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Was it Parvati who became Durga?
Narayana (Vishnu) says to Virabhadra in Brahmanda Purana.:
“ekaiva shaktiH parameshvarasya | bhinnA chaturdhA viniyogakAle | bhoge bhavAnI samareShu durgA | kopeShu kALI puruSheshu viShNuH |”
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Any sloka/strota to improve my skills?
Practice makes a man perfect. Do it till you are perfect. There is no shortcut for hard work.
B.G. 2.47.:
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ ४७ ॥
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Hindu Symbolism Of Kali Maa Earrings
The symbology of Ma Kali is described by Swami Chetananda here:
https://kalimandir.org/is-kali-terrible/
The 2 babies as her earrings suggest that the Ma's devotees are childlike.
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