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Navratri 2019: Story And Puja Vidhi Of Devi Kalaratri On Day 7
This the 9-day festival will be celebrated from 29 September to 7 October. Navratri is an auspicious time in Hinduism to worship the nine forms of Mother Durga. The practice of celebrating Navratri has been around for ages and the spirit of it has only increased year after year.
For the first six days of Navratri, prayers and rituals are performed mostly inside the homes and of course in temples. The festivities grow in number significantly from the seventh day, the Maha Saptami.
On Maha Saptami, the seventh incarnation of the Mother Durga is worshipped and that is Kaalratri. She is better known by the name Maha Kaali.
The very mention of Her name sends a chill down the spine for any demon. She is considered to be the ultimate destroyer of all evil and evildoers and brings light by slaving the ignorance of darkness.
Meaning
of
Kaalratri
The
word
is
taken
from
Sanskrit.
'Kaal' literally
means
time.
Time,
as
an
aspect
is
very
important
to
Vedic
seers.
According to them, time unfolds every creation and time is the one that devours all. The power of time can be seen here in a distinct manner. Hence, Kaalratri can mean 'the death of time'. In another sense, 'kaal' also means black.
The second half of the word 'ratri' means night. Here, 'Kaalratri' translates as the dark night. This concept came up from the Tantric tradition with roots in the Rig Veda.
Appearance
of
Kaalratri
Any
person
who
does
not
know
the
characteristics
of
Ma
Kaalratri
might
get
frightened
for
a
lifetime
on
seeing
the
way
she
carries
herself.
She
terrifies
everyone
with
Her
dark
skin,
protruding
eyes
and
dark
red
tongue
that
sticks
out.
She
has
wavy,
long
dishevelled
hair.
Donkey is Her mount in spite of Her other forms that ride on lion, tiger, and cow. She wears a white necklace that shines like lightning. She has four hands and three eyes.
Her hands on the left hold a torch and a cleaver while Her hands on the right show the Abhay mudra and Var mudra. The Kaalratri form of Mother Durga is said to be the most ferocious of all. It goes to the extent that the Goddess breathes fire in Her nostrils as She inhales and exhales.
The appearance shows the dark side of Ma Kaalratri but the sole purpose of this is to drive away all the evils of the society by defeating the demons. Looking at it in a positive way.
She is a boon to her worshippers as she protects them from all forms of evil, takes away fear, and imparts courage to a great extent. Hence, She is also known by the name 'Shubhankari'. She is said to be very generous to people who pray to Her with complete devotion.
Legend
Legend
has
it
that
there
lived
a
demon
called
Raktabeej.
He
was
creating
so
much
of
havoc
all
over
especially
in
the
abode
of
the
Demi-Gods.
It
was
to
slay
him
that
Mother
Durga
took
the
form
of
Ma
Kaalratri.
No one could battle him as he could clone himself with every drop of his blood that fell to the ground. To defeat him, Ma Kaalratri drank every drop of his blood even before it touched the ground. This gives the explanation for Her red tongue.
Importance
of
the
seventh
night
The
night
of
the
seventh
day
of
Navratri
is
very
auspicious
for
Tantriks
and
Yogis.
In
meditation,
they
attain
the
Sahastrar
Chakra,
the
most
important
of
all
chakras
which
is
the
last
milestone
of
the
evolution
of
human
awareness.
This is considered to be the state of being when one finds complete perfection in the universe. Scientifically speaking, the night is the best time that is peaceful to perform all the rituals and meditate with full concentration. So, night works out to be the best to attain mental and Yogic powers.
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