Panchaamrita - Milk, Curd, Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Tender Coconut Water 14. Dry Fruits, 5 bananas, 1 coconut - all for naivedya 13. Beetelnuts 6, Beetelnut Leaves 12, Banana Leaves 2, Mango Leaves 5-25 12. Extra Kalasha, 3 trays, 3 vessels for Abhisheka 11. Rice, Bananas 6, gold coin, gold chain 10. Flowers, Akshata (in a container), tulsi leaves 8.ĭecorated Copper or Silver Kalasha, Two pieces of cloth (new), 9. Puujaa Conch, Bell, One aaratii (for Karpoor), Two Aaratiis with wicks 7. Sri Mudra (for Sandhyaavandan), Vessel for Tirtha, Yajnopaviita 6. Karpoor, Gandha Powder, Kumkum, gopichandan, haldi 5. Two big brass lamps (with wicks, oil/ghee) 3. You can find much more details in devi bhagavatam. There are numerous such incidents on how people's wishes were granted. Devi bhagavatam notes that Rama meditated and fasted for nine days after Sita was kidnapped by Ravana. It is a long tradition that one reads the devi-bhagavatam or the devi mahatmyam (durga saptasati, 700 verses on Durga) during this period. A similar analogy is presented in the devi bhagavatam.ĭevi bhagavatam also talks in detail on how one should observe fasts, and how one should meditate/work on these days. If one wants to escape the mouth of Yama, then one should celebrate Navaratri on these two occassions. Asvin and Chaitra are like the two jaws of Lord Yama. If you refer to the agni purana, then it is said that the Puratashi and Panguni (in Tamil months) i.e. Of these, the Sharada Navaratri of the month of Puratashi and the Vasantha Navaratri of the Vasantha kala are very important. They are Ashada Navaratri, the Sharada Navaratri, the Maha Navaratri and the Vasantha Navaratri. Navaratri is celebrated four times a year. Sanskrit Text With Word-to-Word Meaning Tamil Translation. Srimad Bhagavatam in Tamil (Set of Seven Volumes). It was while editing Ramana Periya Puranam that I first went around the holy hill.The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam. The tenth day in October is called vijayadasami to signify the victory on the day of dasami. This signifies progression from tamsik, to rajasik to satvik and eventually obtaining liberation.
On the first three days, she meditated as Herself, the next three days as Mahalakshmi and the last three days as Sarasvati. According to legend, Durga sat on the tip of a needle for nine days, doing a severe penance to destroy the evil Asura Mahisha. Navratri 2009 dates are from September 19 to September 27, 2009. This puja falls on the ist day of the month of aashwiija - generally Oct - from 1st day till 10th day, being celebrated as navaraatri and the tenth day as vijaya dashami. The 10th day is called vijaya dashami, which is auspicious for starting any new venture, starting alphabets for children, learning new languages, music, or for developing new(improved) relationship with your husband or wife or children or office colleagues. Title could be sharannavaratri puuja, or Devi puuja in Navaraatri which falls in the month of ashwiija shuddha day 01 thru day 10 both inclusive.