HAPPY NAVRATRI/DURGA POOJA TO EVERYONE

Rituals & Slokas For Durga Pooja/Navratri Celebration [Part 3]

On the 9^th and final day of Navratri , it is important to express one’s gratitude to Devi in general and Devi Saraswathi in particular. It is also an occasion to review one’s actions and make necessary changes. It is an opportunity to make resolutions and start a new life. Since your sins will be washed away due to regular prayers to Durga Devi, this is your chance to mend your mistakes. It is a time to realize one’s priorities in life and to get Durga devi’s blessings to fulfil them.

Get up before sunrise on the final day of navratri (oct 6th in 2011) and after bathing, light camphor in front of the devi photo. Then invoke lord Ganesha and Lord Dakshinamoorthy by chanting the slokas given in the second post of this series [ Rituals & Slokas For Durga Pooja/Navratri Celebration [Part 2]].

Then chant the following sloka 11 times and pray to devi Saraswati & Durga Devi to bless your family with knowledge, success, health,unity and happiness. Shower the Durga Devi photo with flowers while chanting the slokas.

Om Araala kesheshu prakruthi saraala manda hasithe

Sireeshabha chite drushad upala sobha kucha thate

Bhrusam thanvi madhye pruthur urasijharoha vishaye

Jagat trathum sambhor jayahti karuna kaachid aruna

Rituals & Slokas For Durga Pooja/Navratri Celebration [Part 2]

On the 8^th day day of Durga pooja/Navratri, we have to perform special poojas throughout the day for Devi Durga. The usual practice is to perform 4 poojas on this day, one each during sunrise, noon,sunset and at night.

In the morning, the devotee should get up before sunrise and finish bath. It is advisable to prepare some form of simple dish or delicacy to use during pooja for Durga devi. [ One simple dish is a mixture of honey, raisins and bananas].

Place the dish in a small utensil in front of the idol of Durga devi. Now sit in front of Durga devi together with your family, and invoke Lord Ganesha with the following sloka. Hold a flower in your right hand above the utensil while chanting the sloka. Chant the sloka 3 times and then place the flower on the books.

Mudakaratha modakam sada vimukthi saadhakam

Kaladhara vatamsakam vilasilola rakshakam

Anaaya kaika naayagam vinasiteibha daityakam

Nataasubhasunashakam namamitham vinayagam

Rituals & Slokas For Durga Pooja/Navratri Celebration [Part 1]

 The month of October 2011 is a golden chance for every Hindu to rejuvenate their life thanks to the occurrence of Navratri and Diwali. This is the first post in a 3 part series of posts on how to perform ritual pooja during Durga pooja/Navratri. You can use these rituals to be showered with Durga devi’s blessings.

The Navratri festival is widely celebrated throughout India as a way of showing gratitude to Devi for taking the incarnation of Durga. Parvathi devi manifested as Durga to annihilate Mahishasura. Though most people observe fasts during all the 9 days of navratri, the final three days are the most significant.  In this post we shall look at a few things to do on the 7^th day of navratri.

After having bath in the evening (around sunset time), it is important to light a lamp in front of a photo of Devi durga. It is preferred to keep the lamp lit till the ninth day, hence make appropriate arrangements of thread and oil.

Then place a piece of wood or a little table in front of the photo. Keep a piece of cloth on the table.

Now we have to place all items related to our profession/education on this piece of cloth. These items include any textbooks, instruments, tools, machines, etc. that we may use in our daily life. This can also include paper, pens and devotional books.  Now tie this piece of cloth such that the items are fully covered.

Now we shall start the puja process. 

Selected Durga Slokas For Success, Wealth,Protection & Family welfare

These are some selected slokas from the great text ‘Soundaryalahari’ composed by one of Hinduism most famous guru, Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Each sloka has a specific benefit upon chanting and each sloka is highly powerful in pleasing Mother Devi.

Sloka for auspiciousness & removal of misery

Shiva shakthya yuktho yadi bhavathi shakthah prabhavithvum

Na chedevam devo na khalu kushalah spanditumapi

Athasthwamaradhyaam hariharavirinjadhirapi

Prannanthum stotram va kathamakrathapunyaha prabhavathi

Sloka for removal of disease & poverty

Thwadhanyaha paannibhyamamayavarado devathagannasthwameka

Naivasi Prakadithavarabhiithyabbinnaya

Bhayathth thrathum dhathum phalamapi cha vanchasamadhikam

Sharanya lokanaam thava hi charannaveva nipunau

Sloka for removal of all influences from evil entities

Namo vaakam brumo nayana ramaneeya padayo

Thawasmai dhwandhaya sphuta ruchi rasalaktha kavathe

Asooyathyantham yadhamihananaaya spruhyathe

Passonamisana pramaddhavana kamkhelitharave

Sloka for fulfilling desires and getting fame

Kautuhashashtya tantrai sakalaam atismadhaya bhuvanam

Sthitas tat tat siddhi prasava para tantrai pasupatih

Punas twan nirbandhad akhila purusarthaika ghatana

Svatantram te tantram khsiti talam avatitaradidam