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Navaratri Worship of The Divine Mother And Significance
What is Navaratri?
The term Nava means nine and the term Raatri means night. Navaratri means, Nine nights. We hence celebrate and worship the Divine Mother for nine nights.
Navaratri was first celebrated during the Spring (Basant or Vasanta Navaratri). However it came to be observed in Autumn (September-October) after Lord Rama worshipped the Divine Mother, during the season, when He was to indulge in a battle with Ravana. Hence it also came to be known as 'Akala Bodhan' or the 'untimely welcome' to the Mother (for Navaratri worship). In South India it also called as Rama Navaratri.
The Legend
It is a well known fact that Navaratri is celebrated for the Divine Mother's victory over Mahishasura. Mahishasura was born of a demon father (Rambha) and a she buffalo owing to which he had a body of a human and the head of a buffalo. He wreaked havoc all over the three worlds that the gods approached Lord Siva and Vishnu and Brahma. Out of the flames of fury that emanated from them emerged Mother Durga who slayed Mahishasura in the ensuing battle. Hence she came to be hailed as Mahishasura Mardhini.
As
per
another
version,
it
is
believed
that
the
Mother
engaged
in
a
tough
battle
with
the
demon
Bhandasura
for
nine
nights
and
emerged
victorious
on
the
tenth
day
by
vanquishing
him.
Hence
the
tenth
day
is
celebrated
as
Vijayadashami,
or
the
day
of
victory.
(Read
detailed
story
of
the
emergence
of
Durga
&
the
slaying
of
Mahishasura)
Navaratri
worship
(Durga,
Lakshmi
and
Saraswati)
Navaratri worship differs from place to place. While in the South it is celebrated as Navaratri, in the Eastern parts it is celebrated as Durga Puja commencing from the seventh day of Mahalaya for four days. It is also called as Dasara in both North and South India.
The first three days of Navaratri worship are dedicated to Goddess Durga, the second three days to Goddess Lakshmi and the last three days to Goddess Saraswati. All these forms are but the different aspects of the same energy.
Goddess Durga is worshipped for gaining noble values and for the destruction of the evil in one. She also bestows one with the energy or power required to live a virtuous life.
Goddess Lakshmi bestows one with spiritual wealth and material wealth for a truly prosperous life.
Goddess Saraswati blesses one with spiritual wisdom which ultimately snaps the connecting cord of the birth and death cycle. She is also the source of all knowledge and arts.
Symbolic
Significance
Navaratri
is
symbolic
of
fighting
one's
own
infirmities
to
realise
the
ultimate
truth.
The
divine
Mother
stands
for
the
Supreme
Self
(Paramatma)
or
the
ultimate
truth
and
Mahishasura
stands
for
the
ego
laden
Jivatma
(Individual
self)
with
the
combination
of
Rajo
(demonic)
and
Tamo
guna
(Inertia).
The
infirmities
of
the
individual
self
are
destroyed
by
the
Supreme
Self
for
the
ultimate
self
realisation,
the
goal
of
life.
Hence let us celebrate Navarati invoking the Mother Divine in all three forms to bestow on us noble virtues, true wealth and true knowledge in order to realise the Supreme Self (Self realisation)
Jai Matadi!
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