RAMA PERFORMS DURGA PUJA

[snehilsharma2008]

yes @Vrishasena, you are absolutely right, it was 1000 in the book.

Jai maa Durga or Maa Parvati

Jai Shiva Shaker

Jai Sri Sita Raam Jai Hanumaan

But, I love you Lord Krishna.

[Vrishasena]

@snehilsharma2008 No, I was wrong, it was 108 only!!! The terms used were 'astottaro-shato' ( or asto-uttaro-shato; asto=8, uttar=after & shato=100, so it means 108) & 'shatasta'(or shato+asta, means 100+8=108). Thanks to Semanti for this info!

[mileycat92]

ram was also bengali?? he did durga puja :P

[indinoodle]

@mileycat92 its not like tht. All hindus worship durga. for all hindus ramayan is sacred. i think this trend of following ram's durga puja was started by a bengali king. but its not tht durga's story is only known in bengal. it is in the puranas and thus is known by every hindu. only celebrated in bengal. just like all hindus know of vishnu's vamana avataar but it is celebrated only in south as onam. some king again must hv decided to do so there i guess. hope ur clear.

[Vrishasena]

@indinoodle

Durga puja used to be celebrated in spring, but Krittivas wrote his translation of the epic, it started coinciding w/ Dushshera. But you're right - Durga is known all over, but celebrated w/ other names, like Chandi. The Navratri puja in the North is somewhat different from the Durga puja celebrations in Bengal

[sarbajitlovesu]

Watch South kolkata Behala Durga Pujas of 2010 on my channel including cricketer sourav ganguly's house durga puja

[dbanerjee81]

Jai Shri Ram. Jai Bajrangbali.

[sudip00]

IT IS NOT LOTUS>...ITS 108 APARAJITA FLOWER....................Scie­ntific name:-

Clitoria ternatea...........blue in colour...and is called neel aparajita...fav flower of durga

and this is done in akal bodhon which is the night of devtas.....and devtas sleep that time. and ramchandra awahan to durga was in autumn ...from then aparajita flower is found in abundant in whole world

[sudip00]

YOU ARE RIGHT....ITS 108 APARAJITA FLOWER....SCIENTIFIC NAME:- Clitoria Ternatea

[cybersahon]

if you're curious about 108, legends have it that durga assumed 108 forms while slaying the demon mahishasura, so 108 lotuses are dedicated to each of those forms. also, although the anand sagar dosent show it, a garland of 108 'bel' leaves are used along with 108 'diya's during durga puja...

[Vrishasena]

Thanks for this explanation!

[cybersahon]

you're welcome.. :)

i know these coz we have durga puja in our own home...i get to observe these in detail.. :)

[lvit405775]

can u explan more about durga puja what do u do with garland of 108 bel leaves and what do u do with the diya's

[snehilsharma2008]

@cybersahon dear she did not took 108 names but Maa Shakti or Maa Parvati has 108 names as per Durga Saptashati and 1008 in lalita sahsranaam. Durga only took the fom of Goddess Chadi to slay Mahishasura. and Maa Parvati too 10 nine forms to destroy Shumbha and Nishumba with their commanders.

[cybersahon]

@snehilsharma2008 different scriptures have different opinions. If you actually sat beside the priest invoking the mantras DURING the offering of the lotuses, you'd see why. And do actually read the chandi - note that there are no distinction between names and forms.

[snehilsharma2008]

@snehilsharma2008 dear yes actually you are right these names can be Mataji's form but why these names are given are not due to her different forms, e.g. Dakshayagyavinashini is one of 108 names of mataji, which was was due to story of Goddess Sati now tell me. Daksha yagya vinashini is form of mataji. See Devi Bhagwata Purana says, while explaining Devi Gita to Raja Himachal, Maa Parvati states

[snehilsharma2008]

@snehilsharma2008 Continued

i am one in the form of Parvati as my sagun swaroop

i am thrice in the form of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati

i am five in the form of radha lakshmi saraswati durga savitri

i am seven in the for sapta matri

i am 8 in ashta bhawani

i am 9 in nava durga

i am 10 in maha vidyas

i have 51 partial expansions in the form of 51 shakti peethas.

[snehilsharma2008]

@snehilsharma2008 same text says that 32 mahanaam of maa Durga,

108 well known names, and 1008 up naam.

if this is then her forms mismatch her names. Even Guru Shankracharya stated this. actually 1008 names is the total sum of 51 goddesses at Shakti peeths. Jai mata ki 

[cybersahon]

its not 1000 lotuses...its 108...

[Vrishasena]

I believe this account is from the Krittivas Ramayan (Bengali), but I'm not sure of what number he mentions. If he says 108, then I'm curious about where they got this from. But Ananda Sagar made a real khichri of the Ramayan towards the end, and really was outrageous when he did the Sita vanvas section.

If Krittivas said 108, thanks for the correction, although I just mentioned the number that was mentioned in the clip above

[Anksiee]

@Vrishasena yessss... I'm a bengali ...n ...even I also grew up hearing d same story...

d another lotus had been hidden by Durga...to test Raam...

this is why Maa Durga hav 1 lotus in her hand.... :)

[Vrishasena]

@cybersahon

I checked out Krittivas - if that's the version you're going by, then 1000 is correct.

The 108 number must be from some other source

[cybersahon]

@Vrishasena I wasn't actually going by any version of a text. My source happens to be the actual durga pujas held in India. But thanks for clarifying.

[TheNamoNamo]

Jai Mata Di, Jayaramayana! Sri Bhagavan Namo Stute

[halleygoswami]

nice

[mahatripurasundari]

Jaya Ramayana!

Jaya Mata Di!

[durgadevotee]

Jai Mata Di - Jai Shri Ram, thanks for this