaat mahaan vidya roopi devi. mahaavidya, devi durga ke das roop hain, jo adhikaansh taantrik saadhakon dvaara pooje jaate hain, parantu saadhaaran bhakton ko bhi achook siddhi pradaan karne waali hai. inhein das mahaavidya ke naam se bhi jaana jaata hai.
mahaavidya vichaar ka vikaas shaktivaad ke itihaas mein ek naya adhyaaya bana jisne is vishvaas ko poshit kiya ki sarv shaktimaan ek naari hai.
anukram
shaabdik arth
mahaavidya shabd sanskrut bhaasha ke shabdon "maha" tatha "vidya" se bana hai."maha" arthaat mahaan, vishaal, viraat. tatha "vidya" arthaat gyaan.
das mahaavidyaaeain
shaakt bhakton ke anusaar "das roopon mein samaahit ek satya ki vyaakhya hai - mahaavidya" jo ki jagadamba ke das lokik vyaktitvon ki vyaakhya karte hai. mahavidyaaeain taantrik prakruti ki maani jaateen hain jo nimn hain-
- kaali
- taara
- chhinnamasta
- shodashi
- bhuvaneshvari
- tripurabhairavi
- dhoomaavati
- bagalaamukhi
- maatangi
- kamala
mahaavidyaaon ko Bhagwan vishnu ke das avataaron se sambaddh karta hai aur yeh vyaakhya karta hai ki mahaavidya ve srot hai jinse Bhagwan vishnu ke das avataar utpann hue the. mahaavidyaaon ke ye dason roop chaahe ve bhayaanak hon athva saumya, jagajjanani ke roop mein pooje jaate hai.
pauraanik katha
shri deveebhaagavat puraan ke anusaar mahaavidyaaon ki utpatti Bhagwan Shiv aur unki patni sati, jo ki paarvati ka poorvajanm theen, ke beech ek vivaad ke kaaran hui. jab Shiv aur sati ka vivaah hua to sati ke pita daksh prajaapati donon ke vivaah se khush naheen the. unhonne Shiv ka apamaan karne ke uddeshya se ek vishaal yagya ka aayojan kiya, jismein unhonne sabhi devi-devataaon ko aamantrit kiya, dveshavash unhonne apne jaamaata Bhagwan shankar aur apni putri sati ko nimntrit naheen kiya. sati pita ke dwaar aayojit yagya mein jaane ki jid karne lageen jise Shiv ne anasuna kar diya, jab tak ki sati ne swayam ko ek bhayaanak roop me parivrtit (mahaakaali ka avataar) kar liya. jise ekh bhagavan Shiv bhaagane ko udyat hue. apne pati ko dara hua jaanakar maata sati unhein rokane lagi. to Shiv jis disha mein us disha mein maaain ka vigrah rokata hai. is prakaar dasho dishaaon mein maaain ne O roop liye the vo hi das mahaavidya kahalaai. tatpashchaat devi das roopon mein vibhaajit ho gayi jinse vah Shiv ke virodh ko haraakar yagya mein bhaag lene gayeen. vahaaain pahuainchane ke baad maata sati evam unke pita ke beech vivaad hua.