Embrace New Beginnings with Goddess Maha Gauri in Your Higher Heart Chakra
Illustration by Gaby Gohlar
REJUVENATE YOUR SPIRIT with Goddess Maha Gauri, the bestower of eternal youth, who lives in your higher heart chakra as the POWER OF REJUVENATION.
CHAKRA AT A GLANCE:
8th Chakra = Higher Heart Chakra
Location = Just Above Your Head
GIFTS THIS CHAKRA BESTOWS YOU:
The kind of rejuvenation we experience in the 8th chakra is special, because it follows the enlightenment that starts to dawn upon us in the 7th (crown) chakra.
There's a rebirth that comes from facing the truths that the 7th chakra puts us in touch with. We experience it in the 8th chakra.
MYTHOLOGICAL STORY:
After killing off so many demons in her terrifying form as Kalaratri, Goddess Durga is left with navy blue skin, which has been burnt to ashes from the heat and intensity of her battles with demons.
She goes to Lord Brahma, asking for her skin to be transformed and brightened after the battles she fought and won.
Lord Brahma gives his blessing for her to bathe in Mansarovar, in the Himalayas.
Her battle-scarred skin peels off, revealing fresh new skin that glows, for which she becomes known as “Maha Gauri,” the great,
shining one.
Not only is her skin new in this moment, but Goddess Durga
also appears as an eight-year-old girl.
She is reunited, again, with Lord Shiva, whose trident and drum (representing primordial sound vibrations) she carries in her hands.
As she did in her first incarnation as Goddess Shailputri, Durga as Maha Gauri rides a white bull.
Maha Gauri is depicted in a way that is similar to the way Catholics portray Mother Mary, in that she is adorned in white clothes and ornaments.
Unlike Mother Mary, however, this goddess is depicted as an 8-year-old child.
Her youthfulness, compassion, love and innocence are symbolic of the vitality and rejuvenation we gain from undergoing intense spiritual disciplines designed to reunite us with Lord Shiva (our highest consciousness) within our own being.
About the Author: Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, host of the True to Yourself Podcast, Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, and Co-founder and Director of The Ancient Way. Empaths seek Ananta's guidance to discover their inner peace and achieve optimal health, allowing them to live in alignment and find true happiness. Ananta's students, of all walks of life, in yoga and wellness studios, corporations, and government agencies, appreciate how she empowers them to awaken their inner guru and ignite the fire of spiritual transformation to make profound changes in their lives. Follow her on Instagram for spiritual wellness inspiration to awaken your inner guru.