🥇 *Priyanka Kamath — “Maa Durga” 🕯️* @Priyanka Kamath
Your piece was a beautiful, reflective journey that tied the grandeur of the Goddess to the intimate threads of personal experience. Its honesty and introspection made the divine feel incredibly close and relatable, showcasing a deep, emotional strength that touched us all
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A soulful, devotional free-verse poem combines gratitude for the blessings of the various forms of Goddess Durga (Annapurneshwari, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati, Lalitambika, Shakti) with a story of overcoming personal anxieties and uncomfortable social encounters. The poet uses the Navratri festival as a time for self-reflection, setting boundaries, letting go of self-pity, and learning to find strength and healing from past mistakes. Its central theme is choosing inner peace and strength over external negativity and rumination.❤️
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This piece immediately feels personal and introspective. Unlike conventional devotional poems, it blends spirituality with real-life reflection, making Maa Durga not just a deity to worship but a guiding presence in daily struggles. The conversational tone makes the reader feel like they are stepping into the poet’s mind.
Strengths:
Authentic and relatable: The inclusion of personal experiences, like dealing with societal pressures or overthinking, grounds the poem in reality.
Connection to multiple forms of Maa: Acknowledging Annapoorneshwari, Saraswati, Laxmi, Shakti, Lalitambika, and Parvati showcases a wide spiritual perspective.
Theme of resilience: The recurring message is clear the goddess empowers inner strength, wisdom, and emotional balance.
Reflective moral: The poet emphasizes learning to choose what to accept and what to let go, which aligns beautifully with the essence of Navratri.
The poem inspires mindfulness and self-reflection. Readers can resonate with the challenges mentioned and feel comforted by the goddess’s guiding presence. It feels like a devotional self-help guide in poetic form.
Suggestions:
A bit of line trimming or paragraphing could enhance readability; some sentences are long and dense.
Occasional punctuation adjustments would make the flow smoother.
A slightly more poetic rhythm in some sections could elevate the reflective tone into lyrical devotion.
Overall, this is a heartfelt, thoughtful, and grounded portrayal of Maa Durga’s presence in modern life both devotional and personal.
With admiration
-Shivangi*Maa Durga**
Any day when I look myself feeling stressed
I remind myself on how much I am blessed
I bow down to maa Annapoorneshwari's feet
For the scrumptious food I get to eat
Saraswati Maa's blessing on each talent she has gifted
A new learning or even a hobby makes my mood instantly uplifted
When I see people ranting over how workload is more
Welcoming laxmi Maa with each pay cheque is a blessing one yearns for sure
Doing office work and then household chores is a get away from boredom
Indeed a blessing from Maa Parvati who makes me queen of my kingdom
Maa lalitambika has blessed me with wit and beauty
Maa Shakti gives me strength to do my duty
This navratri I came across many awkward instance
And I am narrating how Goddess created around me a layer of fence
A lady who barely knows me tried getting too personal echoed my ears
On why I couldn't bear any child from so many years
Another instance on certain beauty standards surfaced blinking
It put me in trigger point wherein any response would lead to overthinking
A feeling on someone mentioning a term for me didn't seem good
But Goddess is helping me handle such situation I understood
I know where her thought process comes from to add
Some people just speak without thinking and her intention may not be bad
So firstly Goddess helped me remove the bitterness that I was creating within
Secondly avoiding people who may create negatively and poke like pin
Everything in life has a choice
I need to learn what to take and rest to leave and be wise
If I choose the lady's comments to overpower my belief
Overthinking would never give me relief
So leaving things what's not meant for me is what I learn this festivity
To be strong, happy and never go on zone of self pity
Sometimes I feel I fail to give answer on time
And then think about it and not feel fine
I tend to fail each exam I am bound
And on repeat I feel same type of issues around
Goddess is making me strong to surpass this instances which affects like sword
My aura should be so strong and my action should speak louder than words
I may have hurted someone so bad in my younger age
That any curse must be lying as a baggage
I pray and say sorry to that soul and God
Help me heal and let go off whats on hold !!!
✍️©️ Priyanka Kamath
26 September 2025
