She constantly desires our advancement in life. She provides us with energy, wealth, and intelligence. OneвЂ™s own mother is the combination of all these divine beings. The Navaratri festival is celebrated in order to proclaim the power of the goddesses to the world. And Saraswati bestows intelligence, the capacity for intellectual inquiry, and the power of discrimination on us. Lakshmi bestows on us all forms of wealth вЂ“ not just money but intellectual wealth, the wealth of character, and others. Durga grants us energy вЂ“ physical, mental, and spiritual. The supreme Shakti manifests herself in the form of Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. This is the true message that this nine-night festival (the Navaratri) gives us. Recognizing oneвЂ™s mother as the very embodiment of all divine forces, one must show reverence to her and treat her with love. вЂњWHY FEAR WHEN I AM HEREвЂќ вЂ¦Baba вЂњThe life of a man who cannot respect and love oneвЂ™s mother is utterly useless. Listen to the various Vedic chants that are recited during the Yagnam with introductions.

Bhagavan blesses all the priests by sprinkling sacred water and akshada (turmeric coated rice) on them. Poornahuthi or the Valedictory Offering is made.ДЄfter seeking the blessings of Bhagavan, the priests make the final offering of clarified butter into the fire while chanting hymns from the вЂChamakam,вЂ™ praying for the physical and spiritual welfare of all the beings of the world. The Dasara Celebrations come to an auspicious close on, Vijaya Dasami Day, the 7th day of the Yagna. The first 6 days the Yagna follows this routine daily. Another priest worships the Sri Chakra, a mystic drawing representing the Supreme Mother. The Srimad Bhagavatham Parayana, and the Ramayana Parayana and the Devi Mahatmyam are simultaneously performed by noted scholars, and a few pundits and BhagavanвЂ™s students simultaneously chant various hymns from the Vedas. Other rituals also take place simultaneously like the Surya Namaskar, or the worship of the Sun as the visible symbol of the Supreme. The most important component of the Yagnam is the вЂRudra HomamвЂ™, an invocation to Lord Siva, in which the oblations of clarified butter are poured into the Yagna Kunda while chanting hymns from the вЂSri RudramвЂ™. Thereafter, the sacred fire thus produced, is placed in the вЂYagna KundaвЂ™ (the sacrificial altar into which oblations are offered) During Dasara Celebrations the Yagnam commences with the rubbing of wooden blocks to produce fire through friction.

Satya sai baba bhajan