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Vijayadasami Message: Swami Krishnananda.

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==================================================================================================== Wednesday 21, October 2026, 06:00 Articles Divinities & Rishies Vijayadasami Message:  Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on Vijayadasami in October 1981) ================================================================================================ With the conclusion Purnavati of the glorious worship of the Universal Mother of things, Adi Shakti, the Supreme Power of the Absolute—Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati—we, humble followers of Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, on the bank of holy Ganga, at this auspicious moment, seek to surrender our spirits at the altar of God the Almighty for universal welfare, for the salvation of all beings, for the solidarity of humanity, for the peace, health and fulfilment of the life of everyone in this world. May the Divine Grace be upon everyone, is our humble prayer at this sacred moment. On holy Sri Vijayadasami, a very auspicious day, time has ...

Navaratri: The Worshipof Mahadevi: Swami Krishnananda

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  ================================================================================================== Tuesday 20, October 2026, 18:00. Articles Divinities & Rishies Navaratri:  The Worship of Mahadevi:  Swami Krishnananda (Spoken on Navaratri, October 24, 1993) =================================================================================================== The worship of Mahadevi—Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati—which is prevalent in India, is a religious festival, an occasion for great enthusiasm socially, and people revel in the freedom of expression of their feelings for the divine superintending power which is regarded as the source of this universe. Every aspiration that originates from the mind of a human being has several facets and interpretations. When something happens, does anyone pause to think why anything happens at all? Why should anything occur? We generally attribute events in the world to some cause that is visible to our eyes or is calculable intellectua...

Navaratri Message: Worship of the Threefold Justice of the Cosmos: Swami Krishnananda.

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  ================================================================================================ Friday 16, October 2026, 18:15. Articles Divinities' & Rishis'  Navaratri Message: Worship of the Threefold Justice of the Cosmos:  Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on October 14, 1983) =============================================================================================== Twice in a year, usually, the religious custom of India observes a unique festive worship in the name of the great Mother of the universe, these two occasions of worship being called the Vasanta Navaratri and the Sharada Navaratri festivals. These seasonal changes in spring and autumn are generally periods when the body of the living being cannot easily adjust and accommodate itself with the changes of nature. People often fall ill during spring and autumn, one of the reasons for this phenomenon being the inability of the physical organism to adapt itself to the conditions of natural seasonal change...