2022 Celebrating Vasant Navarātri Guḍhī Pāḍavā: “establishment of the Gaurī is taken place during these nine days. But Gaṇeśha has to be established before anything else.”
"Today it’s a great day, very, very great day. I said about this day at [unclear]. That first day [Guḍhī Pāḍavā] of these nine nights [of Vasant Navarātri], in this year, will start the manifestation of the New Age.
Of course, the New Age has come long time back. But the manifestation did not work out that much. It will start, I’m sure.
But I find that attitude of human beings towards any divine working is little strange. It has been very strange. If it was not – they never recognized Christ, they never recognized Rāma, they never recognized Kṛiṣhṇa. In the same way, they will never recognize also Satya Yuga, this New Age.
When these people came, nobody bothered. Those who bothered were only bothered to see how they kill or torture Them. Nobody could see through Their principles, through Their lives, Their power, that, ‘There is something great in these Incarnations, and we must make use of it.’
The reason is: man has these old ways of great ignorance."
1978-0408 Public Program (Guḍhī Pāḍavā Day), Satya Yuga, Caxton Hall, 10 Caxton Street, Westminster, London, UK
"So today I wish you happy New Year for a journey in the spiritual life of this world."
1976-0330 Guḍhī Pāḍavā Pūjā (the day before Guḍhī Pāḍavā), We Have to Be in Meditation Meditation (Be in Thoughtless Awareness and Meditation Is Where You Are No More), New Delhi, India
"I was telling them that after the introduction of this calendar the Śhālivāhan King founded his kingdom and lived there from the day of the Guḍhī Pāḍavā [Guḍhī is a symbol of auspiciousness]. Since you know all this I did not tell you and explained to them in English.
With respect to the Guḍhī Pāḍavā the shawl has great significance. The Śhālivāhan Kings always carried the Goddess’s shawl with them. You know the significance of Devī’s shawl. You know it gives Her beauty. With the shawl, She protects Herself from cold and wind. Also with it She protects Her chastity, as well as if any dirt is about to touch Her body it is prevented. So, a shawl which is offered to Goddess symbolizes Her protection, meaning ‘since You protect us we offer You this.’ Further, if the children are sleeping or are sick or have a problem, then She covers them with the shawl. So shawl is very important.
You know, in the past it was a practice with all people in Maharashtra to take [put a] shawl over their bodies. Now that we have become modern we do not take it."
1984-0126 Śhrī Devī Pūjā (English+Marathi), 35th Republic Day Celebration, Maṅgal Karyalaya, Rāhurī, Maharashtra, India
"Chaitra is the month. And this is the time when – [Marathi] – Gaurī is the Chaitra.
So the establishment of the Gaurī is taken place during these nine days.
But Gaṇeśha has to be established before anything else.
Though first Gaurī had to come, you can see that. Gaurī had to come first to establish Gaṇeśha."
1981-0404 Śhrī Gaṇeśha Gaurī Pūjā, Āśhram, 10 Clarence Street, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Kuṇḍalinī is Gaurī, today is Gaurī Pūjan, Gaurī Pūjan in the month of Chaitra is special. Means before installation of Gaṇapati we have installed Gaurī in the month of Chaitra. Gaurī who created Gaṇapati is the Gaurī from Chaitra and we all believe that.
In the same way, our Śhālivāhans have given it so much importance that Guḍhī Pāḍavā starts on the first day of Chaitra month, because Gaurī first is Śhakti, who started the work, to start any work first we worship Gaṇeśha, this is also done by Gaurī.
Gaurī has put Gaṇeśh in the temporal world or universe so that the innocence which Gaṇeśh has should spread in the whole world. And before anyone else, She established Chaitanya in the form of Gaṇeśh for the whole world and spread it everywhere. Then we will do whatever is required but first is the Spirit, the Chaitanya. The world’s Kuṇḍalinī, Mother Gaurī has done this work.
The importance of this day is that this is the beginning, creating Śhrī Gaṇeśh on Her on own, no contribution from Sadāśhiv, She has not yet met Sadāśhiv, so the Virgin Gaurī, She created Gaṇapati from Her Powers, because She is Śhakti Swarūpa, She can do anything. And that Gaṇapati is pure, holy, which is in the form of Chaitanya, was made."
1985-0321 Birthday Pūjā (Marathi+English), Completely Surrender Our Lives to Sahaja Yoga and People Should See through You the Greatness of Sahaja Yoga (We Have Started Vishwa Nirmala Dharma and the Great Religion of Realized Souls), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"Today is the Day of Guḍhī Pāḍavā. And it is celebrated in Maharashtra mostly, but now in other places too. It is said that it is a very auspicious day. Whatever work is done on that day it is fruitful. But whatever is the reason is as per worldly beliefs.
The other thing is that, in Śhālivāhana dynasty, there was one person Babhruvāhana. He defeated King Vikramāditya. After that, he started this new calendar called Śhālivāhana Calendar. As per that from today, today is the first day. Its importance is more in Maharashtra.
To represent Śhālivāhana, they take kumbh [round water pot] and in that a shawl – he was Śhālivāhana.
Kumbh represents Kuṇḍalinī. They tie a shawl and keep a Kumbh on top. The meaning of that is Kumbh also represents spirituality. Spirituality is represented by the Kumbh.
Śhālivāhana used to call themselves seven vehicles. They had a lot of faith in Kuṇḍalinī. Later they started giving shawl to Devī. They were worshipers of Devī so they called themselves Śhālivāhana. That is how the name got changed."
1999-0318 Guḍhī Pāḍavā Pūjā (Hindi), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
"Today is the day, as you know, My forefathers called it the first day of the year [Guḍhī Pāḍavā, New Year Day of Śhālivāhan Calendar].
And they have the Kalaśha and the Shawl of the Goddess as the emblem or you can call it as a flag of Śhālivāhanas."
1985-0321 Birthday Pūjā (Marathi+English), Completely Surrender Our Lives to Sahaja Yoga and People Should See through You the Greatness of Sahaja Yoga (We Have Started Vishwa Nirmala Dharma and the Great Religion of Realized Souls), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"Today is a very unique thing that is happened -- is a special luck for Sahaja Yogis of Australia. This day has never been celebrated before in the history of Sahaja Yoga. Today is the New Year's Day for Sahaja Yogis, because this is the New Year's Day of the Śhālivāhan calendar. As you know, Śhālivāhan is My dynasty, and they are called as Śhālivāhan because they are the carriers of the shawls of the Goddess, they are called as the, because -- as you are also carrying so many times My shawls around -- and they were called as Śhālivāhan.
So this New Year's Day is the first day of Advent of Goddess -- the nine days there are. Then in another times that there are Satya Yug, then there's Dwāpara, Tretā, Kali Yuga: there are four yugas. So in two yugas the Goddess incarnated, one before the Satya Yuga and one after it. So today is the day to mark absolutely the first day when She incarnated on this Earth. That's the day also of the Gaurī, because Virgin is the first form of the Goddess. And She created also Gaṇeśha on Tuesday, just starting this week."
1981-0404 Śhrī Gaṇeśha Gaurī Pūjā, Āśhram, 10 Clarence Street, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"It’s a great pleasure for Me that all of you came here today. We have known about the importance of this day. Today we have to be determined that we shall meditate and introspect daily. We shall introspect about ourselves, not about others, and lead our lives very sweetly. We should express and behave in a very sweet manner so that we do not hurt others. If at all we have to lay emphasis on something that should also be done very lovingly. You have to think as to how to speak with others. It’s a routine for Me. Such and such person is coming, how shall I talk to him and make him understand? When we see this love all around, it fills our heart. Exchange this love with others and talk to them sweetly. Sahaja Yogis should not be angry with anyone. Meet people very affectionately. You should be pure within and this purity of heart should be visible. There should be no anger and hatred. Only then people will appreciate you. Now you are all self-realized and I am telling you, how your personality should become magnetic. I hope you follow this advice and look within with love, not with hatred. You will be able to see your powers and you will become a sāttvik [pure] person and Sahaja Yoga will spread all around. It’s My vision that the whole world is transformed and every human being becomes Sahaja Yogi.
My blessing to you all."
2000-0405 Guḍhī Pāḍavā Pūjā (Hindi), Noida Bhavan, New Delhi, India
"So when you soothe My Feet, wash Them, clean Them, you know what They mean: you recognize.
That recognition, how are you to show?
You see, these ceremonies, little ceremonies are important because they express your recognition."
1980-0719 Talk to Sahaja Yogis, The Meaning of Pūjā, House of Pamela Bromley, 22 College Gardens, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
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"Today is new year day and the beginning of the Moon. That is why this day is given so much significance. It is known as Guḍhī Pāḍavā.
A flag is put on a stick and on it is put a small pitcher. This pitcher represents Kuṇḍalinī. It is taken as a symbol. The Śhālivāhanas were the devotees of the Devī [Goddess] and it is told that they used to offer shawl to the Goddess. In the beginning, they were called Sāt[a]vāhans because they worshiped Seven Plexuses and this Sāt[a]vāhana was ultimately changed into Śhālivāhana.
But the symbol of Śhālivāhana is the same.
They put up a ‘guḍhī’ means a flag and a small pitcher is put on it as a symbol. This pitcher has a particular shape which represents Kuṇḍalinī.
So they were the worshipers of Kuṇḍalinī and followed it. That is the reason they made this symbol in this way. All those who follow Kuṇḍalinī put up a guḍhī in their houses and also put a flag on it and thus it is indicated that they welcome Kuṇḍalinī and exhibit it in a special way."
2002-0413 Guḍhī Pāḍavā Pūjā (Hindi), Terrace Garden, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Jai Śhrī Mātājī!
On behalf of the festivity team!