या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
दुःख दर्द बढ़ गए, परेशानियाँ बढ़ गईं, रोग बीमारियाँ बढ़ गयी, मेहंगाई बढ़ गयी, तो क्या करना चाहिए?
देवी भागवत के तीसरे स्कन्द में नवरात्रि का महत्त्व वर्णन किया है | मनोवांछित सिद्धियाँ प्राप्त करने के लिए देवी की महिमा सुनायी है, नवरात्रि के 9 दिन उपवास करने के शारीरिक लाभ बताये हैं |
नौ दिन नहीं तो कम से कम 7 दिन / 6दिन /5 दिन , या आख़िरी के 3 दिन तो जरुर उपवास रख लेना चाहिए |
देवी भागवत में आता है कि देवी की स्थापना करनी चाहिए | नौ हाथ लम्बा भण्डार( मंडप/स्थापना का स्थान) हो |
The scriptures say, “I bow again and again before Maa Jagadambaa (Mother of the universe), abiding in all beings and objects in the form of energy.”
God manifests Himself in numerous shapes and forms. One of them is that of the Mother. The manifestation of Supreme Brahman in the form of power, compassion, forgiveness, and benevolence has been termed as Maa (Mother) and Navratri is the time to adore and worship the Mother in her various forms.
The Mother's Grace is boundless. Her mercy is illimitable, Her knowledge infinite; Her power is immeasurable, Her glory ineffable and Her splendor indescribable. She gives us material prosperity as well as spiritual freedom.
In the ‘Srimad Devi Bhagawata’, it is written that one desirous of knowledge, wealth and begetting a son should meticulously observe the Navratri Vrata, which has the power of returning the kingdom to a dethroned king. Sri Rama worshipped Durga at the time of the fight with Ravana, to invoke Her aid in the war. He fought and won through Her Grace. It was also on this day that Arjuna worshipped Devi, before starting the battle against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra.
The festival of Navratri should be celebrated with great fanfare through the rendition of devotional songs, music and dancing. One should sleep on the ground. One should offer food to as many young girls as one can afford to feed. But girls less than one year of age cannot be considered. Only girls from the age of 2 to 10 years can be served food on this occasion.
One unable to observe fast on all Navratri days should fast on the 7th, 8th and 9th lunar days (8,9,10 Oct’16) and worship Goddess Durga. This affords religious merits of observing a fast on each of the Navratri days.
The festival of Navratri should be celebrated with great fanfare through the rendition of devotional songs, music and dancing. One should sleep on the ground. One should offer food to as many young girls as one can afford to feed. But girls less than one year of age cannot be considered. Only girls from the age of 2 to 10 years can be served food on this occasion.
Night vigil during Navratri is beneficial when there are discussions according to the guidelines of the scriptures, the mind is cheerful, a pious lamp is lit throughout the night before Goddess Durga’s idol, and there is devotional chanting of the Divine Mother’s pious name with music. Sattvik dance should be performed, not disco or some other western dance.
The worship of Devi, the universal Mother, leads to the attainment of knowledge of the Self. Hinduism is the only religion in the world which has emphasized to such an extent the motherhood of God. One's relationship with one's mother is the dearest and the sweetest of all human relations. Hence, it is proper to look upon God as mother.
SALUTATIONS to the Divine Mother, Durga, who exists in all beings in the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, who creates, sustains and destroys the universe.
Pujya Bapuji said, one should do Navratri upvas for all the 9 days, if one cannot - one should do it for last 6 days, or then also someone can't , one should do upvaas for atleast last 3 days of Navratri, i.e. 7th,8th and 9th day of Navratri.
Regular and sincere jap of Saraswatya mantra leads to the development of the intellect and memory
power beyond our imagination. The elevated lives of great many students initiated by Pujya Bapuji in the Saraswatya mantra bear a testimony to this.
If a student wants to make his life brilliant, vibrant and divine and to emerge out victorious in all fronts of life, he must observe an Anushthana of Saraswatya mantra. The procedure for the Anushthana is as follows:
Other rules regarding place, sleeping, purity, etc. are common to an Anushthana of other mantras. A detailed account of the guidelines and precautions for an Anushthana of mantras is given in the Hindi books Mantra-Jap Mahima evam Anushthana Vidhi and Ishtasiddhi published by the Ashram.
नवरात्रि के दिनों में खीर की २१ या ५१ आहुति गायत्री मंत्र बोलते हुए दें । इससे विद्यार्थी को बड़ा लाभ होगा।
During the Navratri, students should offer an oblation of kheer (rice pudding) to God while reciting Gayatri mantra. This is highly beneficial for students.
साल में ४ नवरात्रियाँ होती हैं, जिनमे से २ नवरात्रियाँ गुप्त होती हैं -
There are 4 navratris in a year, of which 2 are considered hidden.
अगर काम धंधा करते सफलता नहीं मिलती हो या विघ्न आते हों तो शुकल पक्ष की अष्टमी हो.. बेल के कोमल कोमल पत्तों पर लाल चन्दन लगा कर माँ जगदम्बा को अर्पण करने से .... मंत्र बोले " ॐ ह्रीं नमः । ॐ श्रीं नमः । " और थोड़ी देर बैठ कर प्रार्थना और जप करने से राज योग बनता है गुरु मंत्र का जप और कभी कभी ये प्रयोग करें नवरात्रियों में तो खास करें | देवी भागवत में वेद व्यास जी ने बताया है
If you have been recently unsuccessful in job or business or are constantly facing impediments, then take soft tender leaves of Bel and apply red chandan on it and offer it to Goddess Mother Jagadamba on the eight lunar day of Shukla paksh. Then recite this mantra, "AUM HRIM NAMAH", "AUM SHRIM NAMAH". Then sit down quietly and do your prayers and japa of Guru Mantra which will translate to Raj-Yoga. It is even more beneficial to do this during Navaratri. This has been advised in Devi Bhagwad by Sage Vyaasa.