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Prayers by the Demigods
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ment;  bhuvi —on the surface of the globe;  durgā iti —the name Durgā;  bhadrakālī iti —the name Bhadrakālī;  vijayā —the name Vijayā;  vaiṣṇavī iti —the name Vaiṣṇavī;  ca —also;  kumudā —the name Kumudā;  caṇḍikā —the name Caṇḍikā;  kṛṣṇā —the name Kṛṣṇā;  mādhavī —the name Mādhavī;  kanyakā iti —the name Kanyakā or Kanyā-kumārī;  ca —also;  māyā —the name Māyā;  nārāyaṇī —the name Nārāyaṇī;  īśānī —the name Īśānī;  śāradā —the name Śāradā;  iti —thus;  ambikā —the name Ambikā;  iti —also;  ca —and.
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa blessed Māyādevī by saying: In different places on the surface of the earth, people will give you different names, such as Durgā, Bhadrakālī, Vijayā, Vaiṣṇavī, Kumudā, Caṇḍikā, Kṛṣṇā, Mādhavī, Kanyakā, Māyā, Nārāyaṇī, Īśānī, Śāradā and Ambikā.
PURPORT
Because Kṛṣṇa and His energy appeared simultaneously, people have generally formed two groups—the  śāktas  and the Vaiṣṇavas—and sometimes there is rivalry between them. Essentially, those who are interested in material enjoyment are  śāktas , and those interested in spiritual salvation and attaining the spiritual kingdom are Vaiṣṇavas. Because people are generally interested in material enjoyment, they are interested in worshiping Māyādevī, the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vaiṣṇavas, however, are  śuddha-śāktas , or pure  bhaktas , because the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  indicates worship of the Supreme Lord's energy, Harā. A Vaiṣṇava prays to the energy of the Lord for the opportunity to serve the Lord along with His spiritual energy. Thus Vaiṣṇavas all worship such Deities as Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, Sītā-Rāma, Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa and Rukmiṇī-Dvārakādhīśa, whereas  durgā-śāktas  worship the material energy under different names.
The names by which Māyādevī is known in different places have been listed by Vallabhācārya as follows. In Vārāṇasī she is known as Durgā, in Avantī she is known as Bhadrakālī, in Orissa she is known as Vijayā, and in Kulahāpura she is known as Vaiṣṇavī or Mahālakṣmī. (The representatives of Mahālakṣmī and Ambikā are present in Bombay.) In the country known as Kāmarūpa she is known as Caṇḍikā, in Northern India as