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The Four Great Aspects of the Mother

Four great Aspects of the Mother, four of her lead-
ing Powers and Personalities have stood in front in her
guidance of this universe and in her dealings with the
terrestrial play. One is her personality of calm wideness
and comprehending wisdom and tranquil benignity and in-
exhaustible compassion and sovereign and surpassing
majesty and all-ruling greatness. Another embodies her
power of splendid strength and irresistible passion, her
warrior mood, her overwhelming will, her impetuous swift-
ness and world-shaking force. A third is vivid and sweet
and wonderful with her deep secret of beauty and harmony
and fine rhythm, her intricate and subtle opulence, her
compelling attraction and captivating grace. The fourth is
equipped with her close and profound capacity of intimate
knowledge and careful flawless work and quiet and exact
perfection in all things. Wisdom, Strength, Harmony, Per-
fection are their several attributes and it is these powers
that they bring with them into the world, manifest in a
human disguise in their Vibhutis and shall found in the
divine degree of their ascension in those who can open
their earthly nature to the direct and living influence of
the Mother. To the four we give the four great names,
Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati.
CWSA 32: 14-25 Sri Aurobindo

1. Maheshwari — The Aspect of Supreme Wisdom
2. Mahakali — The Aspect of Power of Force and Strength
3. Mahalakshmi — The Aspect of Goddess of Harmony and Beauty
4. Mahasaraswati — The Aspect of Goddess of Perfection in Work

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