Today is the day of Mother Kushmanda. Ku means tiny, a kumari. Ushma means energy, and anda indicates a primordial thing, from which the entire cosmos arose; who has created everything, who is within the creation, and who is hidden from the creation as well.. the energy, under whose command the universe runs. We have to feel the energy that is …
Today is the day of Mother Chandraghanta. Why is she called so? She adorns herself with a crescent moon (Chandra), which looks like a bell (ghanta). Then, what is special about the moon? When we see the moon, we feel intense love. When we focus our attention on the form, automatically all our negativities go away. We …
Today’s day is celebrated in the name of Mother Brahmcharini. We are aware that this body is a fort (durg), where our soul, the Shakti resides. Our mind remains engaged in the outer world and hence we cannot perceive the energy. Someone said, “We should blow out the Diya (a lit earthen lamp) of darkness and light a lamp of the …
Today is the first day of Navratri. It is also called Durga Puja. Durg means a fort, and the soul sitting within the fort is the true self. Today’s day is celebrated in the name of Mother Shailputri. Shailputri means the daughter of Himachal. Shail, the mountain signifies strength, energy, and power. The mountain itself is not alive. But if the energy enters …
Once a beggar was upset with his life because he had to beg to run his life. He had to beg for everything. He would remain unhappy about this and thought about how his life would change? Thinking that he would be disappointed. Every day he would see that many frustrated people, people with tears …
A little girl narrated a beautiful story… There was a boy named Ben. His family was having tea at the table. Soon, his little sister received a note from the school. The paper said that the school was about to organize a competition, where the children had to bring their pets. Ben enrolled in the …
There was a demon named Vakrasura. He prayed to Shiva Ji intensely. Shiva loves everyone equally, may you be a demon or a demigod. He remembers you even more than you remember him. When you walk a step, God walks ten steps; when you walk ten steps, he walks a hundred steps; when you walk, he runs; when you run, he …
Mother Parvati became the Brahma. She became unaware of the physical body. There was a reason behind her birth through Mother Maina and Himachal. To destroy the demons, she had to become active and manifest as a human form. A son, Kartikeya, was to come through her. There were a few demons who had the boon that only the son of Shiva Ji could kill them. They …
Maa Parvati was born in the house of King Himachal and Mother Maina. As she took birth, Brahmarishi Narad came to their house. King Himachal and Mother Maina became extremely happy, thinking, “It is a great blessing that Brahmarishi Narad is at our doorstep.” They didn’t know the reason behind his arrival. Narad Ji came to pay respects to Maa Jagdamba. It was a leela. Narad Ji said, “I have heard that a beautiful …