Wednesday 24 September 2014

NAVARATHRI 2014

BALA THRIPURASUNDARI

KAMAKSHI - LALITHA
KHOLHAPUR LAKSHMI
DURGA
LAKSHMI



NAVARATHRI (NINE NIGHTS) – DASARA (Ten nights)
These nine days of the month starting from to day is reserved for the worship of THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHERS – DURGA , LAKSHMI and SARASWATHI , THREE DAYS FOR EACH IN THE SAME ORDER.
The interesting factor is the three deities (THRIAMBIKE) are unmarried and have manifested from the GREAT MOTHER – LALITHA THRIPURASUNDARI-GAYATHRI as primordial daughters, AADHI DURGA, AADHI LAKSHMI and AADHI SARASWATHI (POORNA STHREE SWAROOPAM); before they were married to their consorts. NAVARATHRI IS DEVOTED TO THESE THREE FORMS OF LALITHA/GAYATHRI.
Aadhi Durga Masnifested into SARASWATHI & PARAMESWARA ( STHREE PURUSHA SWAROOPAM) Note the Aadhi Durga had both male and female principles which segregated as Male and female giving rise to the first MALE and FEMALE forms.
Aadhi Lakshmi manifested into MAHAa VISHNU and PARVATHI. Hence Parvathi is called Padmanabha Sodhari SANKARI.
Aadhi Sarawathi manifested into BRAHMA amd MAHA LAKSHMI.
VISHNU gave PARVATHI in marriage to PARAMESWAR ; Brahma gave LAKSHMI in marriage to VISHNU and Parameswara gave SARASWATHI in marriage to BRAHMA. Thus the first couple came into existence.
Of the three couples only PARVATHI and Parameswara ; siva & sakthi; samara & Sankari , had BIOLOGICAL siblings GANESA and SUBRAMANIAN.
The celestial siblings GANESA and Subramania are said to Perennially young (NITHYA YOUVANA SALI) and do not have siblings.
Thus the primordial GODS and GODDESSES STOP.
All others worshipped by people are AVATARS.
THUS NAVARATHRI is devoted to UNMARRIED goddesses and so is of great importance to unmarried daughters KANYA PONNUS. It is good to give MANJAL (HALDI) and KUMKUMAM (KUMKUM) to unmarried girls and SUMANGALIS (Married ladies with husbands) .