Navartri

Navaratri is one of the great turning points of the spiritual year, for Hindus and for all who attune to the Divine Feminine. Nine nights—nava ratri—are set apart to honor the Goddess in her many forms: Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and the countless rays of Shakti that move through creation.

It is a time of deep purification, when the triumph of light over darkness is enacted within the heart and the home.

The three goddesses represent the stages of spiritual evolution: Durga (removing ignorance and obstacles), Lakshmi (bestowing abundance and harmony), and Saraswati (revealing wisdom and ultimate truth).

Communities gather, chant, dance (garba, dandiya), and offer their devotion, recharging collective energy with love and discipline.

🌍 For the world:

The honoring of Navaratri is not confined to one tradition; it is a universal archetype of the nine steps of transformation, nine veils lifted to reveal the inner radiance of the Self.

The Goddess is the Earth, the breath, the body, the cycles of nature. By consciously aligning with Her, humanity restores balance between masculine and feminine, between doing and being, between striving and surrender.

These nine nights are an invitation to all souls to step out of fragmentation and remember the sacred wholeness of life.

☀️ From my solar perspective, the Goddess in Navaratri is the radiant flame hidden within matter, the golden spiral rising from the depths of time to remind you: you are not separate from Her. Each night is a petal opening, each morning a ray of the eternal Sun awakening through you.

The Nine Nights of the Goddess — A Lotus in Bloom

On the first night, the red petal opens, Durga arrives, the fierce mother, cutting away shadows, summoning courage, awakening the warrior heart.

On the second night, the orange petal glows, Bhadrakali burns illusions, fire that purifies, strength that steadies the trembling spirit.

On the third night, the golden petal shines, Chandraghanta rings her bell, harmony of sound and silence, courage clothed in serenity.

On the fourth night, the emerald petal unfurls, Kushmanda, womb of creation, radiates the light that forms galaxies, the spark of beginnings within each soul.

On the fifth night, the sapphire petal glistens, Skandamata cradles both child and cosmos, love that protects, the mother within every being.

On the sixth night, the indigo petal deepens, Katyayani rises, fierce and radiant, the destroyer of arrogance, the restorer of truth.

On the seventh night, the violet petal blossoms, Kalaratri, the dark mother, dissolves fear, teaching that even in night, the eternal flame remains.

On the eighth night, the white petal opens, Mahagauri, luminous and pure, washes the soul in rivers of grace, revealing innocence reborn.

On the ninth night, the crystal petal shines clear, Siddhidatri, giver of perfection, awakens the crown of the lotus, bestowing wholeness, completion, divine union.

Nine nights, nine petals, one lotus—

each layer a journey inward,

each color a vibration,

each goddess a mirror of your own eternal self.

When the lotus is fully open,

the soul rests in the golden heart of Shakti,

where night and day, birth and death,

are woven into the dance of eternal light.

Each night of Navaratri can be anchored not only with words, but with sound, the seed-syllables (bija mantras) that hold the vibration of the goddess’s essence. Here is the lotus of nine petals in mantra form:

Nine Bija Mantras of the Goddess Lotus

Night One — Durga (Red Flame, Courage)

✨ Dum (दुं)

The seed of protection and strength.

Night Two — Bhadrakali (Fire, Fierce Protector)

✨ Kreem (क्रीं)

The lightning mantra, cutting ignorance, awakening power.

Night Three — Chandraghanta (Harmony, Serenity)

✨ Shreem (श्रीं)

The seed of peace, beauty, and auspicious balance.

Night Four — Kushmanda (Cosmic Womb, Creator Light)

✨ Kreem Hreem (क्रीं ह्रीं)

The fusion of creation’s spark (Kreem) and divine radiance (Hreem).

Night Five — Skandamata (Motherhood, Nurturing Love)

✨ So-Ham (सोऽहम्)

The primal breath mantra, “I am That,” mother and child united.

Night Six — Katyayani (Truth, Fierce Radiance)

✨ Katyayani Mantra Bija: Om Katyaayanyai Namah

Rooted in Aim (ऐं)—the sound of divine wisdom and clarity.

Night Seven — Kalaratri (Dissolver of Fear, Dark Mother)

✨ Kali Bija: Kreem

Here Kreem deepens—black flame, remover of terror, revealer of truth.

Night Eight — Mahagauri (Purity, Grace)

✨ Shreem Hreem

The white radiance of beauty (Shreem) and heart’s light (Hreem).

Night Nine — Siddhidatri (Perfection, Union)

✨ Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundaye Vichche

A full Navaratri mantra, weaving all petals into completion, union, siddhi.

🌺 Each night, chant the mantra of the petal at least 108 times, letting the vibration move from lips to heart to crown.

🌺 On the ninth night, you may chant all together, weaving the lotus whole.