It is now the Ashtami of Vasantha Navarathri... Or the eighth day of the nine night celebration of Mother Durga and all her manifestations. Spring time is a very auspicious time for many things. With Holi, you can use this time to clean out your mind, body, and house. Through the sacred vratham of fruit and milk for 9 days, the body is thoroughly cleansed in the digestive areas and other areas of impurities. By making the house spotless and organized every day before night fall so that Mother can come to her devotee in a clean house. Through worship and prayer of Maa you cleanse the mind and karmas. When you meditate Maa, and when you pray Maa, as a baby child crying for her mother she comes to you like came to Shiva when she was dancing the Universe to dust with her lotus feet. When you pray Maa, and take her sacre vratham during the three auspicious occasions for Navarathri throughout the year, one cleanses the body, the house, the mind, and destroys all kinds of Karma loads. Even if one celebrates three days out of the nine, one for Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Sarasvathi one can obtain benefit. For the ardent devotee who cries out with tears for Maa, she will come. For those who really stick to the vratham and perform pujas mentally and physically for Maa, so many auspicious things happen! It is the best time of year to draw close to god. These nine days are filled with Shakti and the blessedness of Maa Jagadambe. If one takes the Navarathri Sadhana of Nava Durga, or nine forms, one for each day, with proper guidance, and whoever chants the ancient shlokas and mantras of Maa during this occasion, one will most likely attain liberation and Siddhi without any sort of hinderance. Everyone who prays to Maa during this time will be victorious with her in the battle against your asuric tendencies that may hinder you.

There is no other relationship better in any world than the relationship has with mother. Whether it is your physical mother, or Mother Jagadambae... When you pray to God as Maa, she will take compassion and pity for a helpless child like any good woman with mothering instincts. She will take you into her beautiful arms and auspicious lap and show you everything you need to know.

And pay special attention to any women, and especially little girls who may come to you during this time. Whether it's a small girl or withered elderly woman, you never know when Maa comes in disguise to surprise her devotees! She is so beautiful and so playful, and so very auspicious. You can be sure that if you pray Maa, you will succeed in life.

So a very happy and blessed Navarathri to all who love Maa. Jai Jagad Ambae Maa, Jai Ambae Bhavani, Jai Lalitha Ambikae. Always victory to the mother who is the cosmic empress of the three worlds.

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