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Ashadh Gupt Navratri begins

Durga Maa

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Ashadh Gupt Navratri begins

Why it is celebrated

There are four Navratris in a year. Chaitra and Sharad Navratri are celebrated openly by everyone, while the Navratris of Ashadh and Magh are called 'Gupt' (hidden), because the worship is done quietly, without show. From Ashadh Shukla Pratipada to Navami, devotees worship Maa Durga and the ten Mahavidyas.

The story

King Daksh held a great yagya, but he did not invite his daughter Sati or his son-in-law, Shiv ji. Sati ji still wished to go to her father's home. Shiv ji knew she would be insulted there, so he tried to stop her.

Then Sati ji showed Shiv ji her true nature. She appeared in ten forms, one standing in each of the ten directions. These were the ten Mahavidyas: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala.

Sati ji told him that all of these were her own forms, and that she herself was Adishakti, the first power. Then Shiv ji agreed.

The story shows that the Mother is one, yet for her devotees she takes forms that are sometimes fierce and sometimes very gentle. In Gupt Navratri, sadhaks meditate on these ten forms, while families simply remember Maa by reading the Durga Saptashati or the Durga Chalisa with a sincere heart.

Puja vidhi

  1. On Pratipada, bathe and place a picture of Maa Durga in a clean spot; families who follow the custom set up a kalash today.
  2. Light a ghee lamp every morning and evening for nine days and meditate on Maa.
  3. Read the Durga Saptashati, the Durga Chalisa or a Devi mantra, as you wish.
  4. Do the puja in the same place each day, with a calm mind and without show.
  5. Eat sattvic food for nine days and keep your words and actions gentle.
  6. Complete the vrat on Ashtami or Navami with a havan or kanya pujan.
  7. Special Mahavidya sadhana is done only under a qualified guru; for families, a simple puja and path are enough.

Food

Sattvic food for nine days; fruit, kuttu, singhara and sabudana for those who fast.

Wishes to send

  • Warm wishes on Gupt Navratri! May Maa Durga give you strength, patience and peace of mind.

  • Jai Mata Di! Through these nine days of Ashadh Gupt Navratri, may Maa's grace be with you.

  • A calm mind, true faith and quiet devotion: best wishes for Gupt Navratri.

  • One Mother, many forms. Pranam to Adishakti, the source of the ten Mahavidyas.

  • In these nine days, may your mind rest at Maa's feet and may your home be full of happiness and peace.

  • Devotion without show runs the deepest. Pranam to Maa Bhagwati on Gupt Navratri.

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