The time of Navratri is going on and these nine days are dedicated to the worship of mother power. This festival of Navratri suggests that a woman, within which many forms of nature are contained, or say that every form of nature is the reflection of a woman, in fact it makes her mother, goddess and first power. It is recorded everywhere in the Purana stories that the place of the mother is the highest, and a woman, who is the mother as well as the basis of the world, even the creation and holocaust of the universe, including the universe, is both in her hands.
A concept behind celebrating the festival of Navratri is that despite being kind, gentle and the form of Mamta by nature, it should not be forgotten to consider a woman and mother as weak. At such a time, this need increases further when the most distorted form of society is visible in front of us. This is the time when blue drums, fridges and suitcases are in the headlines. This process of violence and crime filled with violent forces is no longer divided into gender distinction, but it is committing such crimes, rather women or men who are dominating the demon of violence.
Need to understand the true meaning of festivals
In today’s environment, when our surroundings are changing, it has become necessary that we understand our festivals more deeply and recognize their secrets. Navratri is not only a festival of worship-worship, but is a traditional process to understand the family-social structure. The nine forms of the Goddess are the medium to understand this social tradition. His first form is of Shailputri, which is the form of a daughter.
Goddess Shailputri tries to tell that daughters have a special place in the society. It is recorded in the Puranic narratives that the first day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Shailputri. Shell means stone. Devi was born as the daughter of the Himalayas. So she called Shailputri. The second name of this is Parvati, who became the Ardhangini of Mahadev. Devi has been called Parvati due to living on the mountain and being born in the Himalayas. Goddess daughter is Swaroopa. That is, all the daughters of the world have the abode of the goddess, but have society really understood the meaning of being Shailputri?
Why worship of Goddess Shailputri and abuse of daughter and sister
Worshiping Goddess Shailputri is not only enough to be with mantras, but it is enough to understand the real meaning of worship of Shailputri. It is sad that our tolerant society is also suffering from many evils. In today’s era, there is no limit to the way our voice has been polluted. How deadly a society that worshiped as a daughter as a daughter, has become the truth of this society. Today, even though there has been a decrease in cases like female feticide, we have not been able to honor daughters still with speech-boat. During the general interaction, even in the midst of laughter, the common man uses a very bad and abusive adjectives for daughters.
On the way, we use abuses made by adding daughters in one stroke, expressing anger for someone, expressing anger for someone, expressing anger for someone. Now think, you performed a nine -day ritual, worshiped the goddess in the form of daughter, worshiped her and the next moment you used words filled with distorted mentality for a daughter. In such a situation, what was the meaning of worship of Goddess.
Navratri and Shailputri Day on the first day means that society should see a goddess in itself and everyone’s daughter, respect her. If there is any personal fight or differences with someone, there is dissatisfaction, then do not drag someone’s daughter in that case. The mother is worshiped by fasting for nine days. Therefore, a fast can also be taken in this Navratri that you respect daughters.
Similarly, one form of Goddess is of Skandamata. In this form, Goddess is the best among all the mothers of the world, rather say that all the mothers are a form of Goddess Skandamata. Skanda is a name of Lord Kartikeya. Therefore, the fifth form of mother is worshiped as a Skandmata. This form is a symbol of desire to grow in the world, creation of new world and society and conservation of new life. Only mother can give us this protection, that’s why she is revered.
Why is mother great?
Garun Purana says that, mother is also revered because she removes the soul from hell. The terrible and gruesome hell named Raurav in Garuna Purana is similar to the womb. In this, the soul has to suffer the fruits of your sin by staying between blood, meat, phlegm, stool etc. The mother brings that soul in the world by giving birth as a new life and then the fire of that hell is freed. Every living being liberates every creature from this hell, so the status of mother becomes above God.
But, despite the worship of the mother’s form in Navratri, we waste our worship in the same way as we abuse daughters and make the meaning of worship of Shailputri Devi meaningless. The abuses related to mother are also very common in our society and in the way, in normal conversations and in some poor condition, it has become a part of our first literal response. Surprisingly, in this society, the mantra of ‘Yajna Narayastu Pujyante Ramante Tatra Devta’ (where Nari Samman, Deity Niwas) is taught and taught, despite the abuses of mother and sister are part of this society and even a sad truth.
Now let’s go towards the second problem of the society, this second problem is actually from the debate of superiority and equality. Sometimes it reaches the level from where its religion, creed and mythology are accepted. There have been allegations of patriarchy domination in Indian society and its basis has been given to Sanatan traditions. The festival of Navratri works to eradicate every such illusion. In the book Markandeya Purana of worship of the Goddess, it is mentioned in Sridurga Saptashati that the Adya Shakti of the world, that is, the first Shakti Goddess Durga is Durga and this power is in the consciousness of every creature.
Goddess Durga is the combined power of all the gods
When Goddess Durga had to manifest in human form, all the gods together called for their consciousness power and force and the power that appeared from it was a woman. How much is the reality in this story and how much miracle is not entangled in this question and see how a beautiful example of harmony between men and women. Apart from this, all the gods gave their weapons to the same goddess to fight the Asuras. It shows the matter of help and equality between men and women.
Then everyone revealed one female power with their own powers. Brahma, Brahma, Vishnu, Vaishnavi, Shiva, Shivani, Indra, Indra, Varun, Varun, Surya, Savarni and many such deities with women with female power are found in the example. In this way, the army of Goddess Durga was prepared with the help of the gods. Therefore, the question is not about who is small. Rather, the real secret is how both men and women together are solving any problem and crisis.
The basis of husband-wife relationship in Indian society
This one thing is the basis of healthy marital in Indian society. Couple images like Shiva-Parvati, Vishnu-Lakshmi, Indra-Sachi, Ram-Sita, Radha-Krishna are examples of this and that is why they have been called the highest paradigm of love. Where Ardhanarishwar becomes, words like Lakshminarayan, Shachindra, Siyaram, and Radhekrishna are found. Where in love, the gods also forget their divinity and get absorbed in love.
When it is about love and marriage, in Indian society, the breakdown of relationships also surprise and also bother. The society where the husband is Shiva and wife Parvati, lover Krishna and girlfriend Radha, why are these incidents happening there? How to solve this? All these questions are unanswered. They cannot even be answered that we are forgetting the importance of our Sanatani festivals.
This case is of fear not caused by crime, and at the same time this matter is about increasing its self ego. It is important that we are not limited to ourselves, do not keep our own desires up and also recognize our limits. If you recognize this, then the feeling of love, the feeling of cooperation and trust in each other will automatically thrive. Due to lack of this belief, incidents like drum, freeze and suitcase occur. It needs to be understood that neither the man is very strong nor a woman abla or weak.
Only the anatomical structures of both are different, but the capabilities in both are the same. This ability can also bring renaissance and new change in the society and can also commit crimes that create a situation of holocaust. If needed, then to identify this ability and to spend this power in the right place. Only this is not being done, due to which the direction of the society is disturbed.
Navratri is not just a festival of worship worship
The festival of Navratri is not limited to worship and worship. It is also a festival of purification of sociality. There is a chance to understand the true meaning of symbols. It is important that we try to understand the importance of their name, work and meaning with the worship of different forms of the ladies and take inspiration from the example of this and change the work-behavior of our life. Only then will our Sanatani fast be successful in the true sense.