The Ten-Day (Dusserah) festivities worship of Devi begin today with Padya and ends with Vijaya Dashami. The festivities mark the 'vijayotsav' on the return of Sri Ramachandra from Sri Lanka after Kamsamardhana. However, these are the days when we worship Mahalakshmi, Saraswati and Durga Parameshwari as the three Goddesses of 'Trayinyas' (three-fold path to bhukti and mukti). The shop keepers woship, where as, the industrialists worship the machines and implements (ayudhapuja) and the students worship the Goddess of Learning. The final celebration is to take Durga Devi in procession; this is also the Nada devate's (Rajeshwari) procession.
The festivities mark the erstwhile Maharaja's (King's) Rule in Mysore decorating the Palace and the City goes into festive mode. The Vijaya Dashami procession used to attract the visitors all over the world since the King Jayachamaraja Wodeyar had good relations with English Rulers. After the Congress rule in the State this State festivities lost its grandeur due to Ex-CM Kengal Hanumanthaiah's ego problem. The Fifteen-Day or Month-long Dasara Exhibition used to attract good artists and was a great attraction. The Congress destroyed all the cultural and historic prominence of Mysore. Many thousands of people lost their livelihood. It is a sad sad story.
Now, coming to the worship of Devi, it is very important to note that we, the humans, live on earth and treat the Mother Earth as Bhu Devi. Bhu sukta eulogises the devi in a number of names as Bhu, Ila, Neela, Sri, saraswati, lakshmi, etc. The Earth is our Mother who gives us food and shelter and the Mother of the Earth asa Planet is the Sun, since the Earth is borne out of the 'Soalr Flares' ejected and cooled and condensed later. The Purusha behind all these creation is Narayana. Eko Devah Narayanah |. It is also interesting to note that the sun is riding the Chariot driven by Aruna, who incidentally absorbs all the heat of the Lord (as Arunodaya Leela!), Bhagavan Surya Deva (Who is angry with Rahu who is behind Him to grab Him as on eclipese day!) Thus we are all in the shadow or the Sun. Also, the names of Sandhya, Nisha, and Usha Devi to indicate the Deities of evening, night and the dawn, respectively.
Acharya Shankara has written the Soundarya lahari topraise the beauty of Raja rajeshwari and we have the Durga Saptashati, Lalita Sahasranama, Sharada Chatushtaya praising the Devi along with the description of Sri Chakra. By constant remembrance of the Devi and worship of Sri Chakra one can attain to salvation, after enjoying fully the Blessings of the Devi as the Divine Mother.
Hence Dasara is marked by bhakti and dhyana devoted to all the Powers (Shakti), that be.
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Now, coming to the worship of Devi, it is very important to note that we, the humans, live on earth and treat the Mother Earth as Bhu Devi. Bhu sukta eulogises the devi in a number of names as Bhu, Ila, Neela, Sri, saraswati, lakshmi, etc. The Earth is our Mother who gives us food and shelter and the Mother of the Earth asa Planet is the Sun, since the Earth is borne out of the 'Soalr Flares' ejected and cooled and condensed later. The Purusha behind all these creation is Narayana. Eko Devah Narayanah |. It is also interesting to note that the sun is riding the Chariot driven by Aruna, who incidentally absorbs all the heat of the Lord (as Arunodaya Leela!), Bhagavan Surya Deva (Who is angry with Rahu who is behind Him to grab Him as on eclipese day!) Thus we are all in the shadow or the Sun. Also, the names of Sandhya, Nisha, and Usha Devi to indicate the Deities of evening, night and the dawn, respectively.
Acharya Shankara has written the Soundarya lahari topraise the beauty of Raja rajeshwari and we have the Durga Saptashati, Lalita Sahasranama, Sharada Chatushtaya praising the Devi along with the description of Sri Chakra. By constant remembrance of the Devi and worship of Sri Chakra one can attain to salvation, after enjoying fully the Blessings of the Devi as the Divine Mother.
Hence Dasara is marked by bhakti and dhyana devoted to all the Powers (Shakti), that be.
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