SHAKUMBHARI DEVI
(A Symbol of Botanical Energy)
Katha tells us that Meri Maiya helped
the living creatures to survive only upon plants and vegetables, when no
water was available on this earth, for full long hundred years. Hence,
SHE was known as SHAKUMBHARI DEVI i.e. Meri Maiya who feeded upon
vegetables.
Stating in terms of botanical-science,
there exists a form of energy behind the growth of plants and vegetables;
the evolution of this energy is caused due to the multiplication and compounding
of atoms. The same energy has been worshipped as Meri Maiya SHAKUMBHARI
in Katha
Here, Meri Maiya is represented by four
idols. Bhramari and Bhima Devi are enshrined on the right side of SHAKUMBHARI
DEVI is also known as Sheetla Devi. Actually all these names signify the
same deity, who incarnated HERSELF with the different names in different
ages.
In present context also, this aspect
of worship is utmost relevant, because the world began to think about the
importance of plants and trees only a few years ago, whereas, the Indian
Culture had adopted the same thousand of years before, when the worship
of SHAKUMBHARI DEVI was started.