Navratri is a very important Hindu festival celebration in
india, which is devoted to goddess durga. The festival is celebrated with great
reverence and faith across the country. It stretches over a period of nine
days, with each of the nine days being dedicated to one of the nine forms of
the goddess. Talking about the history of navratri festival, it can be
explained through the stories mentioned in the hindu scriptures. In case you
want to know more about them, explore the information given below.
History & Origin Navratri
In different parts of India,
different legends describe the history of Navratri.
North India
The Legend in North India goes that Mahishasura, the mighty
demon worshipped lord shiva and obtained the power of eternity . Soon, he
Started killing and harassing innocent people and set out to win all the three
lokas. The gods in swargaloka appealed to Lord shiva, to find a way to get rid
of the demon. To protect the world from the atrocities of mahishasura, the
Trinity of Brahm, Vishnu and Shiva united their powers and created a divine
female warrior, Known as Goddess Durga. Mahishasura, when he saw the divine
beauty of Goddess Durg, got mesmerized.
So fascinated was Mahishasura by Goddess Durga’s beauty that
he approached her with the intention of marriage. The goddess agreed to marry
him, but put forth a condition Mahishasura would have to win over her in a
battle. Mahishasura, proud as he was agreed immediately! The battle continued
for 9 night and at the end of the ninth night, Goddess Durga beheaded
Mahishasura. The nine nights came to be knows as Navratri, while the tenth day
was called Vijayasashmi, the tenth day that brought the triumph of good over
evil.
Another Legend Ram
and Ravana
Yet another legend of Navratri relates to the Hindu epic
Ramayana. It goes that lord Rama worshipped Goddess Durga in nine aspects, for
nine days, in order to gather the gather the strength and power to kill Ravana.
He Wanted to release sita from the clutches of powerful demon king Ravana, who
had abducter her. Those nine nights became to be known as Navratri and the
tenth day. On which Lord Rama killed Ravana, came to be called Vijayadashmi or
Dusshera, signifying Rama’s triumph over Ravana.
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