This reflection presents the “inner fortress” (Durgam) as a structure built from fear, greed, anger, and falsehood, and explains how Maa Durga’s symbolism provides a practical map for dismantling it. Drawing on Navadurga, the piece outlines a stepwise ascent from stability to grace and shows how meditation, pranayama, svadhyaya, truthfulness, and seva weaken entrenched patterns.…