How Goddess Durga Got Her Ten Weapons?

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Where Goddess Durga Got Her Weapons From And What Is Their Significance?

Durga is one such ferocious form of the mother goddess who is renowned for her battle prowess. The half buffalo and half asura, Mahishasura who was the king of asuras, easily defeated the devas due to a boon from Brahma. The boon granted the asura partial immortality as only a woman could slay the asura. The defeated devas asked the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva for help. The three supreme Gods, with their combined powers, summoned a pillar of brilliant light from which Shakti, in the form of Durga, the ten-armed Goddess of war, appeared. The ten arms symbolise how the Goddess protects her devotees in all 10 directions; the 4 cardinal directions, the 4 ordinal directions and also above and below the living realm. The gods who witnessed the creation of Durga, offered their powerful weapons and adorned the ten arms of the divine mother with the power to destroy the tyrant asura.

Shiva’s Trishul
Vishnu’s Sudarshan Chakra
Brahma’s Kamandala
Indra’s Vajra
Vayu’s Bow and Quiver of Infinite Arrows
Varuna’s Conch
Agni’s Burning Spear
Yama’s Sword
Vishwakarma’s Axe
Surya’s Sunrays

After obtaining offerings in the form of divine weapons and other divine objects from the Trimurti and the devas, the king of mountains, Himavan offered Durga a vahana, the lion. With her ten arms equipped with the power offered by different gods, Durga, who was, as radiant as the sun, rode on her lion and arrived on the battlefield. She challenged the buffalo asura and after a fierce battle that lasted for nine days, Durga defeated Mahishasura, restoring peace in all three realms.
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[TJSaw]

A ten armed warrior goddess - just the visual gives you goosebumps. Jai Maa Durga!

[deyeofspirit]

She didn't get them.... They were already hers.... All the devas have her powers flowing through their beings and weapons... She is the shakti in nirakara.... She seperated from them in order to fight this demon... Otherwise everything was already hers

[gourisankarsnair]

I belive adishakthi (first power) and adiparashakthi (the first great power) are different. One is the primordial goddess (Maya -illusion) itself (adiparashakthi) and other is the representation of her power (adishakthi)

[angelamaria]

Love and appreciate you too❤ thank you for your very empowering content!!

[priyankamahto]

thanks for this wonderful knowledge, I really do appreciate your efforts and knowledge

[JoJo-jlip]

Could you make video on Vishwakarma?...I rarely see any video on his story....I want to know more abt him...

[Seoyeaji]

May the most righteous mother, may the symbol of power, may the strongest and the greatest of females, may the protector of the wise and righteous protect me and bless me may she forgive my sins.

[saibal]

Is it good to keep any of these model weapons in home - used in durga puja, after the idol is immersed in water, can we keep them, if yes which one can be kept

[vijaychandra]

Vishnu's chakra is made from the attempt to decrease the scorching heat and radiance of sun god by Vishwakarma, because Vishwakarma's daughter sandya Devi could not bear it and; out of this residue are made other powerful weapons like chakra, conch etc

[subramaniamsrivatsa]

Jai Durga maa 🙏🏻👹
Jai Aadi Parashakthi 🙏🏻🔥

[Mahalaya_Creation]

Lord Yama gave his mace or kaldand sword was given by kala

[DimensionalBreach]

Hi not to diminish Durga, she is great glory of Love strength, pure in all she do, a true Deity Goddess. Is there any knowledge of Sri devi only such I can see of such a beauty of a Pruity Goddess of strength and glory Great alive equal to Durga’s Grace is hard to find of such a wonderious Goddess of Goddess. Praise Durga’s Mother that graces her family and protects her kin .

[kishenkundar]

Where is gada(a club) in list. How exactly Surya's Ray's became weapon. That's an ornament. Also there is difference between Vahana and shastra. Why it is included in weapon list.

[kunalroy]

I'm belongs to Shakti porohit Brahman society .
Without it no aspect of Brahma, Vishnu, Bhole,
We are more tolerance towards the homosexuality and third gender people,
God ayyappa, Mohini, Budh Graha more influenced by Adi Shakti puja.

[AnishKumar-koel]

If anyone want to know this even deeper then just read durga sapshati particularly adhyay

[donmichaelangelo]

May I ask about the background music, where is it from?

[insag]

She also had a Snake given to her by the Goddess of Snakes - Manasha Devi

[julieannspas]

Once again, Durga is Demeter/Durga/Aphrodite; Kali is Holy Spirit/Ma'at/NuWa/Persephone, Mother and Daugter. Queen Anne/Elizabeth I, Henry VIII/Shiva; ...

[_Shashwat_Verma]

You are Wrong here ...
Maa Durga is Non Other than Maa Adi-Shakti Parvati Herself ....
Maa Parvati is Durga and She is Also Kali ....
Don't Confuse Other People ....