Quiz on Forms of Divine Mother Goddess - Page 6

Question 10:

With which Goddess Saraswati river is identified with and said to be merged in ?

Originally posted by: mnx12

Question 10:

With which Goddess Saraswati river is identified with and said to be merged in ?

Goddess Saraswati herself? I am just guessing.

Answer Of Q 10:

In later Vedic period, attributes of river Sarasvati merged with the Goddess Vac. The flow of the river Sarasvati came to be associated with the flow of speech.

Vac and Sarasvati merged to represent wisdom, learning, intellect .

Question 11:

Who created Lalita Sahastranaam?

Originally posted by: mnx12

Question 10:

With which Goddess Saraswati river is identified with and said to be merged in ?

The Saraswati river system passed through the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and finally discharged into Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat.

Originally posted by: mnx12

Question 11:

Who created Lalita Sahastranaam?

Agasthya is one of the sages of yore and one of the stars of the constellation Saptarishi. At the request of Agasthya, Hayagriva is said to have taught him the thousand holiest names of Lalita. The temple at Thirumeyachur, near Kumbakonam, is said to be where Agastya was initiated into this sahasranama

Originally posted by: mnx12

Question 11:

Who created Lalita Sahastranaam?

Lord Hayagreeva taught Agatsya who penned it down

Answer of Q 11:

When in Devi Lalita's court, all the God's, Goddesses of various Brhmandas, were present, at that time, Her 8 Vac devis, created Lalita Sahastranaam, in Her praise.

8 Vac devis are Vasini, Kameshwari, Aruna Jayini, Kaulini, Modini, Vimala, Sarveshwari.

Question 12:

Who is Devi Shatakshi?

Originally posted by: mnx12

Question 12:

Who is Devi Shatakshi?

Devi Shatakshi is considered as incarnation of Goddess Mahadevi. Devi Shatakshi is also referred as Goddess of nourishment. Devi Shatakshi is said to come down as Shakambhari in times of famine and aided in restoration of earth.