[Advaita-l] Durga resides in everyone in the form of 'bhrānti' (delusion) too

[V Subrahmanian]

Please read the spelling-corrected verse here:

Ya Devi sarva bhuteshu Bhrānti-rupena samsthithā ; Namastasyai Namastasyai
Namastasyai Namo Namaha.

regards

On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In the Durga Saptashati we have a section called 'aparājitā stotram' where
> many verses occur which have all words in common except for one particular
> word.
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> This is one among them:
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> Ya Devi sarva bhuteshu Bhrānti-rupena samsthitha ; Namastasye Namastasye
> Namastasye Namo Namaha.
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> The Mother Divine is present as confusion and delusion in every being..
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> One can read the full stotram with meaning in English here:
> https://www.artofliving.org/wisdom/wssst/significance-of-devi-stotra
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> The final message is: every trait, positive or otherwise, is a
> manifestation of that Supreme Power. These powers are actually expressions
> of the three guna-s Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. It is with viveka,
> discrimination, that one has to handle them in one's efforts to achieve his
> goals.
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> Here one can read the stotram in many language scripts
> https://stotranidhi.com/hi/aparajitha-stotram-in-sanskrit/
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> warm regards
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> subbu
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