Guest guest Posted December 23, 2002 Report Share Posted December 23, 2002 Sub : Devi upasana and the Four Navathries The material wealth and prosperity which an ordinary mortal like me seek most of the time in this ever competitive world, stupefy my mind and make me forget the superimposed truth that I am in ever in the Jaws of Death. Despite this I continue to do the same thing again like a mad man , even understanding that there is no real gain in this impermanent human world in such actions. Luckily , due to the supreme grace of Devi, in an attempt to come out of the ignorance which is the root cause of I-ness or the Jiva Ahankara causing bondage of endless birth and death, we have been fortunate to seek a “GURU” well versed in Vedas and who is always absorbed in the ‘Devi Consciousness’. Equipped with the Saligrama (Sa—Sankarsana (MahaVishnu),Li—Linga (siva),Ga—Ganesha,Ra—Ravi (Soorya),Ma—Mathaji (lalitha Bhavani) and the potent Beeja mantras obtained with Guru Krupa, I try to find time to do the daily japa, the puja and recognise that the time is always insufficient. However the weekly off which falls on a Friday is a big blessing for somewhat better Sadhana.In this process we slowly and steadily ever hope and pray to Devi to give us the required Bhakti as said in LS “ BHAKTI PRIYA “. To gain the Supreme Self Knowledge and to get released from Samsara Chakra, Bhakti is the most important equipment. It is said about Devi upasana that even though one may miss the ultimate target in this birth, in the next birth one continues to grow spiritually and materially from the same status of where the upasaka left his mortal coil in the last birth and does not go down the ladder. The Navarathries are very special occasions to us as for any Devi’s devotee, which we look forward for intense Sadhana. The very feeling that these 9 days are very auspicious intensely motivates and energise us to prepare and plan for the 9 days and the time is well spent during these days. The four Navarathries falls generally as under : 1. Shyamala Navarathri -- Dec—Jan 2. Vasanta Navarathri -- Mar -- April 3. Vaaraahi Navarathri -- July 4. Sarada Navarathri -- Sept—Oct While the Vasanta and Sarada Navarathries are extremely popular and widely celebrated in the four corners of the GLOBE , the other two Viz . Shyamala and Vaarahi does not seem to be either well known or popular. I would like to know what our scriptures and legends talk about these two Navarathries. Can Any Member enlighten us and the significance ? Members would be perhaps aware of the New year Commencing , with the SHYAMALA NAVARATHRI starting from 3rd JAN 2003. Regards Ganapathy --- Vijaya R.Ganapathy -- vijaya ganapathy Muscat -- Oman Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2002 Report Share Posted December 23, 2002 Please see /message/3347 the four navarAtris are respectively in chaitra, aashhaaDa, aashvina, and maagha. On Jan 3rd 2003 is the beginning of paushyami maasa and maagha maasa starts only on Feb 2nd 2003(timing may be off by a day for different parts of the globe, as thithi is a geocentric phenomena and the tithi of the day is the tithi that reigns during sunrise). It is best to think of these in actual chandraamaana months rather than December, January, etc. This essential because the dates are determined based on chandramaana calendar. Ravi , Ganapathy -- Vijaya <vijaya_ganapathy> wrote: > The four Navarathries falls generally as under : > > > > 1. Shyamala Navarathri -- Dec—Jan > > 2. Vasanta Navarathri -- Mar -- April > > 3. Vaaraahi Navarathri -- July > > 4. Sarada Navarathri -- Sept—Oct > > > > > > While the Vasanta and Sarada Navarathries are extremely popular and widely celebrated in the four corners of the GLOBE , the other two Viz . Shyamala and Vaarahi does not seem to be either well known or popular. > > I would like to know what our scriptures and legends talk about these two Navarathries. Can Any Member enlighten us and the significance ? > > Members would be perhaps aware of the New year Commencing , with the SHYAMALA NAVARATHRI starting from 3rd JAN 2003. > > Regards > > Ganapathy --- Vijaya > > > > > R.Ganapathy -- vijaya ganapathy > Muscat -- Oman > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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