This is a good question, which is relevant to Vijayadashami the festival of today related to Goddess Durga. We can understand anything perfectly provided you know the essential meanings for which these personified names stand. read more
Thus, this illustrates the modification of Goddess Durga into Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Lakshmi. The most subtle primordial inert energy is also expressed as the inert energy in the forms like light, heat, magnetism, etc., which is represented by Goddess Parvati. read more
The story of the goddess Kali is told in the Devi Mahatmya of the Markandeya Purana. She is an incarnation of the goddess Durga. For those who don't know, Durga was created from the combined powers of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva in order to defeat the demon Mahishasura. read more