*NAVARATRI WEEK* Shailputri

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"Shail" means mountains or rock, "Putri" means daughter. Parvati, the

daughter of the King of the Mountains Himavan, is

called 'Shailputri". Her two hands display a trident and a lotus

flower. Her mount is a bull! She is the first Devi of the Nine

Durgas. In her previous birth, she was born as Sati the daughter of

Prajapati Daksha. She was the wife of Shiva. Once her father had

organized a big 'yagna'. Everyone other than Shiva was invited. In

spite of Shiva'swarnings Sati visited the yagna, where her father

insulted Shiva. Not able to take the insults, Sati burnt her self.

After that, she took birth as the daughter of Himalayas as

Shailaputri (also known as Parvati or Hemavati). She married Shiva.

When the Yogis worship this form of Devi, they concentrate on

the 'Muladhara Chakra'.

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The festival of Navratri is dedicated to the divine manifestations of Goddess

Durga. Beginning with the new moon in the month of Ashwin, the festival consists

of fasts and worship of the nine aspects of Goddess Durga. Known by more than a

thousand epithets, Durga is sometimes worshipped as Mahakali for annihilating

the demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, sometimes she is propitiated as Chamunda for

killing the demons Chunda and Munda and at times as Nanda for predicting the

death of Kansa at the hands of Krishna. Whatever the epithet maybe, we venerate

Durga for being the Goddess of power and wisdom.

The festival of Navratri culminates in Mahanavami. On this day Kanya Puja is

performed. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are

worshipped. Their feet are washed as a mark of respect for the Goddess and then

they are offered new clothes as gifts by the worshipper. This ritual is

performed in most parts of the country.

Another important ritual of this festival is Shastra

Ayudhi Puja wherein the most important article of the household is worshipped.

In earlier days, the soldiers used to worship their weapons on this day. This

pooja is performed on the Dussehra day. On this day, the Goddess of Learning,

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Nora <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: "Shail" means mountains or rock,

"Putri" means daughter. Parvati, the

daughter of the King of the Mountains Himavan, is

called 'Shailputri". Her two hands display a trident and a lotus

flower. Her mount is a bull! She is the first Devi of the Nine

Durgas. In her previous birth, she was born as Sati the daughter of

Prajapati Daksha. She was the wife of Shiva. Once her father had

organized a big 'yagna'. Everyone other than Shiva was invited. In

spite of Shiva'swarnings Sati visited the yagna, where her father

insulted Shiva. Not able to take the insults, Sati burnt her self.

After that, she took birth as the daughter of Himalayas as

Shailaputri (also known as Parvati or Hemavati). She married Shiva.

When the Yogis worship this form of Devi, they concentrate on

the 'Muladhara Chakra'.

 

 

 

 

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