The Divine Hymn: Atharvashirsha of the Goddess
The Divine Hymn: Atharvashirsha of the Goddess The Gods Approach the Supreme Devi All the divine beings gathered before the Goddess and humbly prayed, "O Mahadevi! Who are you? Please reveal your true nature to us." The Goddess responded, "O Devas! I am the Supreme Consciousness. It is through me that the universe, consisting of both Purusha (the soul) and Prakriti (the material world), has come into existence. For those ignorant of my presence, the universe appears void, whereas for the enlightened, it is filled with my essence. I am both blissful and beyond bliss, both knowledge and beyond knowledge. I am the Brahman that is to be known and also beyond the concept of Brahman itself." This profound truth is also affirmed in the sacred Atharvaveda. The Universal Manifestation of the Devi "I am both the fivefold elements (Pancha Mahabhuta) in their combined form and their individual essence. The entire visible world is my manifestation. I am both the kno...