Devi Mahatmyam

 ====================================================================== ======================================================================= Wednesday, October 05, 2022. 06:00. VIJAYADASAMI : THE GREAT GOAL AND ITS ATTAINMENT. ENDS ========================================================================= TODAY is the glorious day of the celebration of the Mother’s Victory. It is a day of Vijaya, when all the gods rejoice and all mankind is in an exuberance of joy; for they have received the Supreme Assurance that so long as they turn to the Mother in their extremity and distress, there will be no lack of support and of strength. For, Mother is the champion of those in distress and those who seek refuge at Her divine feet. She is Strength Infinite, Maha-Shakti; and as such we have but to turn to Her and no more will weakness persist in us. The supreme victory over all the forces of darkness, ignorance and nescience is achieved and we shall be partakers together with the Mother of joy

======================================================================== ========================================================================  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2022. 07:30. NINTH NIGHT THE PATH TO FINAL LIBERATION ========================================================================= Today is the last day, the ninth of the nine-day worship of the Mother. It is through Her supreme compassion and grace that we have been given this precious opportunity and occasion for expressing our devotion and adoration of Her Divine Feet, by doing which we elevate our minds and our consciousness and take one more step forward towards the ultimate goal of Atma-Sakshatkara. Her grace is infinite. Her compassion and love for all human beings and especially the seekers and aspirants is simply indescribable. The mother is ever eager to take the child into her arms. Even so the Divine Mother who has set going this momentary play, this divine Drama upon this stage of the external physical universe

========================================================================= ======================================================================== Monday, October 03. 2022. 07:00. EIGHTH NIGHT : THE GODDESS OF SUCCESS. ======================================================================== Supreme Divine Mother, who is the substratum and the ultimate goal of all this universe. Salutations to  the Mother, the Brahma Rupini, who is the mysterious indescribable power of the Transcendent Reality.  Our adorations again and again to Her, the Supreme Shakti, the Adi Shakti, the Para Shakti, who  manifests as Saraswati, grants us all release from this phenomenal existence of pain and death by  upon us the Supreme Knowledge of Para Brahman. The entire visible creation, all phenomena, Anantakoti Brahmandas, beyond human ken are all the wondrous and glorious manifestations of Mother Saraswati. She is the Primal Power aspect of the Supreme Being, who is beyond all comprehension, and it is She tha

 ======================================================================== ======================================================================= Sunday, October 02, 2022. 07:00. DURGA PUJA OR NAVARATRI : ========================================================================= Introduction : The Durga Puja is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles. But the one basic aim of this celebration is to propitiate Shakti, the Goddess in Her aspect as Power, to bestow upon man all wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge (both sacred and secular), and all other potent powers. Whatever be the particular or special request that everyone may put before the Goddess, whatever boon may be asked of Her, the one thing behind all these is propitiation, worship and linking oneself with Her. There is no other aim. This is being effected consciously or unconsciously. Everyone is blessed with Her loving mercy and is protected by Her. Durga Puja or Navaratri commences on the first and