The story of Navaratri, the nine days of war between asuras and the Devi is reviewed ion this episode 7B as a symbolism of the process of evolution of the human mind. From the delusion of the world, the mind can be lead slowly towards clarity and the unveiling of Devi within each of us. This process is shown as a fight between the Devi and various Asuras, who are just the different stumbling blocks in our path to realisation. I have isolated each story and explained the symbolism within it. About Argala Stotram: Dedicated to the Mother Goddess Durga, Argala Stotram is a powerful Chant. It praises the Devi Who defeats and destroys all the Asuras and Who, as the Protector, takes care of All Creation. Asuras are not just external forces, they are also representative of our own internal negative tendencies, which need to be defeated if we are to experience the beauty of our inner god.

The chant in script with meanings can be found here: https://vedikheritageblog.wordpress.com/argala-stotram-the-chant/ The meanings in detail can be found here: https://vedikheritageblog.wordpress.com/argala-stotram-meanings-in-detail/ The link to the complete chant is given here: https://youtu.be/tvp31sOnz8g The podcast link to the complete chant is given here:https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/dncCwJ4BfNb Reference links: The reference for detailed meaning has been taken from the discourse by this swamiji on the Pithrukam Channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZEjEHGtvcc ( meaning in Malayalam) https://devimahatmya.com/understanding-the-devi-mahatmyas-esoteric-hidden-meaning-knowing-chanda-and-munda/ https://www.aghori.it/devi_mahatmya_eng.htm Pahadi painting of Kali decimating chanda-munda army - https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1993-318, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116751872 Bow string Sound Effect by https://pixabay.com/users/samuelfrancisjohnson-1207793/?utm_source=linkhttps://pixabay.com/users/samuelfrancisjohnson-1207793/?utm_source=link https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc/disc_208.html https://devimahatmya.com/understanding-the-devi-mahatmyas-esoteric-hidden-meaning-knowing-chanda-and-munda/#:~:text=chanda%20denotes%20'passionate%20pursuit'%20while,denotes%20sensitive%20'introverted%20withdrawal