Shakti: Tales of the Mother Goddess

by Reena Ittyerah Puri

Adi Shakti is considered to be the original creator of the universe. She is the power that protects and destroys. She represents the fertile, bountiful earth, and is the protector of all life form. All goddesses are considered to be a manifestation of her. The worship of the goddess has evolved over time. Local village goddesses of the forest, field, river and lake became versions of the one great female principle. Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati are also considered to be forms of Adi Shakti. The Devi Mahatmayam or the ‘Glory of the Goddess’, describes her as the fierce and beautiful goddess who fights asuras and wards off evil. She shields the gods against evil and stands up for the worthy.

Amar Chitra Katha brings together stories of seven goddesses from the Puranas, folklore and the Devi Bhagavata. Endowed with strength, grace and courage, these goddesses show us the power of being a woman.

Genres: Comics, Hinduism, Mythology, Graphic Novels

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Ashish Iyer]

Lovely stories on Mother Goddess.

[Anjalica]

Love it

[Karthika]

My six-word memoir:Beautiful artwork, excellent presentation, powerful, graceful.
This is a very good introduction to Adi Shakti. Mother Goddess is presented as powerful, graceful, beautiful, and caring. Perfect time to read during Dussera. I cannot pick a favorite story. All are too good.

[Varun Iyer]

There's something very homely about reading Amar Chitra Katha books♥️! This was a great one about various goddesses and their tales, and is free for Prime Reading on Kindle!

[Ishika Tiwari]

Fascinating!

This comic form representation of Shakti Devi's forms and tales is a delight to go through. Most of these Goddesses have their shrines in South India ✨The interpositioning of lesser known ancient goddeses, their symbols, transports, and appearances through illustrations brings about a beautiful rendition of Devi's multitudinous nature! As always Amar Chitra Katha has brought out some amazing stories of the Goddess!

[Ram M Srinivas]

Saktham was considered to be a separate religion for worshiping Sakthi until Adi Sankara united many of the sub religions as a main religion. To the surprise, Saktham would have been a bigger religion back then as there are several forms of Sakthi from Mariamman in TN to Manasa in Bengal. A good book for kids to pass time and to know several names of Sakthi.

[Surya]

Frankly this book didnt feel authentic. Then as the book itself says as India became more and more patriachial many of the Goddess worship was lost or transformed as "wives of the male gods". Maybe because I grew up in a patriarchial society even though I myself am a woman, this set of stories felt less authentic and a bit much. Felt very loaded

Either that or maybe this was really a bit meh!

[Prasoon Prabhash]

Tales of the ancient

Gorgeous artwork coupled with some fresh stories about both well known and lesser known goddesses. An empowering read, specially for young women, but not much else. Rated 3/5

[Anusha]

A beautiful glimpse into 'Shakti'

The issue contains very beautiful artwork that successfully bring the stories alive. Stories cover different forms in which Shakti is worshipped and the associated legends. I enjoyed it immensely!

[Tathagato]

Great book for children to learn more about Adi shakti

This book is a must read for hindu people and people interested to learn more about the adi shakti. In childhood many of us heard about the Avatar of ma durga. Here in this book we can know the background story.

[Sheetal]

Enlightenment

Don't have words to express how enlightened this book is. Thankful to Amar Chitra Katha to tell Adi Shakti's katha this way. I leaned divine that was not known by me through your edition.

[Mounika Borra]

Tales in Puranas that glorify the eminence of the goddesses. Many stories about the mother of gods whose names we might not have known would surface here. And ACK has caught my fancy these days I’m telling you!!

[K]

It is well illustrated and the stories- some well known and others lesser known- are well narrated and crisp. I also liked the little tidbits of additional info on navadurgas, saptashakti, vahanas among others inbetween the stories. A good read.

[Rajkumar N]

Shakti

Good Book. With vibrant illustrations and a compelling narrative, this book introduces readers to the Goddess Shakti, the supreme cosmic energy revered across various traditions as Durga, Parvati, Kali, and Ambika.

[Narmadha]

Good

Worth gaining knowledge of few mythology of the stories of goddess and why the are named as a idt is

[reveurdart]

Excellent and quite eye-opening to me.

[Prabha]

Beautiful illustrations

The stories were all very interesting, but the most intriguing parts were the beautiful illustrations, that completed the narrative perfectly!

[Nischala Satyendra]

Wonderful read

A Very colourful book with lots of information and wonderful illustration for kids and elders alike. Loved this book. GOOD READ

[Pawan]

Excellent

Thanks for telling the stories of goddess which we are not aware of. Also the different names of goddess shakti are explained clearly

[Harshvardhansinh]

Really good book

All illustrations were great and it was fun reading it. The stories were unheard by me so I really enjoyed reading it.

[Lavanya]

Beautiful comic

It's a comic which isn't comic as it teaches Indian (Hindu) culture and history! Jai Maa Shakti! Hail Goddess Shakti!

[Bella]

Wow

This book is amazing. Filled with so many stories of Goddess. Everyone would read and enjoy it. Well illustrated and written

[Ashwini RP]

Amazing

It's an Amazing book.
Well explained
We get to know the significance of the goddess and her vehicles. The purpose behind each name.

[Bharat]

A good introduction to various goddesses

The illustrations and stories of origins of various goddesses is very well done in this comic by Reena Puri. Another great ACK comic

[P]

Read an Amar Chitra Katha Book after ages.. Absolutely enjoyed this quick read.. Some really interesting stories.. some were even new to me :)

[Thebookvamp]

Informative... Nice comic drawings it's attractive easy to catch the feel. Intresting.

[Pritam Rao]

A mustread

VERY GOOD PICTURISATION. APPEARS AS If
WE ARE WATCHIMG A MOVIE. EVEN CHILDREN WILL Understand. The author deserves a BIG THANK YOU..

[Souparnika]

Wonderful book

Good reading to know about Devis and their blessings. Book tells us stories of different Devis and the asuras they fought with.

[Ravish]

Interesting book good for one time read

I have never heard of some of the characters mentioned in this comic book. It is a good book to tell stories from to kids

[Nupur Zaveri]

Beautiful comic illustrations with goddess stories and legends.Interesting.