I have always wondered about Kanya puja during Navratri & this made lots of sense ... so here goes .... simple put ....
KANYA means virgin. Man's soul is virgin. That virginity cannot be contaminated. Its pristine beauty and glory cannot be sullied.But you can't see the virgin soul; you don't know what it is or where it is in you. That purity of soul is the KANYA, which is the form of the Mother. Kanya represents the innocent & pure spirit, And, your inner being , which you cannot and will not see.
In Devi Tantra, the tantric system of the cosmic mother, the virgin is considered to be the true replica of the Cosmic Mother.
Kanya puja , is Devi puja. Devi , the Cosmic Mother. Devi means Luminous, illuminated, lustrous, the Light that is Within.
There resides a Kanya within all of us , a Devi , within all of us.
It's the concept. One does not have to prove it. The replica of fear is a tiger. The replica of greed is money, The replica of passion is woman. And so , the replica of Devi , the Cosmic Mother is Kanya.
