Sakthi Foundation
Jeshtaa Devi – Moodevi worship
The word Moodevi in Tamil is an abusive word to say, ‘’unlucky person’’. Mootha Devi is Moo Devi. This has been twisted as Moodevi. Mootha Devi means ‘’One who has come out of milky ocean before Mahalaxmi.’’
She is considered to be the deity and energy of bad luck or poverty, famine, drought and unlucky on the whole she is the energy of Dhaarithriyam.
But do you know she is being once praised and worshiped by our kings and ancestors in temples?
Do you know she is being accepted by Jainism also?
Today one can find many left out Mootha Devi [Jeshta Devi] in many temples and farms of Tamil country.
The Tamil term mootha refers to Jeshta in Sanskrith. Jeshta is the term giving us the higher meaning of ‘’very first’’, ‘’highest’’.
What makes her highest?
She is the 7th energy in Devi worship – Dhoomavathy. Dasa mahaa Vidhyaa is the highest tantric cult for energy generation in Sakthism.
She is depicted as old, widow, flying upon a crow, holding winnowing pan and broom stick.
Can we decode Dhoomavathy or Moodevi?
She is the symbol of an age old atman after passing across several birth cycles and becoming tired and waiting for moksham.
So she is being symbolized as an old aged person.
She is a widow. Widow is the symbol of atman that lost all desires.
She holds the broom stick and pan which are the symbols of internal cleansing of mind.
She is the giver of dhaarithriyam to all desires and all unwanted, unacceptable, unhealthy desires.
She removes all materialistic pleasures from us and makes the mind only to focus in spirituality.
She is the best blessing energy of spiritual energy to evolve towards moksham.
She is being highly focused in dasa maha vidhya.
This shows in ancient times India did not ill-treated widows. They had a very special place in spiritual practices.
So on this Deepawali day I am focusing on her as Dhoomavathy.
Sorry to tell that our ancestors are very clever, they knew that one time this energy will be mis-understood and they have made this energy in other form. That is being worshiped all across south as very popular Goddess. Sorry I don’t say it out….
Om Sakthy!
Dr.Madesawaran, 11.11.2015 [Deepawali, ammavasya Laxmi Pooja]
