Yoga of Divine Mother, a Navaratri Offering: Day 4

Parts A and B

Amma Sri Karunamayi explains how to worship Divine Mother during Navaratri. She gives step-by-step instructions for puja that devotees can do at home, and Amma shares Her loving presence and blessings in this beautiful video.

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Amma's Introduction to Navaratri

Navaratri Day: 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10

Swamiji's Explanation of Homas

Text of Amma's Message (Part A)

Om Svetambhare Devi
Nanalankara Bhushite
Jagat Sthite Jagan Mata
Sri Maha Lakshmi Namostute

Embodiment of Divine Souls, Amma’s Most Beloved, Sweet Children,
I love you, my sweet babies!

The third chapter is the Maha Lakshmi chapter. This is the form of the Yajur Vedam. The first chapter is the form of the Rig Vedam. This is the form of the Yajur Vedam. All these mantras are experienced by Maha Vishnu. He was meditating on these mantras and he was experiencing these mantras in the form of Maha Lakshmi. So that’s why it is a very auspicious chapter. The third chapter of Chandi path [Chandi Sapta Shati] starts with the war between Chiraksha—Chiraksha was the commander of Mahishasura. Between Chiraksha and Divine Mother war was going on. In front of Chiraksha Divine Mother was standing like a Meru mountain, a huge, gigantic Meru mountain. All the arrows sent by Chiraksha are like tiny water drops on the Meru mountain. Divine Mother crushed the whole army of Chiraksha and vanquished it.

There are innumerable mighty warriors in the Mahishasura army—Chamara, Ugrada, Ugrasia, Ugravira, Durmukha, Durdarsha, Mahahala—these are very, very powerful warriors. Divine Mother fought with all the warriors and slayed them.

Embodiment of Divine Souls, this is the third chapter in Chandi path.
Navaratri festivals are a very powerful time. Each and every second in this festival time is very valuable, very powerful and charged with the cosmic energy, especially whenever anyone is doing pujas, meditations, any spiritual activities. My dear sweet children, do not miss this time, this very auspicious time. Try to do more sadhana, more meditations, puja, stotrams, japams—whatever you like. Try to see Divine Mother in each and every cell of the universe.

Sarva Rupa Mayim Devim—Mother is in all forms.
Sarva Shakti Mayim Devim—Mother’s energy is the super energy, the cosmic energy.

So, Mother is Supreme Mother, compassionate Mother, kind Mother. Pray to Divine Mother; experience Divine Mother within your heart. Mother is all-pervading; Mother is everything; the entire cosmos is nothing but only Mother Divine. Experience Maha Lakshmi in all the entire forms in the entire world.

I love you so much, my dear children. Meditate upon Mother, experience Mother. Love you! I love you so much! ‘Bye!

Om Sri Chakra Vasinyai Namaha
Om Sri Lalitambikayai Namaha
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi

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Text of Amma's Message (Part B)

Om Sri Vidyam Jagatam Dhatrim
Sargha Sthithi Layeshwarim
Namami Lalitam Nityam
Maha Tripura Sundarim

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu
Lakshmi Rupena Samsthita
Namastastye Namastastye Namastastye
Om Namoh Namaha

Embodiment of Divine Souls, Amma’s Most Beloved, Sweet Children,
I love you, my sweet babies. I love you so much!

 Before the chapter of Chandi path the war between Divine Mother and the army of Mahishasura was still continuing. Innumerable warriors were dying in Divine Mother’s hands. Finally Mahishasura was vanquished by Divine Mother Durga Parameswari Devi. Divine Mother got the name “Mahishasura Mardini.” In this chapter Maha Lakshmi is Mahishasura Mardini.

Embodiment of Divine Souls, Amma’s sweet children,
Divine Mother is Maha Lakshmi. Mother is always giving light to the entire world. Mother is light of all the lights. But Mahishasura’s heart is always in the darkness of “I-ness” only. Actually Mahishasura was a very great meditator but he was not able to see Divine Mother because of the ignorance and illusion within himself. My dear, sweet children, whenever you are doing meditation or any spiritual practices gradually all the lotuses are blossoming inside. Especially the Navaratri festival time is the energy time. All these ten days are very special days. Holy rishis recognized that the special energy comes from the planets and also from the cosmos. They mentioned, “You must do puja, meditations, and all the yajnas and different, different spiritual practices especially during Navaratri festival times.” So, since time immemorial people have been doing these pujas, yajnas and japas, Chandi path, and different, different spiritual practices according to their samskaras. People are doing innumerable spiritual practices according to their spiritual levels. So, some people observe silence all these ten days, without taking any food, just only the liquid diet; some people are totally fasting these ten days; and some people are doing meditations and mantra japas and different, different pujas and yajnas, stotra pathams, chantings, recitations—different things are being done by so many disciples all over the world.

This is a very special time. This is not the war between Mahishasura and Divine Mother. Divine Mother is the boundless Supreme Consciousness. Mahishasura is a very limited tiny atom of “I-ness” and egoism. The suffering of Mahishasura is nothing but the “I-ness” only. Whenever we are also just only entangled in the maya of “I-ness,” we are never going to experience the absolute happiness and the absolute brahmananda in this lifetime. So, that’s why, in meditation, whenever our “I-ness” dissolves in the Supreme Consciousness totally, we are free from all of these bondages; finally we will experience our supreme Self. So that’s why this war is not the war of Divine Mother and Mahishasura. This war is really our war. It is continuously going on in our lives. So, whenever we are praying to Divine Mother, totally surrender to Divine Mother. Then we will experience the absolute Ananda, the highest energy in our hearts. The supreme Energy is within yourself. Children, experience that supreme Energy. You yourself are that Brahman. You yourself are the absolute Consciousness. You yourself are that absolute Ananda. So,
Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma—Everything is nothing but only the supreme truth.
This is the essence of the Rig Vedam. We need to experience this absolute truth in our lifetime. I love you so much, my sweet children. Amma’s special love and special blessings to all of you. I love you countless gazillions of times!

Om Sri Chakra Vasinyai Namaha
Om Sri Lalitambikayai Namaha
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi