PLATE SEVEN
“The material world is like a vast ocean of death and suffering, and the living beings floundering in this ocean are all controlled by Durgā, the personification of the Supreme Lord’s material energy. Durgā carries a trident, which represents the threefold miseries of life—miseries caused by the mind and body, miseries caused by other living creatures, and miseries caused by the forces of nature. By practicing  bhakti-yoga , pure devotion to Kṛṣṇa, one can free oneself from Durgā’s superintendence and return to the spiritual world.” ( pp.  116–17)