Nine Navratri in one year not two or one.

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JAI MAA,

 

There are 9 Navratri in one year. (40x9=360 days of the year) Most people

only know or observe only two, one in the beginning of the New Year Chaitra

(April) and another after six months (in the month of Aswin).

 

On the tenth day of the First Navratri (Chaitra or April) is the Janma divas

of Sri Ram or Ramnavmi is celebrated.

 

On the tenth day of Second Navratri is Vijayadashami, the day when ten heads

of ego was grought to earth by God himself. Jagdamba Bhagwati or Shakti

upasana, Sri Ram Charit Manas, SriMad Bhagwat Geeta, Durga Shaptashati, Guru

Geeta, Sri Sai Charitra , Ved, Puran any kind of sadhana is performed.

 

Some bhakta observe 6 Navratri and they are Varsha, Sharad, Shishir, Hemant,

Vasant, Grishma.

 

Still very popular are 4 Navratri; Ashwin, Paush, Chaitra & Kartik.

 

 

Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah |

Guruh-saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shrigurave namah ||

 

Om,

 

Rajyalaxmi

 

 

 

 

prasadarao madhunapantula <prasadaraom >

 

 

Re: Greetings-Prasad

Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:10:12 -0700 (PDT)

 

Respected Prasanna Kumarji, Pranams.

This observing Ramleela is in North India, yes. But

actually Dassera is a festival celebrated in memory of

Goddess Durga slaying Demon Mahishaasura.

As I heard from elders, there are two Navaraatris

celebrated in a year. First one is for Sri Rama taking

avatar during Chaitra suddha Navami(Mar-Apr)

-Paramaatma as "Purusha" - to kill demon Ravana. GOD

taking four forms -Rama-Lakshmana-Bharata-Satrughna;

to teach us by himself practicing great ideals in the

right way; Rama is Paramatma -embodiment of Dharma;

other three are Jeevatma representation totally

surrender & serve GOD; also it is elaborated that Rama

is GOD & Bharata is Bhakta of GOD; Lakshman &

Satrughna are jeeva - one surrender & serve GOD

directly and other same to Bhakta of GOD meaning

either way WE attain Moksha;

The other is during Aswiyuja suddha Dasami(Sept-Oct)

-Paramaatma as "Aadi Paraa Shakti" - to kill demon

Mahishaasura. Both are to eliminate evil, protect good

& restore Dharma. with all respects to elders & I

humbly stand tobe corrected

M.B.Prasada Rao, Visakhapatnam(AP).

 

--- prasanna kumar <groupowner.prasanna >

wrote:

 

> Happy Dassera to you.

>

> As we all know, Dassera marks the end of Navraatri,

> the festival of nine

> (Nav) nights (raatri).

>

> Dassera also marks the day when Lord Ram after a

> hard fought

> battle against the king of Lanka, Raavan (who had

> abducted

> Lord Ram's wife Sita), which lasted for 9 days,

> killed Raavan

> on the 10th day and won the battle (hence the name

> Vijayadashmi.

> Vijaya - victory, dashami - 10th day).

>

>

> Dassera not only marks the victory of Ram over

> Raavan but rather

> signifies the victory over good over evil, of

> 'satya' (truth) over

> 'asatya' (falsehood).

>

> Regards

> Prasanna Kumar

>