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<p class="C1">&#65279KESHO D&#256S, a <i>t&#257ntrika</i> (practitioner of magical techniques) of V&#257r&#257&#7751as&#299, once came to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh at Anandpur and claimed that, if necessary facilities and provisions were made available to him, he could make the goddess Durg&#257 manifest --- the goddess who would eliminate oppression from the world. Though Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh was not impressed by Kesho D&#257s's claim, some in the audience were. The Gur&#363, in order to demonstrate the futility of <i>tantra</i> and other such cults, permitted Kesho D&#257s to carry out his experiment. For months the Br&#257hma&#7751 continued with his incantations living meanwhile on the Gur&#363's bounty, but no goddess appeared. At last the Br&#257hma&#7751, for fear of exposure absconded. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh declared to the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> that the real goddess Durg&#257 was the sword (as symbol of armed strength) which alone could overcome oppression and injustice.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-33<BR>
<li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR>
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