Navaratri 2009 Day 1 - Shailaputri Devi - Sri Swami Vishwananda

Excerpt of Sri Swami Vishwanandas reading about the first form of Divine mother of Navaratri called Shailaputri and an interpretation of his.

During Navaratri, one invokes the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, referred to as "Durga" which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" (energy or power). It is this energy, which helps God to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. The Divine Mother goes by the name Kali, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Mother Mary and many other names.

Why Worship the Mother Goddess?: The mother is the creative aspect of the absolute. The creative life energy is a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children. "Why mother; why not father?" God's glory, his cosmic energy, his greatness and supremacy can best be depicted as the motherhood aspect of God. Just as a child finds all these qualities in his or her mother, similarly, many of us look upon God as mother.

For the full transcription of Swami Vishwanandas talk and for a DVD Navaratri 2009 set (available end of 2009) visit www.bhaktimarga.org.

For Navaratri pictures visit our albums on Flickr.com:

(click on the slideshow link up on the right hand side to view slideshow)

Gallery link to the first three days of Navaratri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhaktima...

Gallery link to the second three days of Navaratri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhaktima...

Gallery link to the last three days of Navaratri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhaktima...

Gallery link to the 10th day of Navaratri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhaktima...


For more information about Navaratri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarathri

Bhakti Marga (meaning path of devotion to God) stands for a family of individuals from all over the world who dedicate their life foremost to God. The main center is located in Springen, Germany.

Sri Swami Vishwananda is a spiritual master from the island of Mauritius and founder of Bhakti Marga.

For more information visit www.bhaktimarga.org.

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