Navaratri, culminating with Dussehra, is a cultural
festival of great importance and significance for all. It is a festival that is
all about the goddess. In Karnataka, Dussehra is about Chamundi, in Bengal it
is about Durga. Like this, it is about various goddesses in different places,
but essentially it is about the feminine goddess or the feminine divinity.
Navaratri is replete with symbolism about
vanquishing evil and wanton nature, and about having reverence for all aspects
of life and even for the things and objects that contribute to our wellbeing.
The nine days of Navaratri are classified as per the three basic qualities of tamas, rajas and sattva. The first
three days aretamas, where the
goddess is fierce, like Durga and Kali. The next three days are Lakshmi related
– gentle but materially oriented goddesses. The last three days are dedicated
to Saraswati, which is sattva. It is
related to knowledge and enlightenment.
The Day of Victory
Investing in these three will
make your life in a certain way. If you invest in tamas, you will be powerful
in one way. If you invest in rajas, you will be powerful in a different way. If
you invest in sattva, you will be powerful in a completely different way. But
if you go beyond all this, it is no longer about power, it is about liberation.
After Navaratri, the tenth and final day is Vijayadashami – that means you have
conquered all these three qualities. You did not give into any of them, you saw
through every one of them. You participated in every one of them, but you did
not invest in any one of them. You won over them. That is Vijayadashami, the
day of victory. This brings home the message of how being in reverence and gratitude towards
everything that matters in our lives leads to success and victory.
Of the many things that we are in
touch with, of the many things that contribute in making and creating our
lives, the most important devices that we employ in making a success of our
lives are our own body and mind. Being in reverence towards the very earth that
you walk upon, towards the air that you breathe, the water that you drink, the
food that you eat, the people that you come in touch with and everything else
that you use, including your body and mind, will lead us to a different
possibility as to how we can live. Being in a state of reverence and devotion
towards all these aspects is a way of ensuring success in every endeavor that
we partake in.
This festival is of a tremendous
cultural significance for all who live in this land – irrespective of their
caste, creed or religion – and should be celebrated with gaiety and love. It is
my wish and my blessings that all of you should celebrate Dussehra with total
involvement, joy and love.
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