{ "item_title" : "Navadurga", "item_author" : [" Hem Raj Sharma Jayalwal "], "item_description" : "NAVADURGATHE NINE FORMS OF DIVINE FEMININE POWER: A JOURNEY FROM STABILITY TO SPIRITUAL PERFECTIONNavratri is one of the most celebrated spiritual festivals of India, a sacred period dedicated to the Divine Feminine in her many forms. At the heart of this tradition are the Navadurgā-the nine manifestations of Goddess Durgā worshipped during the nine nights. Yet the nine forms can also be approached as a profound inner map: a journey through the qualities required for a balanced, courageous, compassionate, and awakened life.This book explores Navadurgā not merely as a collection of divine forms but as nine dimensions of human and spiritual potential.The journey begins with Śailaputrī, the Daughter of the Mountain, representing stability, grounding, patience, and inner strength. Brahmacāriṇī follows as the embodiment of tapas, discipline, perseverance, and self-mastery. Candraghaṇṭā awakens courage and teaches us to face fear with awareness rather than allowing fear to control our lives.With Kūṣmāṇḍā, the journey moves toward creativity, light, possibility, and the human capacity to create meaning even in difficult circumstances. Skandamātā reveals the strength of compassion, motherhood, service, protection, and unconditional care. Kātyāyanī brings the seeker into the field of righteous action, teaching discernment, responsibility, courage, and action guided by dharma.Kālarātri, the fierce and mysterious form of the Goddess, invites us to confront darkness-fear, attachment, anger, pride, unconscious patterns, mortality, and the parts of ourselves we prefer not to see. Mahāgaurī then represents purification, forgiveness, renewal, simplicity, clarity, and the courage to begin again. Finally, Siddhidātrī, the bestower of spiritual accomplishment, points beyond achievement toward wisdom, humility, surrender, self-knowledge, and liberation.The book examines the symbolism of Durgā's weapons, lion and tiger, many arms, third eye, lotus, trident, sword, conch, discus, mace, bow and arrows, and other sacred symbols. These images are interpreted not only through traditional devotional meanings but also as contemplative tools for understanding courage, discernment, responsible power, self-mastery, compassion, and awareness.Navratri is also presented as a practical spiritual discipline. The book provides a complete nine-day journey in which each day becomes an opportunity for inner practice: grounding, discipline, courage, creativity, service, righteous action, fearlessness, purification, and surrender. Morning worship, mantra, meditation, prayer, evening reflection, fasting, Ghatasthāpana, Kanyā Pūjā, and other practices are explored with attention to their symbolic and ethical dimensions.The book also examines the deeper philosophy of Śakti, including her relationship with Śiva, Prakṛti, and Kuṇḍalinī. It explores the movement from worldly power toward spiritual power, from control toward awareness, from ego toward self-knowledge, and from achievement toward liberation.A central theme throughout the book is that ritual should eventually become character. Lighting a lamp can remind us to cultivate awareness. Fasting can become a practice of self-discipline. Prayer can become service. Worship of the Goddess can become respect for women and girls. Reverence for nature can become ecological responsibility. Meditation can become conscious living.The book therefore moves beyond the question, How do we worship the Goddess? toward the deeper question, How do we embody the qualities represented by the Goddess?It includes detailed chapters on the psychology of Navadurgā, the nine inner demons, the symbolism of Shakti, spiritual perfection, self-knowledge, surrender, and moksha. ", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/148/9798161483411_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "40.00", "online_price" : "40.00", "our_price" : "40.00", "club_price" : "40.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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