New Delhi: Throughout the millennia, ancient traditions have passed down knowledge in symbolic language. In the Vedic tradition, deities not only are spiritual archetypes but also are symbols of the natural laws and forces that uphold life. One of the most remarkable fruits of the study is how the Vedic portrayals align with human physiology, connecting contemporary neurophysiology and ancient Vedic wisdom.

Among the most striking of these correlations is that of the goddess Durga. In the Vedic tradition, Durga is the divine mother bringing order to chaos. She is a powerfully protective force. She rides a lion, and her eight arms wield multiple weapons. Considered in terms of human physiology, she can be understood as the nervous system, specifically the eight significant nerves emerging

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