Why did the goddess have to grow fruits and vegetables from her body? Read this unique story:

News India Live, Digital Desk: In our Puranas, there is some big reason or purpose hidden behind the incarnation of every God and Goddess. Mother Shakumbhari was incarnated when there was chaos on earth. This story is not only about devotion, but also about understanding the value of environment and food and water.

That terrible drought of 100 years (Famine)
According to the Puranas, in ancient times there used to be a very cruel demon named ‘Durgamasur’. He pleased Lord Brahma with his penance and took possession of the Vedas. As soon as the Vedas disappeared, the sages stopped worshiping and performing yagyas. The result was that the power of the gods started decreasing.

Its impact on the earth was terrible. It is said that continuously There was no rain on earth for 100 yearsRivers dried up, fields became barren, animals and humans started dying of hunger and thirst, It seemed that now the creation would end,

When streams of rivers flowed from mother’s eyes
To avoid this trouble, the remaining sages in the Himalayan caves (Shivalik mountain range) worshiped Mother Bhagwati intensely. Seeing the sorrow of the devotees, Mother Parvati’s heart ached and she incarnated in a wonderful form.

It is said that when the goddess saw this condition of the earth, a stream of tears flowed from her eyes. they constantly 9 days and nights Kept crying till. Due to the flow of his tears, dry rivers were once again filled to overflowing and the world suffering from thirst got water. Since he had thousands of eyes that were seeing everything, he ‘Shatakshi’ That is, she was also called ‘the goddess with a hundred eyes’.

Why was it named ‘Shakumbhari’?
Water alone was not enough, people were also hungry. Then the Goddess released from her divine body an infinite amount of Vegetables, fruits, roots and medicines Revealed. He fed and nourished the entire world with his body parts.

In Sanskrit, ‘Shaak’ means vegetables/vegetable and ‘Ambhari’ means one who nurtures or bears. Because they nourished everyone with vegetation, they ‘Shakumbhari’ Was called.

End of evil and return of greenery
When the demon Durgam came to know of this, he attacked the goddess. Mother Shakumbhari killed that demon in a fierce battle and freed the Vedas. He was killed because of killing Durgam. ‘Durga’ Is also called.