Navaratri

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From the desk of Veeraswamy Krishnaraj

Navaratri

Three goddesses –Durga, Lakshmi and Sarasvati--form a configuration which

helps the human soul get rid of the Malas (impurities), gain spiritual

knowledge and attain liberation or Moksa. Durga is a demon killer (Kriya Sakti). Demons are the

Tamasic (Dark) demons in our mind: Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya

(desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride, and envy). Once Durga kills these

demons, Lakshmi

(Ichcha Sakti)

takes over the mind and helps us get rid of Rajasic Vikshepa (False perception; distraction; to and fro

oscillations of the mind; gales of desire blowing in the mind) which are hard

to remove from the mind. Lakshmi helps man acquire the Will Power (Ichcha

Sakti) and get rid of remnants of desire and false perception by Upasana

(worship). What is left is ignorance meaning spiritual ignorance. Spiritual

enlightenment is infused by Sarasvati (Jnana Sakti).

The eradication of impurities, desires and

ignorance with the help of these three deities is celebrated for nine days and

nine nights, 3 days and 3 nights for each deity (Navaratri = nine nights). It

takes nine days and nine nights to defeat these demons. Nine manifestation of

Mother Goddess (Durga, Bhadrakali, Amba, Annapurna, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi,

Chandika, Lalita, and Bhavani) are celebrated over nine nights. The tenth day

is Vijayadasami,

meaning victory (over the demons of the mind; realization and emancipation) on

the 10th day. It is celebrated in the beginning of summer and winter. In

Puranas, the demons are described as living beings.

Mantras: Om Sri MahaLakshmyai Namah. Om Sri

Durgayai Namah. Om Aim Sarasvatyai Namah.

Read more on the desires of the mind and spiritual ignorance

and their personification as the buffalo demon morphing into an elephant or

vice versa etc; desire is compared to an animal. DEVI

MAHATMYAM. www.bhagavadgitausa.com/devi_mahatmyam

3.38: As the smoke

envelops the fire, as the dust covers the mirror, as the womb covers the fetus,

so passion (desire) obscures the wisdom. Bhagavad Gita 3.38.

Removal of Avarana and

Vikshepa. Avarana = Veiling caused by spiritual ignorance. Vikshepa

= oscillating mind of desires, scattering, tossing, throwing, discharging.

Spiritual Ajnana, Avarana and Vikshepa are linear elements. Ignorance and

Avarana are like a cataract in the eye preventing Light (of Wisdom) reaching

the eye and brain (soul). This veil or cataract prevents the Light of Sat

and Cit of Brahman from reaching the soul. They are impediments to spiritual

progress. In the absence of spiritual wisdom (Saktinipatam = descent of Wisdom

as in Saiva Siddhanta) coming into the soul, the mind jumps from one desire to

the next illustrated by the morphing of the desire-demon from an elephant to a

buffalo. When one desire is killed, another desire pops up in its place in an

endless fashion. It is the whipping gale of desire, its many variants,

permutations and effects. On a philosophical note, Vikshepa Sakti is

driven by Ajnana (ignorance) and desire. Mind is the stage wherein the Vikshepa

demon jumps from one desire to the next in an endless fashion. One desire

morphs into another one when you kill the preceding desire. It is removed by

Nishkama karma, action without expectation of rewards or desireless action. As

in cataract extraction, you remove this ignorance by Avarana Bhanga

(removal of the veil [cataract] by Upasana, worship). To illustrate

this concept of eradication of the clonal colony of desires, Mahalakshmi

sucks the marrow dry and drinks the last drop of blood of the demon (of

desires) so he does not shed any more blood and make more clones of himself

(desires) arising from the dripping blood. Mahalakshmi presides over this

stage and overcomes Rajasic Avarana and Vikshepa. The end result is

enlightenment. Note: Ancient Indian seers had an idea of cloning. Whenever the

demon shed a drop of blood, that drop of blood became another demon.

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OM NAMAH SHIVAYA,

I was in America for 2 months and was not having internet access therefore was out of touch.

Regarding Navratri

This occassion appears twice in a year one in Asuj and other in Chetra which start first day of Shukal Pakash.

As per Hindu relegion DeviMaa is Aadshakti and as per Shastra "Devi Sapatshati" that all three Devtas Barhma,Vishnu and Shiva are too in Aadshakti.

While my studies say that both these ocassions are related with Shree Ram.

Chetra Navrata finish on Ashatmi and next day is RamNomi i.e Shree Ram Birthday which indicates that 9 days prayers to DeviMaa is done for Avtar to come on the earth which Shree Ram take birth.

Asuj Navrata are for sucess of Shree Ram for killing Ravan as Ravan is killed on Dasmi and we celebrate Dashera or Vijay Dasmi.

Best Regards

Assaram--- On Sat, 9/19/09, myumbra-bgusa <myumbra-bgusa wrote:

myumbra-bgusa <myumbra-bgusa Navaratri Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 6:56 AM

 

 

From the desk of Veeraswamy Krishnaraj

Navaratri

Three goddesses –Durga, Lakshmi and Sarasvati--form a configuration which helps the human soul get rid of the Malas (impurities) , gain spiritual knowledge and attain liberation or Moksa. Durga is a demon killer (Kriya Sakti). Demons are the Tamasic (Dark) demons in our mind: Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya (desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride, and envy). Once Durga kills these demons, Lakshmi (Ichcha Sakti) takes over the mind and helps us get rid of Rajasic Vikshepa (False perception; distraction; to and fro oscillations of the mind; gales of desire blowing in the mind) which are hard to remove from the mind. Lakshmi helps man acquire the Will Power (Ichcha Sakti) and get rid of remnants of desire and false perception by Upasana (worship). What is left is

ignorance meaning spiritual ignorance. Spiritual enlightenment is infused by Sarasvati (Jnana Sakti). The eradication of impurities, desires and ignorance with the help of these three deities is celebrated for nine days and nine nights, 3 days and 3 nights for each deity (Navaratri = nine nights). It takes nine days and nine nights to defeat these demons. Nine manifestation of Mother Goddess (Durga, Bhadrakali, Amba, Annapurna, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi, Chandika, Lalita, and Bhavani) are celebrated over nine nights. The tenth day is Vijayadasami, meaning victory (over the demons of the mind; realization and emancipation) on the 10th day. It is celebrated in the beginning of summer and winter. In Puranas, the demons are described as living beings.

Mantras: Om Sri MahaLakshmyai Namah. Om Sri Durgayai Namah. Om Aim Sarasvatyai Namah.

Read more on the desires of the mind and spiritual ignorance and their personification as the buffalo demon morphing into an elephant or vice versa etc; desire is compared to an animal. DEVI MAHATMYAM. www.bhagavadgitausa .com/devi_ mahatmyam

3.38: As the smoke envelops the fire, as the dust covers the mirror, as the womb covers the fetus, so passion (desire) obscures the wisdom. Bhagavad Gita 3.38.

Removal of Avarana and Vikshepa. Avarana = Veiling caused by spiritual ignorance. Vikshepa = oscillating mind of desires, scattering, tossing, throwing, discharging. Spiritual Ajnana, Avarana and Vikshepa are linear elements. Ignorance and Avarana are like a cataract in the eye preventing Light (of Wisdom) reaching the eye and brain (soul). This veil or cataract prevents the Light of Sat and Cit of Brahman from reaching the soul. They are impediments to spiritual progress. In the absence of spiritual wisdom (Saktinipatam = descent of Wisdom as in Saiva Siddhanta) coming into the soul, the mind jumps from one desire to the next illustrated by the morphing of the desire-demon from an elephant to a buffalo. When one desire is killed, another desire pops up in its place in an endless fashion. It is the whipping gale of desire, its many variants, permutations and effects. On a

philosophical note, Vikshepa Sakti is driven by Ajnana (ignorance) and desire. Mind is the stage wherein the Vikshepa demon jumps from one desire to the next in an endless fashion. One desire morphs into another one when you kill the preceding desire. It is removed by Nishkama karma, action without expectation of rewards or desireless action. As in cataract extraction, you remove this ignorance by Avarana Bhanga (removal of the veil [cataract] by Upasana, worship). To illustrate this concept of eradication of the clonal colony of desires, Mahalakshmi sucks the marrow dry and drinks the last drop of blood of the demon (of desires) so he does not shed any more blood and make more clones of himself (desires) arising from the dripping blood. Mahalakshmi presides over this stage and overcomes Rajasic Avarana and Vikshepa. The end result is enlightenment. Note: Ancient Indian seers had an idea of cloning. Whenever the

demon shed a drop of blood, that drop of blood became another demon.