Friday, April 12, 2019

How Navratri / Durga Puja celebrated by Lord Rama and Pandavas

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Here's how Durga Puja was celebrated by Lord Rama and Pandava
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We all have heard about various stories explaining the origin of Durga Puja and how its been observed since time known. But, never did we hear of its mention or celebration in famous Hindu mythological legends, like Ramayana and Mahabharat.

#You’ll be surprised to know that both legends have famous stories related to how Goddess Durga was invoked by legendary Kings of Ayodhya and Kurukshetra.

#Today, I bring to you a compilation of narratives from both the epics, where it is mentioned of Lord Rama and Pandavas, commemorating the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja.

#Durga Puja or Navratri is an integral part of the Hindu culture in India. Celebrated in between April to May and September to November throughout the country, the puja is considered to be most complex and difficult puja out of all Hindu ceremonies. It is a 9-day long affair in which the Goddess of Power ‘Maa Durga is worshipped in 9 different forms namely Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalatri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri.

#It is said that worshipping Goddess Durga with full devotion brings success, luck, health and prosperity to one’s family.

# There are also several legends and stories associated with the puja. An interesting story associated with Navratri is of Kautsa, the young son of Devdatt. It is said that after completion of his studies he insisted on his guru Varatantu to accept ‘gurudakshina’. After lot of request, his guru finally asked for 14 crore gold coins, one crore for each of the 14 sciences he taught him. Kautsa then went to king Raghuraj, the ancestor of Rama who was known for his generosity, but just at that time he had emptied all him money bins on the Brahmins. So, Raghuraj went to Lord Indra and asked for some gold coins. Indra in return asked Kuber, the god of wealth to make rainfall of gold coins on ‘Shanu’ and ‘Apati’ trees around Raghuraja’s city of Ayodhya. So, Raghu was able to fulfil his promise to Kautsa. The remaining coins were lavishly dispersed to the people of Ayodhya city. As this event happened on the day of Vijaya Dashmi, it became a custom of this day to collect apati leaves and exchange it as auspicious gifts.

#The significance of Durga Puja has also been inscribed in the great Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’. It is said that Rama before going on a war with Raavan did chandi-puja and invoked the blessings of Durga so that he could become invincible. Durga then divulged the secret to Rama how he could kill Raavan. Appropriately, Rama killed Raavan on Vijaya Dashmi.

#Godess Durga is considered to be a united front for all divine forces against the evil and wickedness existing in the society. It is said that whenever the evil would upsurge on earth, the gods will unite to eliminate those forces and establish a kingdom of peace and prosperity. Likewise, when the terror of the buffalo headed Mahisasur took a toll on the life of poor and innocent devotees of the gods, the gods in heaven decided to create an all-powerful being to kill Mahisasur.

#As Mahisasur was destined to be killed by only a woman, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh created a beautiful woman with ten hands. All the other gods then furnished her with their powers and special weapons. She was then named Durga. She fought against Mahisasur for 9 days (Navratri) and finally killed him on the 10th day of Vijaya Dashmi.

#Another story of Navratri has been taken from the great epic Mahabharata. It is said that on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi, the Pandavas declared their true identity after spending their last year of exile in disguise. They brought down the weapons from the Shami tree which they had hung over there before entering the palace of King Virat. It is said that since then the exchange of Shami leaves on the Vijaya Dashmi day became symbol of good, will and victory.

#Note: It is considered auspicious to bring home the Shami Plant on the day of Vijaya Dashmi..

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