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We were talking about the concept of GOD as all forgiving and compassionate. The Bhava of conceiving of GOD as Emperor has the disadvantage of punishment for transgressions. So this kind of worship has a number of rules of dos and do nots.

Mathru Bhava

Of all the Bhavas of Bhakti the most popular in Mathru Bhava or conceiving GOD as our own mother.

This is the easiest of the Bhavas since as often said "for young children Mother is GOD." We are entirely dependent on our human mother when we are very young.

This Bhava also is entirely independent of the form of the mother. To achieve this we should think of ourselves as a new born baby in the mother's arms. Does a new born know or care whether the mother is young or old, beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, empress or beggar? Mother is Mother that is all.

Later when we talk about the concept Saranagathi, this is the attitude one should develop. That of a new born to its Mother.

Ramprasad Sen the famous Bengali poet goes even further. In one of his poems, he asks MAA to treat him like a premature baby.

An article on GOD as Mother found on the net.

http://www.mother-god.com/god-as-mother.html