scribbletalk In reply to PsychoCyclone95 [2016-07-06 16:33:21 +0000 UTC]

Hey! So Goddess Durga is the warrior Goddess, she has a couple of original origin stories, but in the one I know, she was given all these weapons by various Gods to kill this one demon who was wreaking havok in the world and in the land of the Gods. The only reason the male Gods couldn't kill the demon was coz the Demon had a boon that he could be defeated by no man. So Durga steps in coz she was 'no man', the Gods equip her with everything in the armory and she process to kill the demon.
But her weapons do have a symbolic meaning too.... The Club indicates Loyalty, The sword indicates knowledge to remove ignorance, The Chakra indicates righteousness, The bow and arrow are to remove hindrances in life, The conch is to bring peace when blown and the Trident is to depict the 3 qualities that u need in life and that it should be in balance so that you can drive away any negative forces. She is usually also seen holding a Lotus and a thunderbolt too....

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PsychoCyclone95 In reply to scribbletalk [2016-07-07 23:26:39 +0000 UTC]

So she's kind of like a Hindu Athena? Also, what can you tell me about the Vajra? I ask because it is going to be featured in a game called Indivisible.

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scribbletalk In reply to PsychoCyclone95 [2016-07-10 12:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Yea!!! Sorta like Athena! Tho Athena was also known for her intelligence right? (I'm not too sure, I just remember reading that somewhere) There's another Goddess in Hindu Myth for intellence tho, its Goddess Saraswathi. 

And Vajra..... Its a weapon as far as I know, Lord Indra wields it and its a thunderbolt (similar to Zeus and his lightning bolt) On story says it was made by the weapons maker of the Gods, another tells of a Sage whose bones became this weapon. We still use the word 'Vajra' today in mostly all indian languages, only it means 'diamond'. 
What is Vajra in the game? Really curious to know! 

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PsychoCyclone95 In reply to scribbletalk [2016-07-11 13:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Yes, Athena was the goddess of wisdom and war. That's what I sought to compare her to Durga. Anyway about the Vajra, it is used in the game by a very large dog to summon lightning. You should check out indivisible, the main character is named Ajna after the sixth chakra in yoga.

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scribbletalk In reply to PsychoCyclone95 [2016-07-19 15:59:34 +0000 UTC]

That sounds really interesting!!! Will defiantly check it out!

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