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by G. R. Narasimhan (Author)
GODDESS DURGA DEVI UPASANA! A SIMPLE GUIDE TO DURGA DEVI WORSHIP! GODDESS DURGA DEVI ANGELIC ASSISTANCE & WORSHIP! DEVI DURGA POOJA/KAALI MATHA POOJA/ NAVA DURGA POOJA/ YAGAM/YAGNAM! Upasana is known as continuous worship of an angelic presence or god. If you follow a particular god or goddess / a deity to help you in all your personal and complete life cycle then you have to follow certain protocols on which a particular deity will be satisfied and helps by speaking, appearing in dreams and giving some message, making success in business/ career, marriage, service to others etc. For example if you choose Durga Devi as your favourite deity and you need his full help then, you have to pray her everyday more than the other deities.
You can start with Ganapathy pooja daily after taking bath (at least Om Maha Ganapathye' Namaha - 32 or 54 or 108 times) or follow the Ganapathy mantras given in this book and then start worship Durga with Moola mantra, Gayatri mantra, Astothram (108 names), Sahasranama (1000 names), Sukthams, Chalisa, Kavacham or Ashtagam mantras - where Goddess Durga will be pleased and start helping you. This may be continued for 40 to 48 days to take effect where a particular deity or angelic presence to help depending on our mind, body and soul balance. But don't worry as it happens automatically over the period of time. Durga Devi or Matha Durga-significance (something hard to defeat or pass) recognized as Parashakti, is a major and common Hindu Goddess type. She is the warrior goddess whose mythology focuses on fighting evil and alien forces that threaten the good with peace, prosperity, and dharma. She is the protective mother goddess ' fierce form, ready to unleash her wrath against wrong, freedom violence, and destruction to empower creation. In the Hindu pantheon, Durga is portrayed as a goddess riding a lion or tiger, each carrying a weapon with many weapons, often defeating Mahishasura (lit. buffalo demon). Durga's three main worshiped forms are Maha Durga, Chandika, and Aparajita. Of these, Chandika has two types called Chandi, of the combined strength and shape of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati, and Chamunda, a type of Kali produced by the goddess to kill Chanda and Munda demons. There are three types of Maha Durga: Ugrachanda, Bhadrakali, Katyayani. In the shape of her nine epithets called Navadurga, Bhadrakali Durga is also worshiped. This book majorly covers the following chapters for Durga Devi pooja/ worship. Anyone can use this for doing matha pooja and Yagnam easily. Most of the slogams are given in English/ Sanskrit/ Tamil. But mainly you need basic English knowledge to understand fully. INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF DURGA DEVI MAIN SANGALPAM/PURPOSE (INTENTIONS) INITIAL / BASIC SETUP FOR THE POOJAS! IMPORTANT NOTES & TIPS: LORD GANESH WORSHIP DEVI DURGA WORSHIP (with mantras & astotram) SHREE DURGA SAHASRA NAMAVALI SRI (DURGA) SUKTHAM SHREE DURGA NAKSHATRA MALIKA STHUTI SHREE DURGA CHALISA SHREE DURGA AARTHI NAVA DURGA STHOTRAM SHREE DURGA KAVACHAM (SHORT FORM) DURGA PANCHARATNAM DURGA ASHTAGAM MAHISHA-SURA MARDHINI SREE NAVRATRI POOJA & KUBER POOJA LAGU DURGA HOMAM EXTENDED HOMAM/ YAGNAM FOR DURGA DEVI ADDITIONAL KARYA SIDDHI MANTRAS MORE KARYA SIDDHI MANTRAS CONCLUSION. Yagnam/Yagam chapter will be very helpful to do lagu Durga/ Nava Durga homam/yagam at home or temple. Devi Durga can give more wealth/ liberation of the human cycle as she is like Kali Devi; as per Hindu mythology and Vedas. Be blessed and Stay blessed!
