{"id":2034,"date":"2016-04-07T05:34:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astralharmony.com\/blog\/?p=2034"},"modified":"2016-04-07T05:34:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:34:21","slug":"happy-chaitra-navaratri-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astralharmony.com\/blog\/happy-chaitra-navaratri-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Chaitra Navaratri 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The One Truth is sensed in ten different facets; the Divine Mother is approached as ten cosmic personalities.<\/em> (S. Shankarnarayanan).<\/p>\n<p>Navratri (Navaratri) starts tomorrow April 7 in US\/April 8 in the UK and India, Asia, and Australia! It is the festival dedicated to the worship of the Divine Feminine Creative Power of the Universe known as Shakti and Maha Devi. She is said to come down and walk among us at this time, to help cleanse, bless, and heal the Earth and its inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p>There are five Navaratri celebrations every year. The one in springtime is Vasant or Chaitra Navaratri. It is customary for devotees to worship Durga the first three nights; Lakshmi the second three nights; and Saraswati the last three nights. Others propitiate nine forms of the goddess Durga, and some worship the Das Mahavidya or the Ten Mahavidyas.<\/p>\n<p>Worshiping these Mahavidyas bestows many gifts and removes certain obstacles on the path of life. The Mahavidyas are considered Tantric in nature, and represent the \u201cGreat or Transcendental Wisdom (Maha-Vidya), and are aspects of inner transformation. They are usually identified as:<\/p>\n<p>1. Kali\u2014The power behind time, the energy of spiritual transformation with destruction of ego<\/p>\n<p>2. Tara\u2014The Guiding Star who delivers us from darkness and samsara,\u00a0 the wheel of birth and death,<\/p>\n<p>3. Tripura Sundari (Shodashi and Sri Vidya)\u2014The 16-year old maiden who represents divine perfection of Adi Shakti, the female embodiment of creativity and fertility. \u00a0She is also Lalitha, She who Plays, also known as Maha Maya, as She plays with us and through us in Her lila or divine play.<\/p>\n<p>4. Bhuvaneshvari\u2014The Goddess as World Mother, who is the reflection of Divine Wisdom, whose body is the whole cosmos.<\/p>\n<p>5. Bhairavi\u2014the Power of Death. She is Fierce.<\/p>\n<p>6. Chhinnamasta\u2014The self-decapitated form of Maa who holds Her own severed head,\u00a0 signifying the ultimate power of self-sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>7. Dhumavati\u2014The Widow Goddess, also Goddess of Death as well as Renunciation.<\/p>\n<p>8. Bagalamukhi\u2014She is also Pitambaradevi or Brahmastra Roopini and she represents the knowledge of Duality. She is in the still point between dualities and helps us to master them. She also helps us destroy lies and evil.<\/p>\n<p>9. Matangi\u2014She is the outcaste form of Saraswati (Chandalini), who dwells outside normal society. She is the power of dominion which can dispel evil.<\/p>\n<p>10. Kamala\u2014She is often identified as Lakshmi who bestows great fortune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/astralharmony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mahavidyas.jpg-By-The-Calcutta-Art-Studio-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Mahavidyas.jpg By The Calcutta Art Studio -\" src=\"http:\/\/astralharmony.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Mahavidyas.jpg-By-The-Calcutta-Art-Studio--300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><em>(This Ten Mahavidyas print is from the Calcutta Art Studio).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The One Truth is sensed in ten different facets; the Divine Mother is approached as ten cosmic personalities. (S. Shankarnarayanan). 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