Devi Puja explanation with photos

8/9/2019 Devi Puja explanation with photos

1/18


2/18

/ha'e %haastraahino devi Durge devi na$o stu te

aaraaani a$ostute

iddhi %uddhi !radhe devi %hu*ti $u*ti !radaaani

Mantra $oorthe $ahaadevi Mahaala*sh$ee na$o

stu te

ar'aa %aadhaa %ineer $u*to dhana dhaana

sutaa nito

Manusho $at !rasaadeno %havishaiti na

sanshaaha

10 4aa 4agata$%e (17:71)

4aa 4agata$%e "e Maa Durgaa

Maa 5aalee Durge a$o a$ah

3$ aaraaanee 3$


3/18

Navratri - Festival of Nine Nights

Source: Nine forms of Shakti

Sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadhike l

Sharanye trayambake gauri, Narayani namostute ll

Meaning: O Mother! You are the personification of all that is auspicious, you are the

benevolent form of Lord Shiva, You besto ivine energy and help people achieve

"ighteousness, ealth, fulfill desires and Liberation, You are orthy of being surrendered

to# $hree eyes adorn you# O Narayani evi, % pay obeisance to you!


4/18

&estivals in %ndia epitomi'e the religious, cultural and social aspirations of the people, andare occasions to reaffirm one(s gratitude and allegiance to one(s family# Most )indu

festivals are a soul*purifying e+perience for the believer# nd festivals are instrumental in

diluting the humdrum of everyday life by adding their special touch to it#

(Navaratri( is the festival of orship of the -oddess Shakti# Navratri, the festival of nine

nights is dedicated to the Mother -oddess# .non by other names such as urga, evi,

she occupies a special place in the )indu pantheon# She represents Shakti, the cosmic

energy that animates all beings, and is also considered to be prakriti /nature0, the

counterpart of purusha# $ogether, they are responsible for the creation of the orld

according to the 1uranas and 2edas#

Nine forms of Shakti are worshipped during the Navaratris. The Devis worshipped

depend on the tradition of the region.

• urga, the inaccessible one

• 3hadrakali

• mba or 4agadamba, Mother of the universe

• nnapurna, $he one ho bestos grains /anna0 in plenty /purna: used as

sub5ective0

• Sarvamangala, $he one ho gives 5oy /mangal0 to all /sarva0


5/18

• 3hairavi

• 6handika or 6handi

• Lalita

•

3havani

• Mookambika

Navaratri is separated into sets of three days i#e# into three sets# $hese sets are made in

order to adore different facets of the supreme goddess# On the initial three days, the

-oddess is invoked as the supreme poerful force called urga# -oddess urga is meant

to all our contaminations, evils and defects# On the ne+t three days, she is orshipped as

the mother of spiritual ealth, -oddess Lakshmi, She is the one ho is considered to have

the poer of shoering on her devotees ith the blessings of never*ending ealth# %n the

final set of three days, the -oddess is orshipped as the goddess of isdom, Sarasati#

$he one is responsible for spiritual enlightenment and overall success in life#

She is also orshipped under nine different names for the nine days in Navratri# 7very day,

she assumes a ne character, a ne look and a ne duty# She is orshipped as Shailputri,

3rahmacharini, 6handraghanta, .ushmanda, Skanda Mata, .atyayani, .alratri, Maha

-auri and Siddhidatri# &or the initial si+ the 1oo5a celebrations are limited to home# $he

celebrations ac8uire a festive form since the seventh day hen the festivities of Navratri

surround the atmosphere#

First Day Pooja $he first form of -oddess urga is called Shailputri # She is considered

the daughter of the )imalayas# She is a form of Shakti, the consort of Lord Shiva#

Se!ond Day Pooja $he second form of -oddess urga is knon as (3rahmacharini(# )er

name is derivative of the ord (3rahma(, hich means ($apa( or penace# She is also a form

of 9ma or 1arvati, a form of Mata Shakti#

Third Day Pooja On the third day the goddess is orshipped as 6handraghanta# She is

the symbolic representation of beauty and bravery#

Fourth Day Pooja .ushmanda, is the form of the goddess hich is orshipped on the

fourth day# %t is believed that .ushmanda is the creator of the entire 9niverse and she has

created the entire 9niverse by her laugh#

Fifth Day Pooja On the fifth day, the form of -oddess is called Skand Mata# She is

actually called so because she is here represented as the mother of Skanda, the chief

arrior of the -ods army#

Si"th Day Pooja On the si+th day, the goddess is orshipped as .atyayani# Seated on

her vehicle lion, .atyayani has three eyes and four hands#

Seventh Day Pooja On the seventh day, the -oddess is orshipped as (.alratri(# s the

name suggests, .alrati is as black as a dark night# She has four hands, she is meant to

make the devotees fearless#


6/18

#ighth Day Pooja On the eight day, the Mata "ani is orshipped as (Maha -auri(# She is

considered to e+tremely beautiful, hite like sno and accessori'ed ith hite colored

ornaments# She represents calmness and e+hibits isdom#

Ninth Day Pooja On the ninth day, urga is orshipped as Siddhidatri# %t is believed she

consists of all the eight siddhis# She lives on lotus and is orshipped by all the "ishis*

Munis, Siddhas, Sadhakas and Yogis#

Signifi!an!e of $ Nights

%st & 'rd day of Navratri

On the first day of the Navaratras, a small bed of mud is prepared in the pu5a room of the

house and barley seeds are shon on it# On the tenth day, the shoots are about * ;

inches in length# fter the pu5a, these seedlings are pulled out and given to devotees as a

blessing from god# $hese initial days are dedicated to urga Maa, the -oddess of poer

and energy# )er various manifestations, .umari, 1arvati and .ali are all orshipped during

these days# $hey represent the three different classes of omanhood that include the child,

the young girl and the mature oman#

(th & )th day of Navratri

uring these days, Lakshmi Maa, the -oddess of peace and prosperity is orshipped# On

the fifth day hich is knon as Lalita 1anchami, it is traditional, to gather and display allliterature available in the house, light a lamp or (diya( to invoke Sarasati Maa, the

-oddess of knoledge and art#

*th & +th day of Navratri

$he final set of three days is spent in orshipping the goddess of isdom, Sarasati# %n

order to have all*round success in life, believers seek the blessings of all three aspects of

the divine femininity, hence the nine nights of orship#

#ighth day is traditionally Durgashtami whi!h is big in engal.

%n some parts of South %ndia, Sarasati pu5a is performed on the ?th day hich is celebrated as (2i5aya

ashami(# Many teachers@Schools in south %ndia start teaching .indergarten children from

that day onards#

%n North %ndia, as the culmination of the "amlila hich is enacted ceremoniously during

ussehra, the effigies of "avana, .umbhakarna, and Meghanada are burnt to celebratethe victory of good /"ama0 over evil forces on the (2i5aya ashami( day#


7/18

uring Navratri, some devotees of urga observe a fast and prayers are offered for the

protection of health and prosperity# period of introspection and purification, Navratri is

traditionally an auspicious and religious time for starting ne ventures#

uring this voed religious observance, a pot is installed /ghatasthapana0 at a sanctified

place at home# lamp is kept lit in the pot for nine days# $he pot symboli'es the universe#

$he uninterrupted lit lamp is the medium through hich e orship the effulgent dishakti,

i#e# Sree urgadevi# uring Navratri, the principle of Sree urgadevi is more active in the

atmosphere#

Navratri is celebrated in a large number of %ndian communities# $he mother goddess is said

to appear in < forms, and each one is orshipped for a day# $hese nine forms signify

various traits that the goddess influences us ith# $he evi Mahatmya and other te+ts

invoking the -oddess ho van8uished demons are cited#

uring the eight or ninth day, .anya 1oo5an, pre*pubescent girls are ceremoniallyorshiped#

-ahanavami

$he festival of Navratri culminates in Mahanavami# On this day .anya 1u5a is performed#

Nine young girls representing the nine forms of -oddess urga are orshiped# $heir feet

are ashed as a mark of respect for the -oddess and then they are offered ne clothes as

gifts by the orshiper# $his ritual is performed in most parts of the country#


8/18


9/18


10/18


11/18


12/18


13/18

-NT/S F0/ N1/T/2

3 D#12 S/1 45T#S5, S4NT2 /5P#N SNS2T4

3 D#12 S/1 45T#S5, S46T2 /5P#N SNST42T

3 D#12 S/1 45T#S5, -T/ /5P#N SNST42T

N-STS32, N-STS32, N-STS32, N-0 N-47

S/1 -N89 -N893# S421# S/1/T4 SD426#

S4/N3# T/3-6# 85/2, N/3N2 N-0ST45T#

N-04 D#132 -4D#132 S42132 STT- N-4

N-4 P/6/5T32 4D/32 N23T4 P/NT4S- T-

NNP00/N# SDP00/N# S4N6/4 P/N1994#

N:N 12/83 S2D43/D4- 426S4- D#42 ;4 P/1T2

N1/T/2 /T2

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2


14/18

N2S4D2N T5-60 D431T, 4/2 /4- S421:2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

-N8 S2ND5/ 2/:T, T260 -/28-D60,

5::19S# D0 N2N, ;4ND/1DN N260,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

6N6 S-N 69#1/, /6T-/ /:#,

/6TP5S4P 89-9, 6NT44/ S:#,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

6#4/2 14N /:T, 64D8 64PP/ D4/2

S5/ N/ -5N2:N S#1T, T2N6# D5644/2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

6NN 65ND9 S4042T, NS8/# -0T2

60T26 ;4ND/ D216/, S-/:T :30T2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

S45-4&N2S45-4 12D/#, -42S4S5/ 84T2

D45-/&1290;4N N2N, N2S4D2N -D-T2

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

/4-N2, /5D/N2 T5- 6-9 /N2,

8-&N28- 64N2. T5- S421 PT/N2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

;45NST4 3082N2 81T, N/2T3 6/T 42/0N,

:T T -/2DN8, 5/ :T D-/5,


15/18

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

T5- 40 :8 62 -T, T5- 42 40 4/T,

46TN 62 D564 4/T, S564 S-PT2 6/T,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

45: ;4/ T2 S4042T, 1/ -5D/ D4/2,

-N1N;442T P49 P1T, S#16 N/ N/2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

6N;4N T49 12/:T, 8/5 6P5/ T2

-96#T5 -#N /:T, 60T2/TN :30T2,

:2 -# 85/2 -23, :2 S43- 85/2

4:NS

:3 D3 S46T2, :3 D3 S46T2

- :3 D3 S46T2, 64ND /4-ND D2P13 PN1# P/8T3 -,

Om 4ayo 4ayo Ma 4agdambe

D


16/18

;405T4# ;4T5/ -9=-2 -, S;4/;49 13P3

- S;4/;49 13P3, ;4/ 45: ;40 D2S4

;4/ 45: ;40 D2S4, P/8T3 D6S42N -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

PN;4-# PN;4/5S42 PN;4-2 85NPD-

- PN;4-2 85NPD-, PN;4TT1 T3 S0S423#

PN;4TT1 T3 S0S423#, PN;4#TT10 -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

S4S4T42 T5 N/3N2 -42S4S5/ -/30

- -42S4S5/ -/30, N/N/2 N /5P#

N/N/2 N /5P#, 13P3 S849# -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

SPT-2 SPT PT9 SND43 S12T/2

- SND43 S12T/2, 85 8N8 83T/2

85 8N8 83T/2, 85/2 8##T -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

S4T4-2 S4T4 45:0 32 NND

- 32 NND, S5N21/ -5N21/ :N-3

S5N21/ -5N21/ :N-3, D#1 D2T30-

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

N1-2 N1659 N8 S#1# N1D5/8

- S#1# N1D5/8, N1/T/2 N P5:N

S421/T/2 N /;4N, 62D4 4/ /4-

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#


17/18

DS4-2 DS4 1T/ :3 12:39=-2

- :3 12:39=-2, /-# /1N -/3

/-# /1N -/3, /1N -/30 -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

#6DS42 823/ TT3N26-

- TT3N26-, 69D5/8 6926

69D5/8 6926, S4- N# 1-

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

/S# 69 /5P 45;4/ - -

- 45;4/ - -, S5/ 42/1 S052#

69 42/1 S023#, T/ ;44# T5: -

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

T#/S# T59: /5P T5 T/5N2-T

- T5 T/5N2-T, /4- 12S4N5 SDS421

/4- 12S4N5 SDS421, 85N T/ 8T

0- :30 :30 - :8D-#

S42146T2 N2 /T2 :# 602 83#

- :# 602 83#, 4N# S421NND S


18/18

- T#/2 --T 62TN2 P3/##, 62TN P3/ :8T# 42

S

Documents

Devi Puja explanation with photos