2023 Celebrating Navarātri Festival: “It’s only at the behest of the bhaktas that the Goddess took Her form and killed all these rākṣhasas.”
"Today is the eighth day of Navarātri, but it is great day for Sahaja Yogis because it is the most important period. That is, the seventh center we have crossed and we are on the eighth center. We need not think of the Goddess what She did on the eighth day, we have to think today what we have to do within ourselves.
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 evil doers, 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."
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), Île-de-France, France
Salutations to the Devī, to the Mahādevī.
Salutations always to Her who is ever auspicious.
Salutations to Her who is the primordial cause of the sustaining power. With attention, we have made obeisance to Her.
Salutations to Her who is terrible, to Her who is eternal.
Salutations to Gaurī, the supporter of the universe.
Salutations only to Her who is of the form of the moon and moonlight, and happiness itself.
We bow to Her who is welfare.
Tu Hi Durgā, Tu Hi Kālī
You are Durga, You are Kālī
Tu Hi Chaṇḍī Bhavānī
You are Chaṇḍī Bhavānī
Mā Nirmalā kī Jay Bolo, Jay Bolo!
Let us say Nirmalā Mā kī Jay!
Dush.Man. Chal.Ko Chal.Ne Wali
You are destroying the plans of our foes
Bhakto kī Kalnyani
You are taking care of the benevolence of Your devotees
Mā Nirmalā kī Jay Bolo, Jay Bolo!
Let us say Nirmalā Mā kī Jay!
Mātā O Mātā
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"...... 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), House of Madhukar Bhikobā Dhumāḷ, near Railway Station, Rāhurī, Maharashtra, India
O Goddess of the Universe,
You are looking after the Universe.
You support the Universe, as it is Your own form.
O Devi, The Lord of the Universe bow before You.
Those Who are humble before You with devotion provide shelter to the Universe.
"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. "
1982-0926 Śhrī Durgā Pūjā, Mind Is just like a Donkey, House of Grégoire de Kalbermatten, Sternwartestrasse 62, Vienna, Austria
"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 uh uh destroys all the evil forces.
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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), Kent, UK
"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
Ayi Giri Nandini Nandit. Medini
O beloved Daughter of the mountains, the One who brings about great joy to the earth
Vishw. 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 Vilasini Viṣhṇu Nute
Śhrī Viṣhṇu is filled with joy when He 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)
"All of you, all of you, are in My Heart, and I love you very much, and I want you people to come as soldiers to fight with Me.
I am also told that there are some people who are forming groups -- extremely negative attitude! At this time what we need is complete solidarity. So all such people whom you see, tell them to behave themselves! No use making them Sahaja Yogis.
I am sure -- it's really heartfelt desire of Mine that you should become really soldiers of love and peace. Because that is why you are here, you are born here for that.
So enjoy yourself. "
2001-1021 Navarātri Pūjā (5th Day), You Should Become Really Soldiers of Love and Peace (Overcome Hatred with Love or To Hate is a Very Bad Quality), Sportcamp, Avras, Loutraki, Greece
He Mahādevī, He Kalyāṇī, Devī Mahātmyam Eighth Night "Now you want to give Me a sāṛī. In Marathi it is called as 'pot zakaych', means they're covering the womb of the Goddess, the stomach of the Mother. 'Because She's put us there, She has given us birth, so we must give Her something to cover it,' is a very humble way of saying it. Now you give Me a sāṛī -- I don't know when I'm going to wear all these, but whatever it is -- just give Me a sāṛī with a feeling, and maybe I may never wear it, I may wear it also. But the progeny will see what you have given to your Mother. I'm not going to carry it with Me, nobody's going to carry the matter with them. But it had a purpose, it had a meaning, it had emotions behind it. It was given in a Pūjā when so many people gathered, you gave to your Mother." "We have to today understand that, 'Why do we do Devī Pūjā? What is the reason for this Devī Pūjā? What do we get out of it? What are we supposed to achieve in our contents within ourselves?' Jai Śhrī Mātājī!
O Great Goddess, You are the benefactress
Dushto Ka Samhar. Karo
Please kill the the devils and bad people
Mangal.May Var.Dan Do Maiya,
Mother give us the auspicious blessings
Bhav. Se Beda Par. Karo, Mā
Take us away from the illusions
Bhav. Bhakti Me Sharanan. Ae
We have come to Your Lotus Feet with our devotions
Bin.ti Ma Swikar. Karo
Please accept our prayers
Teri Jayjaykar. Ho
We pay our salutations to You!
Durgati Harini Durgā Ambe
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We pray to the Supreme Goddess today
O Devi, O Mahadevi, please protect us.
Auṃ Twameva sākṣhāt Śhrī Mahāgaurī Mātā sākṣhāt Śhrī Ādi Śhakti Mātājī Śhrī Nirmalā Devī namo namaḥ! </p> Suggested Talk: 2001-1021 Navarātri Pūjā (5th Day), You Should Become Really Soldiers of Love and Peace (Overcome Hatred with Love or To Hate is a Very Bad Quality), Sportcamp, Avras, Loutraki, Greece video
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1987-0503 Talk to Sahaja Yogis, before, during and after the Evening Program after Sahasrāra Pūjā, Thredbo Village, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Mazhya Manichi Ga, Mazhya Manichi Manas. Puja,
With all their devotion and love they worship You,
Preme Arpili Asht.bhuja
Out of love, they make this offering to the eight-handed Goddess:
Khana Nar.lachi Ga, Khana Nar.lachi Oti Tula,
They offer coconut and an embroidered silk cloth as 'Oti' (asking for blessings)
Bhakt. Yetil. Dar.shanas
Devotees all come to receive Your Darshan
Māhūra Gaḍāvarī
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(Saundaryalaharī by Śhrī Ādi Śhaṅkarāchārya)
The first thing is that Kuṇḍalinī is the Devī. She's the reflection of the Ādi Śhakti. So when you worship Devī, first you worship also your own Kuṇḍalinī by giving Her credit because She has given you this Realization. It's much deeper understanding than normally people have about the Devī Pūjā because they are not realized Souls. Their Kuṇḍalinī not is awakened. So normally when they do Devī Pūjā it's for the purpose of getting Realization so that the Devī should be pleased -- prasanna -- and should give them Realization, or must get our chance to get to somebody who will give them Realization. But you are at a different level now. So it's more of a thanksgiving to your own Kuṇḍalinī and to Ādi Śhakti, glorifying that whatever has happened so miraculously is because of the Kuṇḍalinī which was within you, which was reflected by the Ādi Śhakti.
But one has to know that only we are realized Souls is not the point, only that we can feel the vibrations is not the point, that we can give Realizations to other is also not the point. Then what is it? Very important -- it's the content within us. What do we have within us is the point. These are all the expressions of what we have within."
1989-1008 Navarātri Pūjā (cusp between 8th Day and 9th Day), The Content Within (How Deeply You Have Touched the Feet of the Divine), Butlins Grand Hotel, Margate (123 kms ESE of London), Kent, UK
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