Navratri Anushtana

Navratri

Meditate on "Newness" (Nava) in the "Dark Nights" (Ratri)

Navaratri is a festivity of nine (Nava) nights when the Divine vibrations of Great Mother – Lalitha is in the highest sensitivity filled with compassion to grace every soul to embark upon the spiritual journey during these nine days.

Most of the time the whole life looks bleak filled with despair, confusion, conflict and occasionally rare moments of joy. Such a mechanised, dull and burdensome life lacks purpose. We have to break this cycle of monotonous  un-rhythmic days and nights and create space within for the transformation to happen.

Divine Mother Lalitha the brightest charming light, the treasure of knowledge, the essence of absolute freedom, the grace of prosperity, harmony and enthusiasm is the centre which is “New”, “Fresh” and “Ever expanding filled with joy”. This eternal sacred centre should be our hope, refuge and guide in the dark nights of our journey.

Let us invoke the benevolent grace of Newness - Lalitha filled with grace, rhythm and wisdom. Let us connect with that centre - Lalitha firmly by doing Navaratri Anushtana. (Sep 24th - Oct 3rd)

May you and your family be blessed by Divine Mother.

With yogic fragrance

Pattabhi & Jyothi

Practice Sequence:

1. Assume a comfortable posture. Keep the body still till the end of the practice. 

2. Relax the body completely.

3. Focus on Sushumna for 3 minutes. 

4. Come to Guru Chakra. Feel the presence of Bhole Baba (Swami Rama). Meditate there with the special mantra (8 times) 

“OM HREEM GURUDEVAAYA NAMAHA” 

Seek the blessings of Bhole Baba. 

5. Come to Anahada Chakra (Heart). Feel the presence of Divine Mother in her blissful, graceful and benevolent form. 

6. Meditating on The Mother, Chant a minimum of 108 times everyday.:

"Om Aim Hreem Shreem Lalitha Maha Tripurasundaryai Namaha " 

(ओम एम ह्रीं श्रीम ललिता महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्यै नमः ) 

7. Chant with intent feeling that Divine Mother is present and remember the meaning and the message above.

8. After completing japa, come out of meditation by chanting the prayer:

OM SARVE BHAVANTHU SUKHINAHA 

SARVE SANTHU NIRAAMAYAAHA 

SARVE BHADRAANI PASHYANTHU 

MAA KASHCHIT DUKHA BHAAG BHAVETH 

LOKAA SAMASTHAA SUKHINO BHAVANTHU 

LOKAA SAMASTHAA SUKHINO BHAVANTHU 

SAMASTHA SAN MANGALAANI BHAVANTHU 

OM TAT SAT