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Vijaya Dasami is the Victory day or 10th Moon, of Navratri. ‘Vijaya’ is victory and ‘dasami’ is 10th Moon. This festival is also celebrated as Dussehra in North India. The 9 Nights of Goddess, Navratri, generate and accumulate the power required to destroy demons. The 9th Night is the peak of this energy build up and the demons are destroyed and on 10th day, this victory is consolidated and celebrated. The victory of Ma Shakti signifies the victory of the higher mind. This is a mind full of positivity, innocence and joy. Navratri 2011 with Ma ChandiNavratri victory with Ma Chandi or Goddess Chandi symbolizes the power that perfects your mind, body and soul enabling an enriched life free from negativity and suffering. Chandi Shakti is very fierce and powerful. She is the primordial energy that is responsible for the creation, sustenance and destruction of this entire universe. She is the sum total of the energies of all beings of this universe and is the savior of her children on the earth and protects them from all evil. She was an overwhelming omnipotence both violent and impetuous. The 3 eyed Goddess had multiple arms that held powerful weapons and emblems, jewels and ornaments, garments and utensils, garlands and rosaries of beads, all offered by the gods. With her golden body blazing with the splendor of a thousand suns, seated on her lion vehicle, Ma Chandi is one of the most spectacular of all personifications of Cosmic energy. The Devi Mahamiyam or Saptashati, is a sacred text describing the victory of the Goddess over the demon. It is considered as 1 Mantra but is a collection of 700 Mantras in 13 Chapters hence Chandi Homa consists of 13 Specific Rituals. On Navratri 2011, AstroVed is extending the offers and prayers of the devotees of Ma Chandi through Chandi Homa. Chandi Homa on Vijaya DasamiA Chandi Homa is an elaborate fire ritual for the fierce Goddess Chandi. This is the name given to the Divine Feminine energy or ‘Shakti’ that is the combined fierce form of all Goddesses – The Supreme Shakti or Universal Life Force. A Chandi Homa is not an ordinary Homa and has to be performed by expert 9 priests with years of experience in handling such complex and powerful rituals. Our expert 9 priests at AstroVed will perform Chandi Homa by chanting the Slokas containing in the 13 chapters of Durga Saptashati which is then followed by performing the actual Homa with other rituals which includes of 13 rituals like Ganapathy Pooja, Kanya Pooja, Suhasini Pooja, Dampathi Pooja, Brahmachari Pooja etc,. Kanya Pooja is one of the highlight of Navratri 2011 celebrations at AstroVed on Vijaya Dasami, which is a sacred ritual performed to receive the blessings of the Goddess through the pure forms of prepubescent girls. They act as the human proxys for the Divine Feminine to descend as they channel the pure energy to all who seek Shakti power. Kanya Kumari, is the form of Ma Durga in her purest form and Kanya Pooja is one of the rare poojas from tantric tradition. The rituals of Chandi Homa on Vijaya Dasami will start on the evening of October 6th IST by chanting the Slokas containing in the 13 chapters of Durga Saptashati, which is then followed in the next morning, October 7th IST, by performing the fire ritual/homa with other rituals. These include seeking consent from the Goddess, a cleansing ritual, a cow pooja, a pooja involving washing the feet of a married woman, all esoteric rituals symbolizing energetic transformations… Join in the celebrations of Navratri 2011 on the auspicious day of Vijaya Dasami with AstroVed. Let Goddess Shakti give you Her gifts of transformation on many levels. Open your heart, your body and your mind to receive! |
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Navaratri 2011 – Destroy Poverty with Goddess Lakshmi
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The commencement of spring and the commencement of autumn are 2 very vital junctions of climatic and solar influence, which are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Goddess. During Navaratri – the divine nine nights, the supreme female cosmic power or Goddess Shakti is worshipped in her variously manifested forms as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Goddess Paralakshmi, the primordial Goddess of power and perfection, is reappearing on Navaratri 2011 and will bestow the ability to think in the most profound and novel way. The dates of Navaratri are determined according to the lunar calendar and this year it begins from September 27th to Oct 5th. Goddess Lakshmi is Goddess RadhaParalakshmi, the ancient form of Lakshmi or Radha, exemplifies perfect love, health, wealth and wisdom. It was Paralakshmi, who became the source of existence for all other Goddesses. Even now we are witnessing much ‘cleaning up’ that needs to take place in order to establish a perfect life of beauty and happiness. This is happening both internally in the form of spiritual transformation and externally in nature. There already have been climatic changes and an increase in severity of natural calamities such as the powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sikkim, the major floods in Mumbai, Hurricane Irene in the United States, the Chilean earthquake and mudslides and the tsunami in Japan. Social and civil upheavals like the uprising in Egypt and the exposure of government corruption worldwide dominate the news channels. Welcome Goddess Paralakshmi to the earth plane during her nights of Navaratri 2011. Destroys the Demon of Poverty on Her 3 Power NightsGoddess Lakshmi is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, who is considered to have the power of bestowing her devotees with inexhaustible wealth. On Navaratri 2011, she will not be in her benign form but in her ferocious form to fight against Alakshmi, the demon of poverty. When poverty takes hold, Alakshmi destroys beauty, character, etc and the entire family is subjected to hardships and ruined. Goddess Lakshmi will destroy the demon of poverty with her descent on Navaratri 2011. Goddess Lakshmi is Goal Oriented‘Lakshya’ means direction or target and without goals, we are aimless. ‘Alakshya’ means directionless or ignorant. There is only a thin line separating the two. Direction is the key! If you are confused then you are under the attack of Alakshmi and are not attracting wealth. Fight against Alakshmi and destroy poverty on Navaratri 2011. The 3 power nights of Goddess Lakshmi, is considered one of the most effective opportunities to get blessed with prosperity and material comforts! |
Navratri Pooja– Break the Bounds of Karma and Unleash Your Spiritual Potential
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Awaken the Shakti within You!
Navratri, the 9 Nights of the Goddesses is indeed very holy and revered. The 9 holy nights (October 8th to 16th) calls for performance of daily rituals, spiritual practices and worship of the Goddesses. Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi are the chief deities of this grand episode, and they simply represent a solitary form called “Shakti”. The feminine invincible Shakti is the primordial cosmic energy and creative power, as well. |
Updates from Astroved.com for the grand Navaratri celebrations! Participate in our celebrations and access the divine blessings of the Goddesses!
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Navaratri Legend:
The great legend of Navaratri dates back to the story of Mahishasura, the mighty demon, who worshipped Lord Shiva and obtained invincible powers. Soon, he started killing the innocent lives on earth and set out to win the seven lokas. He acquired the swarglok. Nobody could save the living creatures from his tyranny. Even the three mighty gods of the Hindu Trinity – Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva – were unable to defeat him. Therefore, all the Gods, including the Hindu Trinity, united their supreme powers and created a divine being called Ma Shakti or Durga, the Warrior Goddess. With all the accumulated power and the weapons given by the Gods, Goddess Durga set her trail to defeat Mahishasura. To accomplish the task, she entered a war with him, which extended for nine long days! After fighting hard with him for nine days, Goddess Durga finally killed Mahishasura on the tenth day. Consequently, she lifted the tyranny of the demon off the innocent lives on earth and restored the swarglok to the devatas (Gods). Therefore, Navaratri is celebrated to commemorate her victory over the demon, which symbolizes the victory of the good over the evil. The Nine Nights of Navaratri symbolize the nine nights of the war between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura. |
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