Navratri is a festival to worship Shakti (power,
strength) and acquire it through spiritual practices
or sadhana. This year this festival commences
on 10th October, 2018 and concludes on 19th October, 2018 with Vijayadashmi. The nine nights in this sacred
period bestow special energies and so are called
as Navratri. Historic significance is attached with
these nine days as our scriptures have described
a large number of divine events that unfolded in
this period.
During Navratri primordial power of Supreme
Soul is worshipped in the form of nine Goddesses.
These are – (i) Shailputri, (ii) Brahmacharini, (iii)
Chandraghanta, (iv) Kushmanda, (v) Skandmata,
(vi) Katyayini, (vii) Kalratri, (viii) Mahagauri
and (ix) Siddhidatri. These nine forms of the
primordial power are also nine dimensions of
consciousness, which a spiritual aspirant begins
to access as he undergoes the cleansing process
of the inner self. The focal points of these nine
forms of power lie within the subtle body in the
forms of chakras which get awakened during
spiritual sadhana.
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