Nava (Ratri) Thatwam – Day 9
What is Dasara?
The celebration of Dasara festival is meant to purify the actions performed by the dasendriyas (5 senses of action and 5 senses of...
Nava (Ratri) Thatwam – Day 8
Significance of Aayudha Puja
The Navaratri festival is observed by contemplating on God for ten days, cleansing one’s self of all impurities to experience the Divinity...
Nava (Ratri) Thatwam – Day 7
Significance of Kumkum for Worship
During the Navaratri Festival, for the purpose of eradicating one's demonic tendencies, the deities are worshiped with Kumkum (Sacred red...
Nava (Ratri) Thatwam – Day 6
Victory over Shadripus
The six enemies of man viz. Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment, Pride, Malice reduce him to the level of demon. They have to be...
Nava(Ratri) Thathwam – Day 5
UNITY OF THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED
Goddess Lakshmi represents the heart, the spoken words by Saraswati and the actions by Durga. Hence, it is said...
Nava(Ratri) Thathwam – Day 4
Purpose of Devi Worship
Ichcha-Shakthi (the Willpower) arises from thoughts. To develop Will Power, one needs to cultivate Vairagya. Vairagya means developing Godly thoughts and...
Nava(Ratri) Thathwam – Day 3
Significance of Anga-Arpana Puja
Anga-Arpana Puja is a form of worship in which all the limbs of our body are offered to the divine as a...
Nava(Ratri) Thathwam – Day 2
Meaning of Navaratri
Navratri means Nine Nights. Night represents darkness, the ignorance within us. Navratri Celebration enables man to dispel such darkness. The unified form...
Nava(Ratri) Thathwam – Day 1
How to celebrate Navratri?
"The Navaratri festival should be used as an occasion to examine one's own nature whether it is human, animal, or demonic,...
Navarathiri- 2021
Navarathiri - its Nine Precious Thatwam
Swami, in His various discourses, has often explained the inner significance of Festival
Celebrations. Navratri has taken special place in...