Jago Maa || Ravi Singh

Book Details

• Book Title: Jago Maa (Bengali Version)
• Author: Ravi Singh Chowdhury
• Publisher: Boibondhu
• ISBN: 9788168844445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Pages: 144
• Language: Bengali

Book Description

Jago Maa by Ravi Singh Chowdhury is a Bengali literary work that takes readers on a profound journey of spiritual exploration, mythology, philosophy, and self-discovery. The journey begins with a question that arises in the mind of a six-year-old child on the dawn of Mahalaya and gradually unfolds across different regions, traditions, and dimensions of Indian spiritual thought.

The book travels from the solitary landscapes of Tanot Mata in Rajasthan to the forests of Jharkhand, from the puja pandals of Bokaro to the spiritual worlds of Kashi and Kolkata, and ultimately to the philosophical depths of Kashmir Shaivism. Along the way, it explores intriguing subjects such as mysterious manuscripts, Akal Bodhan, Dakshineswar Kali, the science of Mantra, Tantra and Yantra, the Trikona philosophy of Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati and Mahakali, the mysteries of the Dasha Mahavidya, and the thirty-six principles of Kashmir Shaivism.

However, Jago Maa is not merely a book about goddess worship, Tantra, or philosophy. At its heart, it is a story of inner inquiry. It explores questions about the nature of Adi Shakti, the different manifestations of the Divine Feminine, the origins of the human form of the Goddess, the significance of sacred sounds, and whether Tantra represents darkness and fear or an unexplored science of consciousness.

The author's journey extends across Bengal, Jharkhand, Baluchistan, and ancient lands of the Middle East where goddess consciousness has taken different forms over thousands of years. Blending memory, experience, philosophy, spirituality, and cultural exploration, Jago Maa ultimately turns the search for the Divine inward—towards recognising and awakening the power within oneself.