Chapter 24Gods, Goddesses and Semi-Divine Beings · Durga on a Lion
Book 5. Part Two: The Opening of the Inner Senses · Section Three: Symbols
The lion with Durga on it is the symbol of the Divine Consciousness acting through a divinised physical-vital and vital-material force.
* The lion is the attribute of the Goddess Durga, the conquering and protecting aspect of the Universal Mother.
The Death’s Head is the symbol of the Asura (the adversary of the gods) vanquished and killed by the Divine Power.