Chaitra Navratri; the Time to Magnify your Shakti | Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj
Chaitra Navratri; the Time to Magnify your Shakti
Chaitra Navratri or Vasantik Navratri mark the first day of the Hindu New year. So, it is a New Year that starts with a sacred nine-day festival. It is a time to worship Shakti (Goddess Durga), that means power, and invoke Her blessings through Mantra chanting, meditation, adhering to Sattvic lifestyle, prayers and Yajna.
Above all, it is the time to awaken your Shakti, realize your full potential and move ahead on the path of success.
So, during Chaitra Navratri, worship Goddess Durga by chanting Mantras of ‘Durga Saptashati’. Offer prayers to the Goddess who is seated within you in the form of devotion and inner power. Revere that power and make efforts to enhance it by bringing internal balance.
Understanding ‘Power’
God has infused power in each element that breaths in this cosmos. Even a small seed is replete with an amazing power of transformation. The seed grows with time into a plant, bears flowers & fruits filled with fragrance and sweetness.
So, a great power is manifested in a small seed. Some seeds have the power to grow into beautiful flowers with a sweet fragrance while some may grow into a bitter fruit. Some seeds have the power to leave a sweet taste in your mouth and some are well known to cure various diseases.
Such great powers are present in human beings as well. During Chaitra Navratri, worship the Divine Shakti in an effort to awaken your own shakti. Make this Shakti confluence with Shiva in your inner world and then utilize it for your self-development.
Learn how to Utilize Your Power
When you fail to use your inner power, it remains dormant and undeveloped. After some time, it may vanish as well. You must know how to use your natural capacity for yours and others’ benefit. When someone learns to utilize one’s inherent capability, it brings incredible outcomes.
The example of James Watt, the great Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist is so apt in this context. He intently observed the lid of his mother’s tea kettle moving as the water boiled and he didn’t ignore that. He studied the phenomenon, utilized the energy in steam after intense experimentations, and eventually invented the Steam Engine- one of the most significant scientific inventions of all times.
So, the energy or power is present everywhere all you need is to know how to utilize that. Many powers are within you as well. Try to elevate that inherent Shakti to your crown chakra through meditation where the element of bliss is present.
Moreover, many times your powers take you towards suffering, grief and unwise desires. Stay aware of that as well. Always use your capability and energy for your progress.
So, during the entire Chaitra Navratri period, worship Shakti, understand Shakti and also awaken and balance your inner Shakti. It will usher good health, happiness and prosperity into your life with the blessings of Goddess Durga.