Jai Ambe
NAVRATRI
The concept of Supreme mother Goddess Mataji is very old in
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Why Nine Nights & Days?
Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess.
On the first three days, the Mother is invoked as powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects.
This festival is devoted solely to the Mother Goddess — known variously as Durga, Bhavani, Amba, Chandika, Gauri, Parvati, Mahishasuramardini — and her other manifestations. The name “Durga” means “inaccessible”, and she is the personification of the active side of the divine “shakti” energy of Lord Shiva
The next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth.
Goddess Lakshmi means Good Luck. She is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. She is the female counterpart of Lord Vishnu. Mata Lakshmi is also called 'Shri', the female energy of the Supreme Being.
The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the mother as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order have all-round success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship for nine nights.
Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, art and music. It is believed that goddess Saraswati endows human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom and learning.
Aatham
The eighth (aatham) is traditional day to perform Havan (sacrifice offered to the fire) to honour Divine mother Maa and bid her farewell. Havan is a symbolic ceremony involving the purifying aspects of fire. During the ceremony, ghee (clarified butter) and sesame seeds are poured into the holy flames to the chanting of mantras. Everyone is blessed with her loving mercy and is protected by Mataji.
The worship of Devi Maa, the universal Mother, leads to the attainment of knowledge of the self. We hope that everyone experienced Navratri, its religious significance and the power of the Shakti.
We pray to Maa for health and prosperity. We bid farewell with the final arti and asks the Maa Goddess to return whenever we invoke her again.
Let us all pray and play this arti on Atham and sing the Glory of Maa – Jai Ambe Gauri
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