DASSERA WISHES

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Dear Professor and list members,

 

Happy Vijaya Dashami to all!

 

Included here are some explanations taken from the Net about this festival .

 

With kind regards,

 

Jean

 

The word word DASARA is derived from Sanskrit words " Dasha " & " hara " meaning

removing the ten (10). This is the most auspicious festival in the

Dakshinaayana or in the Southern hemisphere motion of the Sun. In Sanskrit,

'Vijaya' means Victory and 'Dashami' means 10th day. 'Thus Vijaya Dashami'

means victory on the 10th day.

 

Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine

Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped and invoked in different manifestations

of her Shakti. The 10th day is in honor of Durga Devi. The basic purpose

behind this festival is to worship feminine principle of the Universe in the

form of the divine mother to remind the teachings of the Taitareeya

Upanishad, " Matru Devo Bhava. " Essence of the navaratri celebration at

social level is to remind & respect all the women, who are the guardians of

the family, culture, and national integrity, to take lead in times of crisis

to guide the humanity towards the path of social justice, righteousness,

equality, love, and divinity.

 

Durga is worshipped as the main deity of Navaratri by all the segments of

society including tribal communities. Dasara coincide with the period of

rest & leisure of the farmers after their strenuous hard work in their farms

& fields, hence they invoke blessings of Durga in order to have a rich

harvest in the next coming season.

 

In India harvest season begins at this time and as mother earth is the

source of all food the Mother Goddess is invoked to start afresh the new

harvest season and to reactivate the vigor and fertility of the soil by

doing religious performances and rituals which invoke cosmic forces for the

rejuvenation of the soil.

 

On the day of Dasara, statues of the Goddess Durga are submerged in the

river waters. These statues are made with the clay & the pooja is performed

with turmeric and other pooja items, which are powerful disinfectants and

are mixed in the river waters. This makes water useful for the farmers &

yields better crops.

 

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