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Navratri
Shārdiya Navrātri Anushthān 2020
The Journey of a woman depicted through the different forms of Mā Parāmbā Bhagavati: Śrīhariṃ paramānandamupadeṣṭāramīśvaram । Vyāpakaṃ sarvalokānāṃ kāraṇaṃ taṃ namāmyaham ॥ Bhavānīśaṅkarau vande śraddhāviśvāsarūpiṇau। Yābhyāṃ vinā na paśyanti siddhāḥsvāntaḥsthamīśvaram ॥ Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike । Śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ॥ During Navarātri, we celebrate and worship the manifestation of the Absolute Reality…
Shārdiya Navrātri Anushthān 2020
The Nine Forms of Mā Parāmbā Bhagavati and what they each give: Śrīhariṃ paramānandamupadeṣṭāramīśvaram । Vyāpakaṃ sarvalokānāṃ kāraṇaṃ taṃ namāmyaham ॥ Bhavānīśaṅkarau vande śraddhāviśvāsarūpiṇau। Yābhyāṃ vinā na paśyanti siddhāḥsvāntaḥsthamīśvaram ॥ Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike । Śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ॥ During Navarātri, we celebrate and worship the manifestation of the Absolute Reality (Brahma) as…
A story on the grace of Maa Annapurṇā – Navratri Sandesh 2
Should Shri Karunamayi Maa not reside with Lord Shiv as the wife of Lord Shiv in Kailash, how would Lord Shiv feed Himself and such a huge family? She is Annapurṇā. She does not keep any one hungry. Let me tell you a Katha (story) related to this. This is a story in Kashi. The…
The spiritual significance of Navratri Celebrations
In this first Navratri Sandesh, Pujya Bhaishri explains to us the practical significance of garba in our life and we perform these celebrations. This sandesh has been presented in images and videos. Playing garba signifies living with God as our focus. “I will not go anywhere without God”. One’s life is filled with bliss when…
Demon Mahisasur, Garbo, Maa Bhagwati: Who What are they?
The garbo (pot of clay kept in the centre when playing garba) during the auspicious occasion of Navratri provides us with the message that even we are like a dipak (lamp). We await that Shri Karunamayi Maa, some saint or a Sadguru will arrive and enlighten us. Once the light of knowledge is manifested through…
Maa Tulsi (The Most Sacred of all Plants)
Tulsi Maa is a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Devotees all over the world are seen to worship Maa Tulsi in the form of a sacred plant planted in their houses and wearing a mala of Tulsi beads. According to the Holy Scripture, Devi Bhagavat Puran, Tulsi ji is also the wife of Lord Vishnu.…
What is the Significance of Playing Garba?
Navratri is commonly celebrated all over the world in our culture by playing garba. But why do we play garba? What does a garbo (the clay-pot) signify? Pujya Bhaishri beautifully explains this in this Navratri Sandesh. When playing garba, in the centre, we keep a clay-pot (called garbo) containing holes and decorated with the symbols…
The nine different forms of Maa Durga worshipped during Navratri
Do we know why Navratri is celebrated for nine days? Also, why is it particularly celebrated at night? Each night of Navratri is for the different divine forms of Maa Shakti/Durga. Navratri was a large battle in which every day a demon was killed by a different form of Maa. Thus, to celebrate the destruction…