This navratri is one among the four navratris celebrated in an yr. It indicates a shift in day & night duration corresponding to the equinox.
This navratri is called as Lalitha Navaratri and the presiding diety is Mata Lalithambika Tripurasundari
It starts with chaitra shudha padyami and ends with Raama Navami & Dashmi. Special parayanas of Rama and Lalitha are performed during these 9 days. Some of the best choices are as guided below
1. Lalitha Sahasranamam ( If you are not a beginner ) Trikala Parayan. I.e Tri kala sandhya read for once in morning , evening and night. 2. Shri Sūktam (If initiated) 3. Rama Raksha Sthotram at Trikala sandhyas 4. Aditya Hrudayam - Mornings 1-7 Times
If people can't do any just doing Durga Saptha Shloki will give immense benefits to the seekers.
People can start reading any auspicious granthas or puranas from first day and continue for a while.there are number of ways one utilize these 9 days for reaching maata.
Naam Smaran
Jaap
Bhajan
Keerti
Should be core if these 9 days..
Maa lalitha and Rama are both said to be parashakti & parabrahma 🙏🏼 These 9 days are absolute bliss for the humans to achieve greater heights on spiritual path. Anybody finding difficult to read can atleast listen to the tracks and gives equally good benefits.
Choose any sthotra and do parayana as per prescribed number.
Post interesting facts & experiences you have about Chaitra Navratri in comment section 🍀
Jai Ambe Maa 🙏🏼
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Source to proper Durga Sapta Shloki 7 shlokas is as follows
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Pitru runam means we are indebted to our ancestors for giving us birth , education ,samskAras, without them we would never come to this world. The shraddha and tarpana rituals are utmost important because its our dharma & pleasing pitru devatas will bless with health and wealth
But there may be situations where we cannot perform shraddha or tarpana rituals in that case chatur mukha brahma gave us stotra to give us the fruits of shraddha/tarpana rituals
nama: pitrae janmadaatrae sarva daevamayaaya cha
sukhadaaya prasannaaya supreetaaya mahaatmanae
Salutations to pitru devatas, who gave me birth and who are filled with all devas,
And who bless us with pleasure, who are happy and are great ones liked by good people
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To put it simply, Pitra dosh is formed in a person’s horoscope, when his/her ancestors have committed some sin or mistake. So, in exchange for that, the native is held accountable to pay for the wrongdoings of their forefather’s past deeds by going through various punishments.
Presence of Pitra Dosha in one’s horoscope may bring about some inevitable and unexpected hardships in the native’s life. It causes severe ups and downs in one’s lifespan. The native tends to suffer from a lack of mental decisiveness and money.
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Where did Alakshmi come from :
Alakshmi is said to have emerged with Ma Lakshmi during the churning of the ocean of milk or 'samudra manthan'. While Lakshmi emerged with the 'amrit' or nectar, Alakshmi emerged with the 'halahal' or poison.
yet some believe, Lakshmi was born from the radience of Lord Brahma's face while Alakshmi was born from the darkness of his back
As we know maa Tara was wife of king Vali and mother of Angad she is also one of "Panchkanya ". She was daughter of Sushena, a physician in the country of Kishkindha. Today we will try to understand her story
Later, due to some family issues between her husband Vali and his brother Sugriva, Vali was killed by Rama. The issue was the separation of Ruma from her husband, Sugriva.
Even though Vali was killed by Rama and Tara felt very sad, she later showed her boldness as an able queen of that country. During the cremation of the physical body of her husband, with great grief,