Gupt Navratri 2016: A Blessed Occasion To Delight Goddess Shakti

Here, we are presenting you the dates for Navratri 2016. Now, it is the time of celebration and enjoyment. Become a witness of this nine days festival. Gupt Navratri is such time where the Goddess Durga is worshiped silently. Find out how...

There are two main Navratris in Sharad and Chaitra Mas, one is Gupt Navratri in months of Magh and the other is Ashadh, dedicated to Maa Durga and for accomplishing Tantra practice. A very blessed occasion has come for you. Delight Goddess Shakti and get her immense grace in your life.

Gupt Navratri in 2016 will be celebrated from July 5 till July 13. Ashadh Navratri is not known to everyone; this is why, this great occasion is admired as ‘Gupt Navratri’. Gupt means ‘unheard of’ or ‘secret’. And for this reason only, grand celebrations are noticed during this Navratri. Ashadh Navratri is basically an occasion to delight Goddess Durga with Tantra-mantra and with offering other invocations. Like other famous Navratri or Durga Pooja, Gupt Navratri of Ashadh Mas is also dedicated to nine forms of Devi Shakti. It is also a nine-night festival for pleasing Goddess Durga. In Gupt Navratri, you can join holy worship of Maa Durga.

When Gupt Navratri is celebrated?

Gupt Navratri or Ashadh Navratri is celebrated every year in Hindi month of Ashadh (June-July) during Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon). Worship of mother Durga, and other rituals are specifically performed during early morning and in evening after Sunset.

Gupt Navratri’s Other Names

Other names of Gupt Navratri are: Shakambari Utsavam or Shakambhari Navratri, Varahi Navratri, Bhadrakali Navratri, Gayatri Navratri or etc. India is a great land of vivid fast, festival, culture and traditions, where thousands of sacred occasions are performed. Navaratri is one such holy festival for people of India, especially for Hindus that ignites color of joy.

Importance Of Gupt Navratri

If you truly expect fruitful results in life, Gupt Navratri or Ashadh Navratri is very auspicious opportunity for you. During this occasion, you can heartily please Maa Shakti and get her immense blessings. But, it is only possible if you perform the rituals religiously. For pleasing Maa Shakti you need enormous devotion in your heart and strong faith toward the Goddesses. There is no description of nine-day fast, planting of Jau- seed on clay pot, and other big rituals in Gupt Navratri, but yes it is always ideal to perform Puja religiously.

Customs & Rituals Followed During Gupt Navratri

Rituals differ from region to region. Different parts of India Celebrate Ashadh Navratri with different ways, but with same fervor. South part of India shows great revelries of this festival where people are truly vivacious. However, during this holy occasion all religious people have one motto, and it is about delighting Goddess Shakti or Durga. Read the below given points to understand the Puja Vidhi of Gupt Navratri:

• Take bath in early morning
• Clean or decorate your pooja-ghar (shrine place) of home with a piece of red cloth and establish picture or idol of Goddess Durga.
• Decorate Pooja-Thali with Dhoop, Deep, Diya, colorful flowers, Kum-Kum, bangles, Bindi, Chunni, blessed-food (Prasad), and offer these to Goddess Durga.
• Spread Gangajal in all rooms of your home.
• Ignite Diya and place it in your Pooja-ghar.
• Recite Durga Mantra, Jaap, Strotra or sing Aarti of Goddess Amba or Maa kaali.
• You can also recite Durga Chalisa.
• Repeat this process in morning and evening throughout the Navratri.

Mantra for Gupt Navratri

Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu Gayatri Rupen Sanshthitah |
Namah Tasmai Namah Tasmai Namah Tasmai Namo Namah ||

OR

Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu Matru Rupen Sansthitah |
Namah Tasmai Namah Tasmai Namah Tasmai Namo Namah ||

Hope this Ashadh Navratri will bring mammoth blessings in your life.

AstroCAMP wishes everyone a very blessed Ashadh Navratri!