महागौरी / mahAgaurI

Material, Divine and Spiritual

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The material aspect of the existence is known / sensed in consciousness and not the other way around.

The Spiritual aspect of the existence is reflected in consciousness only.

Consciousness is the Divine aspect which is the support of all existence.

This consciousness couldn't be categorized or divided into as the individual, total, collective or the universal.

Still, the conscious evolution is the only way through which the individual consciousness attains and subsequently merges into the Supreme, Ultimate Reality.

The same process is described in different ways in the texts as :

श्री देवी-अथर्वशीर्ष, देवीभागवतम्, दुर्गासप्तशती.

Veda also helps in understanding the same through the various स्तुति / hymns and prayers, like the लक्ष्मी सूक्तम्, उषःसूक्तम्, पृथ्वी-सूक्तम्.

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The next Phase / Face / Form

Of देवी / devI, चेतना / Consciousness Is :

महागौरी / mahAgaurI, 

Who is of the शुभ्र / Shining, शीतल / Cool, धवल / White, of स्वच्छ वर्ण / Fair complexion, abiding in शान्ति / peace, तुष्टि / tranquility, and आनन्द / bliss.

Another name given to this form of देवी / devI is  वैष्णवी / vaiShNavI, Who is रमा / raMA.

रमा / raMa is also the name of pArvatI - the consort of Lord Shiva and also of LakShmI, - the consort of Lord  विष्णु / viShNu.

This is significant as this is the चित्, / cit चिति-शक्ति knowing aspect, and two are one whole indivisiblity.

The Divine Consciousness accompanying both these Lords (Shiva and viShNu), Who are but  सत्  / sat aspect of the Supreme Reality.

This सत् / sat and चित् / cit are what is known as  सच्चित् / sat-cit or saccit.

This is the परम श्रेयस् / Auspicious and Ultimate, that is attained in the conscious evolution.

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