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Maha-vidya
Devi Temple
Maha-vidya Devi is the deity of the girl who was born
of Mother Yasoda. She is the goddess Durga. It is said that Maha-vidya
is the guardian deity of the area to protect Krishna. In the center
of the altar is Maha-vidya, and on either side are small deities of
Bagalamukhi (Pitambara) and Pratyangira. There are two other deities
in the corner of this temple. One is said to be the old deity of Maha-vidya
and the other one Bhairava. The present temple here was built in the
18th century.
After Lord Krishna was born, Vasudeva carried baby Krishna
across the Yamuna and exchanged Him for the girl that was just born
of Yasoda. He then returned to the prison house with the girl. When
Kamsa heard the eighth child of Devaki was born he came rushing to
the prison house, to kill the child.
“He forcibly grabbed the newborn child to rebuke
his sister and attempted to dash her on the stone mercilessly. This
is a graphic example of a cruel brother who could sacrifice all relationships
for the sake of personal gratification. But immediately the child
slipped out of his hands, went up in the sky and appeared with eight
arms as the younger sister of Vishnu. She was decorated with a nice
dress and flower garlands and ornaments; in her eight hands she held
a bow, lancet, arrows. bell, conchshell, disc, club and shield.
“From above, the goddess addressed Kamsa: ‘You
rascal, how can you kill me? The child who will kill you is already
born before me somewhere within this world. Don’t be so cruel
to your poor sister.’ After this appearance, the goddess Durga
became known by various names in various parts of the world.”
(Krishna Book, Chap. 4)
How To Get Here This temple is in north
Mathura, about a km north of Krishna Janmasthan. It is on a small
hill. It is next to a large water tower, in a residential area. It
is a well-known temple.
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