The Mythology

According to the Puranas, on this day, the Gods appealed to the Trinity (Brahama, Vishnu and Maheshwara) to save them from Mahisasura, the Demon and his clan and hence appeared Goddess Chandi; the amalgamation of all the power of the divinity. Again Myth has it, Durga commenced on her journey to her paternal home on this day. And this paternal home is symbolized by our homes/lives. She appears on this earth to destroy all that is evil and redundant and establishes the glory of Good once again. It is the day of taking the vow that all mortals can and will ultimately addresses the potential of his human existence. As mentioned many times before, we mortals are all blessed with a miniature of His power and there is a need always to work towards perfection. So let us all address those issues that create problems for us and once again positively assert, the Good in our respective lives. While we normally rejoice with the full Moon, this time we rejoice in the dark night of Amavasya (new moon). Let us all pray en-mass that each of us to reach our goals in life, at this time of destruction of Evil and resurrection of the Good. It is the darkness of the sky before first rays of the dawn. Let us worship the Power, of Durga for 9 nights/days this Nav Ratri to be able to reach out to The Supreme, The Powerful.