Yettidalaaratiyaa Sri Tulasige

ಎತ್ತಿದಳಾರತಿಯಾ  ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿಗೆ  ಭಕ್ತಿ ಭಾವಗಳಿಂದಲಿ ।ಪ ।
ಎತ್ತಿದಳಾರತಿ  ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮನ  ಸತಿ ...... (೨)
ಅಚ್ಯುತನ ತೋರೆಂದು ಅತಿ ದೈನ್ಯದಿಂದಲಿ ।।ಅ . ಪ।।

                                                           (ಎತ್ತಿದಳಾರತಿಯ)

Saraswathi Pooje Maaduva Vidhi Vidhaanagalu

Navaratri Vishesha

 

SharadEyE Karuna.....

SharadEyE karuna vaaridhiyE
saaramshavachanava kottu salahenna taayE ||
Chandra kirana porvalE jagadambE naanu ninna kanda
yenna matigE sahakaaravaagiruvembe||

                                                                   (sharadEyE)

Bega Baare........

BEga barE sri ramaa dEvi|
raaraajisutaa balu bEga barE sri ramaa dEvi.||

What is importance of 'offering a sari' for the Goddess?

 

1. What is the importance of performing  ('Oti bharane') in Goddess worship ?

 

Invariably offering Her a sari and a blouse-piece concludes the ritualistic worship of a Goddess. Offering this to a Goddess is akin to praying to Her attributeless form to work for one's spiritual progress and welfare through the medium of 'with attribute' form. Panch-opachar puja (worship by 5 characteristic sub-rituals) in any ritualistic worship is related to the attributeless form of God. The prayer to the Goddess to become functional, with the offering of a sari and a blouse piece helps the attributeless form of the Goddess to manifest in 'with attribute' form in the sari and the blouse-piece.

 

Navaratri

Navaratri means nine days  where goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms.

History of Navratri

• This vrat was advocated by Sage Narad to ShriRam, so that He could kill Ravan. After completion of this vrat, ShriRam attacked Lanka and finally killed Ravan.
• The Goddess fought with the demon Mahishasur for nine days from Pratipada to Navami and finally killed him on the Navami night. Since then, She came to be known as Mahishasurmardini, the annihilator of Mahishasur.

Importance

• Whenever the tamasik, demonical and cruel people become powerful and start troubling the sattvik, righteous humans, the Goddess incarnates to reinstate Righteousness. This is the vrat of this Deity.
• During Navaratra, the Goddess Principle is a thousand times more active than usual.

                                                    

Significance of worshipping Shakti 

The word asur is derived from ‘असुषु रमन्ते इति असुर: |’, meaning ‘the one who remains engrossed only in enjoying life and in the indulgence of pleasure of the objects is an asur (demon)’. Such a Mahishasur is present in each human heart. And he has taken control over internal Divine qualities of the human being. It is necessary to perform puja of Shakti to become free from the trap of Mahishasur, by realising the illusory form of this Mahishasur. Therefore, Shakti should be worshipped in the nine days of Navratra. This victory is celebrated on the day of Dashami and is called Dussehra.

Shailaputri literally means the daughter (putri) of the mountains (shaila). Variously known as Sati Bhavani, Parvati or Hemavati, the daughter of Himavana - the King of the Himalayas, she is the first among Navadurgas. Her worship takes place on the first day of Navaratri – the nine divine nights. The embodiment of the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, she rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands.