2019 Celebrating Navarātri (Day 8): Worshiping Śhrī Mātājī in the form of Śhrī Mahāgaurī
"And on an Aṣhṭamī, that is today, is the eighth day of the Moon, of the Moon which is increasing, Śhuklapakṣhi; that first time all the weapons of the Goddess are to be worshiped. This was a great idea because these weapons who work all the time, not only to kill the evil but to protect the good, were never worshiped before; and that today, if human beings realize their importance and significance, then lots of problems of atomic bombs and all these things that have been created could be solved by diverting them to the right direction, using them for the destructions of the evil forces and not the good; also for protecting human life, nourishing human life. The same weapons can be used in a wrong direction; but, rightly used, they can be dedicated for the use of God’s work.
All that is created by human beings, which looks apparently an instrument of destruction, but if human beings use their wisdom they will find out that all these inventions that have come to them from the prompting of the Unconscious, are for the work of God. All scientific research, everything that has been done, all these instruments that you have produced, are for the use of God.
In a way, we can say that human beings have worked to create methods as instruments, as social, economic, political institutions to advance the mechanism of God’s work."
1982-0926 Śhrī Durgā Pūjā, Mind Is just like a Donkey, House of Grégoire, Vienna, Austria
Auṃ Twameva sākshāt Śhrī Aneka-śhastra hasta sākshāt Śhrī Ādi Śhakti Mātājī Śhrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namaḥ!
(You are the one who wields many weapons in Her hands)
Tu Hi Dur.Ga, Tu Hi Kālī
You are Durgā, You are Kālī
Tu Hi Chandi Bhavānī
You are Chandi Bhavānī
Mā Nirmalā kī Jay Bolo, Jay Bolo!
Let us say Nirmalā Mā kī Jai!
Dush.Man. Chal.Ko Chal.Ne Wali
You are destroying the plans of our foes
Bhak.To kī Kalyāṇī
You are taking care of the benevolence of Your devotees
Mā Nirmalā kī Jay Bolo, Jay Bolo!
Let us say Nirmalā Mā kī Jai!
Mātā O Mātā
Mātā O Mātā
"Today we do, is a very great Pūjā of Aṣhṭamī [eighth day]: is the day when the Goddess killed nine rākṣhasas together with Her eight hands. So today is a very special day for which a very special attention is needed.
It’s only at the behest of the bhaktas that the Goddess took Her form and killed all these rākṣhasas. Also with Her eight hands, She killed Mahiṣhāsura. That’s why She’s called as Mahiṣhāsuramardinī. She’s called as Nava Chaṇḍī, one who has killed nine chaṇḍas, means nine rākṣhasas She has killed. So is a very important day and very vital and very deep."
1982-0201 Śhrī Durgā Pūjā (English+Marathi+English), Rāhurī, Maharashtra, India
Ayi Giri Nandini Nandit. Medini
O beloved Daughter of the mountains, the One who brings about great joy to the Earth
Viśhw. Vinodini Nandinute
The One who brings joy to the whole universe, I I prostrate myselg before You
Who are the form of complete bliss
Girivar. Vindhya Shirodhini Vasini
Your holy abode is in the king of the mountains, the Vindhyas
Viṣhṇu Vilāsinī Viṣhṇu Nute
Śhrī Viṣhṇu is filled with joy when I meditate on You, I seek refuge at Your Lotus Feet
Jay. Jay. Hai Mahiṣhāsuramardinī
Victory to You O Great Goddess Who killed the terrible demon, Mahiṣhāsura
Ramyak. Par.dini Shailasute
You are the One with the beautiful luminous face, Daughter of the king of the Mountains,
Śhrī Pārvatī, the wife of the One who has the matted locks, that is Lord Śhiva
Ayi Giri Nandini (Mahiṣhāsuramardinī)
Ayi Giri Nandini (Mahiṣhāsuramardinī)
"You have to see that all the negativity goes away, around us, around the universe. So first we sing the praise of the Goddess; when She destroyed every negative, satanic incarnation of Mahiṣhāsura. And when he was killed, all the Gods praised Her for saving them from the ... from the destruction, and that happened long, long time back – it was ten thousand years back. So this is the praise of the Gods of that so that, whatever is the negativity, through those mantras will go away, because it surrounds us – you see that, all of them have been there coming; from ten thousand years they have been coming. But this is the way you can throw them out of the present into their proper places."
1980-1012 Śhrī Gaṇeśha Pūjā (4th Day of Navarātri), Winterthurerstraße, Zürich, Switzerland
"Today is the eighth day of the Devī Pūjā and on this day the Power of Kālī acts and She is the one called as Saṃhāra Kālī,
meaning the one who destroys all the evil forces.
...... on an Aṣhṭamī Day let us finish all this negativity
and let us become that special type of people who are worshiped all over all right.
May God bless you."
1989-1007 Talk to Sahaja Yogis (8th Day of Navarātri), Sahaja Yoga Style and We are Sahaj Yogis of the God's Kingdom (We Are the Makers of Styles and Let Us Finish All this Negativity and Let Us Become that Special Type of People Who Are Worshiped All Over), before the Evening Program, the day before Navarātri Pūjā, Butlins Grand Hotel, Margate (123 kms ESE of London), UK
"After crossing the seventh day, after crossing the seventh chakra – that is the real ascent in your spiritual ascent. What are we to do on the eighth one? It’s so Sahaja that today should be Aṣhṭamī, because that is the day the Goddess killed so may evildoers, and demons and rākṣhasas. She did it on Her own, alone. Now, these evil forces are manifesting in human beings. They have spread out. They are within us. So we all have to fight those forces within us.
The war is within ourselves, is not without. First, when you ascend the seventh chakra, when you are on the eighth step, you have to remember first you have to fight those forces within ourselves.
You are all very intelligent people; bit too intelligent sometimes. So whatever I say you may twist it, and may try to use it in your own intelligence. But it is not in your well-being. It is not for your ‘hita’, for your good. You want to use it because you think you are intelligent, and maybe you do not know you are using it that way. And that is what one has to know that these forces are acting within us. They act through our intelligence, they act through our emotions, and they act through our physical being. So we have to be very careful.
When you ascend into Sahaja Yoga, we have to be very careful with our intelligence, because intelligence has capacity to cheat itself. And it will cheat us, nobody else. It is against us, against our own power. So we have to be alert and see for ourselves. So as soon as you enter onto the eighth step you should start seeing at yourself."
1984-0930 Aṣhṭamī Pūjā (8th Day of Navarātri), Discipline Has to Be Sahaja (What We Have to Do within Ourselves), Complexe Sportif René Leduc, 12 Rue du Père Brottier, Meudon (12 kms SW of Paris), France
"So today on this day of Aṣhṭamī, which is a very powerful day, you assume that power within yourself that ‘I can fight all these horrible diseases within myself. And for others, I will have compassion and love. I will have not other.’ This is the point we miss always. ......
And that compassion will bring forth the beauty of Sahaja Yoga."
1984-0930 Aṣhṭamī Pūjā (8th Day of Navarātri), Discipline Has to Be Sahaja (What We Have to Do within Ourselves), Complexe Sportif René Leduc, 12 Rue du Père Brottier, Meudon (12 kms SW of Paris), France
"Asḥṭābhujā’s Vāhana, is a tiger as well as a lion."
Maiya Tere Charano ki
O Mother from Your Lotus Feet
Yadi dhul. jo mil Jaye
Even if I could get a particle of dust
Sach. kehta hu Nirmal Mā
Then verily, O Mother Nirmalā.
Takdir badal Jaye,
My life will be transformed
Maiya tere Charno ki
O Mother, from your Lotus Feet
Maiyā tere Charno Ki
Maiyā tere Charno kí -- Sahaja Yoga bhajan
Nārāyanī Stuti
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Jai Jagadambe (Gondhala Mandila) by Ajit Kadkade
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Jai Durge Durgati Pariharini
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Ādimāyā Aṃbābāī
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Dṛiśhyante ratham-ārudhā, Devyaḥ krodha-samā-kulāḥ
Śhaṅkham chakram gadām śhaktim, halam cha musal’āyudham
All the Goddesses are seen mounted in chariots and very angry.
They are wielding conch, discus, mace, plough, club, javelin,
Khetakam tomaram chaiva, paraśhum-pāśham-eva cha
Kunt’āyudham triśhūlam cha, śhārṅgam-āyudham-uttamam
Axe, noose, barbed dart, halter, whip, trident, spear, bow, and arrows.
Daityānām deha-nāśhāya, bhakt’ānāma-abhayāya cha
Dhārayanty’āyudhān’īttham, Devānām cha hitāya vai
These Goddesses are wielding their weapons, to destroy the bodies of demons,
For the protection of devotees and for the benevolence of the Gods.
Auṃ twameva sākshāt Shrī Mahāgaurī Mātā sākshāt Śhrī Ādi Śhakti Mātājī Śhrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namaḥ!
Jai Śhrī Mātājī!
On behalf of the festivity team!