Durga is the External Manifestation of Internal Energy

The Hindu mythology tells a fascinating legend of the fierce battle of Durga with Mahishasur, a demon who had a boon from Lord Shiva to not be defeated by any man or deity. Using his power and boon, Mahishasur  defeated gods and toppled out Indra, and spread the reign of his atrocity. 

To get rid of Mahishasur and his atrocity, all gods headed to Brahma, and Brahma led them to Lord Shiva and Vishnu. There, all the gods invoked their energy and spotted to a point. From these collective energies a female form took place named Durga, who succeeded to kill Mahishaur and other demons viz. Raktabija, Madhu-Kaitabha, Chand-Mund, Shumbha-Nishumbha  in her distinct forms, and helped gods and the universe to set free from the atrocity of ferocious demons.

The word "Durga" in Sanskrit means a fort, or a place which is difficult to overrun. Another meaning of "Durga" is "Durgatinashini," which literally translates into "the one who eliminates sufferings." Thus, Hindus believe that goddess Durga protects her devotees from the evils of the world and at the same time removes their miseries.

These demons are not the outside, but these are inside us, who consistently seek to pervert us from our real purpose. To reach our purpose on the earth, first, we need to get rid of these demons. To kill these demons, we need to have more power and strength than the demons. The more power can be acquired by congregating all the energies at one point. We have stupendous of energy within us, but these energies are either dormant or scattered. To make our major purpose accomplished, we need to invoke the latent energy and congregate the scattered energy at one point.

This refers to “Shakti Jagran” , to invoke the inner energy to obliterate of the weaknesses. The mediation, contemplation, consistently working on some particular purpose and inner purity of every kind help in invoking the latent energy and its congruous. The invoked energy is the media of the achievements in the life.

The internal energy cannot help us to take physical manifestation until it is invoked and directed into the direction of our goal of the life.