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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the second night, Goddess Brahmacharini Devi is venerated.
Here ‘Brahma’ means meditation. The Goddess is the meditator or practitioner of penance. She is showing us how important our Sadhana and our penance is, our expression of devotion to the Divine.
The second night of Navaratri celebrates Goddess Brahmacharini. She shows us the importance of Sadhana and how our penance is an expression of devotion to the Divine. She also shows that our practice does take time, hence the aspect Brahmacharini is the Goddess of patience.
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On the final night of Navaratri, we celebrate Goddess Siddhidatri. She is the ultimate form of all the devis so far, and the shashtras say she can only be worshiped after all of the other forms have been venerated.
She is the One who delivers ultimate success, and in fact, those who worship Her with full devotion are bestowed all eighteen forms of success. According to the Puranas, even Lord Shiva achieved salvation through Her grace. She grants perfection and the power to act with gratitude and humility, revealing the Love of God.
As we do every night of Navaratri, we performed a Guru-puja, Kalash-puja, yajna, abhishekam, and arati, as well as Divya Prabandham satsangs from different speakers. Tonight we also had a ceremony to venerate all nine devis and a play that depicted the Divine Mother's triumph over Mahishasura. Also, Gurudev completed His commentary on the Mukunda Mala Stotram.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the final night of Navaratri, we celebrate Goddess Siddhidatri, who is an aspect of Maha Lakshmi. She is the ultimate form of the Nava Durgas, and the shashtras say she can only be worshiped after all of the other forms have been venerated.
She is the One who delivers success. Those who worship Her with full devotion are bestowed the eighteen forms of success. According to the Puranas, even Lord Shiva achieved salvation through Her Grace. She grants perfection and the power to act with gratitude and humility, revealing the Love of God.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the fifth night of Navaratri, we venerate the Goddess Skanda Mata. She is the mother of Shivaanda MatSkanda, and holds Him in Her lap. It is not only Him She holds, She takes us all onto her lap and cares for us.
Four-armed and mounted on a lion, She is the Mother of all power, the Mother of all forces, and the Mother who gives the power to vanquish all negativity. She is an ocean of knowledge and helps us to nurture the divinity within.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the seventh night we celebrate Goddess Kalaratri. This form of Durga has a complexion dark as night which symbolises infinity. Goddess Kalaratri is the Devi that accepts everything from the Devotee, not only the good, but all the negative qualities. She just absorbs them.
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On the final night of Navaratri, we celebrate Goddess Siddhidatri, who is an aspect of Maha Lakshmi. She is the ultimate form of the Nava Durgas, and the shashtras say she can only be worshiped after all of the other forms have been venerated.
She is the One who delivers success. Those who worship Her with full devotion are bestowed the eighteen forms of success. According to the Puranas, even Lord Shiva achieved salvation through Her Grace. She grants perfection and the power to act with gratitude and humility, revealing the Love of God.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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The sixth night of Navaratri honours Goddess Katyayani. Associated with the fierce form of Shakti, She is a war goddess who combats negativity. As such, she can be strict and disciplining, but She is compassionate and pure of heart and gives us the strength and ability to overcome fears, diseases and miseries of life.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga: a different form every night.
On this first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated (‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayan mountains and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter'). We celebrate the extraordinary focus and determination She had in Her sadhana in order to gain Lord Shiva as Her husband. Shailaputri is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga. She took the aspect of Shailputri to destroy pride and the demons of ‘too much’ and ‘too little’. We pray to Her to help us surrender to the Divine.
The first night included Guru Puja, Kalash-Puja, yajna, abhishekam, and arati, as well as satsangs from different speakers. Gurudev gave a powerful satsang about the Divine Mother and what it means to be human. He spoke about the importance of knowledge, purification, and being grounded on the spiritual path.
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On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
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bhaktimarga.org
On the eighth night of Navaratri, we focus on Goddess Maha Gauri. As Parvati, She did great penance to gain Shiva as Her husband, and in the process Her complexion turned dark. Pleased with her devotion, Lord Shiva bathed her in the holy water of the Ganges and Her skin turned pure white.
She is the Mother of compassion and peace and reflects the great radiant light within us all. When we renounce our animal qualities and let go of the limitations of our mind, the Mother will bestow Her Grace upon us to help us attain the Divine.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the eighth night of Navaratri, we focus on Goddess Maha Gauri. As Parvati, She did great penance to gain Shiva as Her husband, and in the process Her complexion turned dark. Pleased with her devotion, Lord Shiva bathed her in the holy water of the Ganges and Her skin turned pure white.
She is the Mother of compassion and peace and reflects the great radiant light within us all. When we renounce our animal qualities and let go of the limitations of our mind, the Mother will bestow Her Grace upon us to help us attain the Divine.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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On the final night of Navaratri, we celebrate Goddess Siddhidatri, who is an aspect of Maha Lakshmi. She is the ultimate form of the Nava Durgas, and the shashtras say she can only be worshiped after all of the other forms have been venerated.
She is the One who delivers success. Those who worship Her with full devotion are bestowed the eighteen forms of success. According to the Puranas, even Lord Shiva achieved salvation through Her Grace. She grants perfection and the power to act with gratitude and humility, revealing the Love of God.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
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Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights.[2] During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshipped. The tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami or "Dussehra" (also spelled Dasara). Navaratri is an important major festival and is celebrated all over India and Nepal.
The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are considered to be important junctions of climatic and solar influences. These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother Durga. The dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar.
Navaratri is celebrated Four times a year. They are Vasanta Navaratri, Ashadha Navaratri, the Sharad Navaratri, and the Paush/Magha Navaratri. Of these, the Sharad Navaratri of the month of Puratashi and the Vasanta Navaratri of the Vasanta kala are the most important.Other two are observed only by shaktas only.
Sharad Navaratri: This is the most important of the Navaratris. It is simply called Maha Navaratri (the Great Navaratri) and is celebrated in the 'pratipada' (first day) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashvin. Also known as Sharad Navaratri, as it is celebrated during Sharad (beginning of winter, September–October). Ashwin is known as aipasi (ஐப்பசி ) in Tamil and begins when the sun enters Libra in October.
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the final night of Navaratri, we celebrate Goddess Siddhidatri, who is an aspect of Maha Lakshmi. She is the ultimate form of the Nava Durgas, and the shashtras say she can only be worshiped after all of the other forms have been venerated.
She is the One who delivers success. Those who worship Her with full devotion are bestowed the eighteen forms of success. According to the Puranas, even Lord Shiva achieved salvation through Her Grace. She grants perfection and the power to act with gratitude and humility, revealing the Love of God.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the seventh night we celebrate Goddess Kalaratri. This form of Durga has a complexion dark as night which symbolises infinity. Goddess Kalaratri is the Devi that accepts everything from the Devotee, not only the good, but all the negative qualities. She just absorbs them.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Navaratri is a festival celebrating the nine forms of Goddess Durga. On the first night, Goddess Shailaputri is venerated. ‘Shaila’ is another name for the Himalayas and ‘Putri’ means ‘the daughter.’ She is the most powerful and glorified of all the nine forms of Durga.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
On the fourth night of Navaratri we celebrate Goddess Kushmanda. Goddess Kushmanda is considered to be the creator of the universe. When there was darkness everywhere and there was no existence of the universe, She created the universe with a smile.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org