Chapter 55: Devas and Trinity pray to Maha Bhagavati of ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Nirakara’

In their own multi-disciplinary method, the entire Deva community,blessed in the presence of Trinity, made Vows to perform extreme Tapasya to please Maha Bhagavati; some resorted to continuous recitation of Her thousands of Holy Names or Her seed mantras; some executed Chandrayana Vratas of consuming one meal a day by graually reducing the fist-wise intake by each passing day;

some performed ‘Antar Yagna’s ( Inner Sacrifices) or ‘Prana Agnihotra Yagna’ or transforming external fire sacrifice into Interior Prana or Life Energy ( in other words, Fire Sacrifice of one’s Vital force). With such intense Tapasyas by Devas, Maha Bhagavati appeared and indicated that the menace of Takasura could be overcome only by Lord Kumara , the son of Maha Deva and Devi Parvati, who from Her own Shakti, would soon be born to King Himavanta. This blessing of Bhagavati was a mighty relief to all Devas who expressed their extreme gratitude to Her.They bowed to Her saying Om Tat Twamasi. [ Om (‘A: Srishti or Creation; Sthithi: Protection; Laya:Destruction),Tat (That Awareness), Twam (Eternity), Asi:(‘I’ or self)]. In other words: The Awareness of that Great Eternal Energy is within the Self. The Eternal Energy is far beyond the Five Stages of Consciousness or Sheaths viz.  ‘Annamaya’ (manifested or perceptible material dimension), ‘Pranamaya’(energy dimension), ‘Manomaya’( mind formed dimension arising out of thought, will and emotion), ‘Vijnanamaya’(dimension of experience) and ‘Anandamaya’( Final dimension of Bliss). The Three Phases of ‘Sat’, ‘Chit’, ‘Ananda’ or Wakefulness, Deep Sleep and ‘Samadhi’ are likened to’Tatvamasi’, thus Devas prayed to Devi Bhagavati.