Goddess song

 

Goddess song

 

Agudengba met the crow Betty by chance. Unexpectedly, the crow Betty said something that stunned the extremely smart Agudengba.

The confident crow Betty said to Agudemba: "Look, those cows, horses, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese are all my friends. You can ask them, who will pray for the gods? Ha, ha, whenever there is a sacrifice to the gods, Sometimes, they will always be slaughtered and become sacrifices to worship gods and ghosts. Why should they thank God?"

The cows, horses, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese all stood in front of Betty the crow.

The crow Betty fluttered its wings, and he suddenly shouted to his friends: "My brothers and sisters, you can go freely. I will chat with my friend Agudengba for a while."

As soon as Crow Betty finished speaking, the cows, horses, and sheep dispersed towards the meadow, and the chickens, ducks, and geese all flocked to the river. Ducks and geese jumped into the river to play, and chickens walked along the river.

Betty the crow said to Agudemba: Do you see those cows? The great god Shiva lives in Mount Kailasa, and his ride is the bull Nandi, so the Indians have a sacred cow complex. They associated sacred cows with the afterlife. The cow has thus become a sacred animal in Hinduism. It can cultivate land in reality, and it also represents Hindus' expectations for the afterlife. Naturally, no one dares to kill cows for meat anymore. Those Indians who were completely conquered by God did not care about the past history, nor did they care much about the unsatisfactory reality, but they were very willing to dream about the future. They hope that in the next life, it is good to be reincarnated as a Brahmin, otherwise it is not bad to be reincarnated as the cow under the throne of Lord Shiva.

Seeing that Agudemba didn't reply, Crow Betty turned to another topic:

In the late Vedic period of ancient India, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva gradually replaced the natural gods and emerged as the three main gods. As a result, the importance of the consorts of the three main gods, the eloquent goddess, the lucky goddess and the snow mountain goddess, also increased accordingly. These goddesses also appeared in other incarnations, names or images, continuing to expand their influence.

Agudumba said to Betty the crow: Can you tell the story of these goddesses?

Betty the crow flapped her wings and said:

Shiva lives in Mount Kailasa, his ride is the bull Nandi, and his concubine is the snow-capped mountain goddess Uma. The two sons are Saigandha and Ganesha. The former is the commander-in-chief of the heavenly soldiers and generals, and the latter is the head of the minor gods who serve Shiva. Uma is also known as the Mother Goddess. Goddess Ganges is the second wife of Shiva and the sister of the Snow Mountain Goddess. She is a symbol of purity; her mount is a crocodile.

The Goddess of Auspiciousness is the goddess in charge of happiness, wealth and beauty. She is the most gentle, gentle and beautiful of all goddesses. He incarnated as Siddha and became the wife of Rama. Incarnations of the auspicious goddess include Tara.

Crow Betty continued:

In the prehistoric period of India, that is, before 2500 BC, before the invasion of the Aryans and before the formation of Hinduism, the Dravidians, who were a farming people spread across India and Sri Lanka, already worshiped gods related to fertility, including the worship of the mother goddess. . In 2000 BC, the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history, was established. It can be inferred that before 2500 BC, China should be in the so-called Yao, Shun, and Yu era.

The origins of Hindu goddesses can be traced back to the mythology of the Vedic scriptures. During the Vedic period (1500 BC - 600 BC), the names of many goddesses appeared in the Rig Veda, most of which were natural gods, such as: Ushas, the goddess of dawn, and Puli, the goddess of earth. Devi, the goddess of freedom/freedom, Aditi, the goddess of eloquence and wisdom, the goddess of language, the goddess of destruction, the night goddess Rotli, the forest goddess, etc.

Tantric Tantra is a folk belief popular in eastern and southern India. It also worships goddesses, especially Durgum and Kali. Other goddesses include the Avatar, Tara, the Three Cities Beauty, and the Lotus Woman. , Lotus Girl is the name of the auspicious Goddess in Tantric Buddhism.

Goddess Mariaman, meaning "Mother", is said to have originated earlier than the Vedic period. It was popular in Tamil Nadu and Kannadakar in southern India, and spread to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries. Mariaman's belief was later incorporated into Hinduism and became associated with the Snow Mountain Goddess. Functionally, Mariaman belongs to the god of rain and is also the god of women and children. Believers usually worship Mariamman to pray for sufficient rain and wealth, because once the rainfall is sufficient and the crops grow vigorously and the harvest is abundant, wealth will be brought; she is also the god who is said to cure smallpox, cholera, and chickenpox.

Crow Betty told Agudumba: Parvati is the first wife of Lord Shiva, and many goddesses are actually her incarnations. Take the Snow Mountain Goddess as an example. The gods related to her include Durga, Kali, Mother Goddess Uma, Gauri, Annabra, Mariaman, etc. They are all incarnations of the Snow Mountain Goddess. These goddesses are also capable of shouldering many important tasks of rescuing people, even more so than the Indian male gods. As early as the Indus Valley Civilization period, India had the worship of agricultural fertility goddesses or the Earth Mother, but their divinity was not high. After Hinduism absorbed elements of these folk beliefs, the status of the goddess became increasingly prominent after the Gupta Dynasty.

Crow Betty sang the "Goddess Song" in praise of the goddess:

 

The devils fight for the emperor, the heaven and the earth collapse,

The ghosts and ghosts are fighting in a melee, and the people are in dire straits.

Goddess Kali, running and dancing,

Exorcise ghosts and demons, be powerful and violent.

 

The sun disappears, the sky becomes dark and the earth becomes dark,

Natural disasters such as drought and flood have resulted in no harvest.

The incarnation of Mother Earth brings all things to life,

Marianne, the god of women and children.

 

The Mother Goddess protects the people, eliminates violence and brings peace and order,

The lotus is in full bloom, bringing good health and good fortune.

Unfettered freedom, the unity of the three realms,

Goddess of Dawn, recreate the sunshine.