Reading Notes: Vaishno Devi

• I liked the girl power in this one so much!  The guys were basically completely useless and it was up to their consorts to save the day.
• Also why do they keep granting these people boons?  You'd think they'd learn after a while when they keep turning on them.
• The part where Vaishnavi just blasts the guy who says he's indestructible is the best.  How did that even work?
• So she was reborn into Trikuta?
• I don't remember this part of the Ramayana?  He met her while looking for Sita?  And why did he promise to come back for her later if he loves Sita so much?
• Some googling revealed that Vaishnavi is the feminine form of Vishnu which makes sense why he would name her that because of her devotion to him.  I am now wondering why the three goddesses originally named their heroine Vaishnavi though?  What was the relation to Vishnu there?  Why not the feminine form of one of the other gods?
• I feel bad for Vaishnavi.  Now she has to wait so long for Vishnu.  I am still confused why he even agreed to marry her though.  What about Sita?
• Poor Bhairon.  Although his obsessiveness gets really creepy, I still feel kind of bad for him.
• I really like how her story links up with the geography of the land and explains some of the formations.
• How did she transform herself into Kali?  Is Kali one of the consorts' forms?
• It's nice that she forgave him in the end.
• How long will she have to wait?  When is the Kaliyuga?
• The map at the end showing the pilgrimage route is so interesting!  Really helps put everything into perspective.

Shrine at Vaishno Devi's temple.  Web Source.

Bibliography:  Vaishno Devi by Aruna Balakrishna Singh and Durgesh Velhal.  Reading Guide.