Yoga of Divine Mother, a Navaratri Offering: Day 2.

Amma Sri Karunamayi explains how to worship Divine Mother during Navaratri. She gives step-by-step instructions for puja that devotees can do at home, and Amma shares Her loving presence and blessings in this beautiful video.

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Text of Amma's Message

Om Sarva Rupa Mayim Devim
Sarvam Shakti Mayam Jagat
Ato Ham Visva Rupam
Twam Namami Sri Lalitambikam
Namami Sri Lalitambikam

Embodiment of Divine Souls, Amma’s most beloved sweet children,
I love you, my babies.

Divine Mother Adi Parasakti is Lalitambika Devi, Sri Lalita Parameshwari Devi, very sweet mother, very kind mother. All that is animate and inanimate comes from Mula Prakriti, Lalita Bhavani Devi. Sri Lalita Bhavani Devi is the Source for the entire Creation. In Sharan masa, in the month of October, all the ten days, people are worshipping Divine Mother in the forms of Lalitambika, Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi, Maha Saraswati, Durga Bhavani. All these forms are nothing but only the Supreme Mother, Divine Mother, Omkarini, Mula Prakriti, Para Shakti, Adi Devi, Arya Maha Devi, Maha Shakti Swarupini, Sri Lalita Bhavani Devi.

The essence of the Rig Veda is Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma.

The entire Creation is nothing but Brahman only—only Omkara. Whatever we are seeing, listening, and experiencing in the entire universe is nothing but only Divine Mother. So, Divine Mother is Mula Prakriti. What is Mula Prakriti? Mula is the Source of Energy—the Source. Prakriti—pra is the greatest; kriti means that which comes from the Creator. Prakriti is Creation which comes from the Creator. The Creator is Omkara. Omkara is nothing but Supreme Consciousness, Divine Mother Lalitambika.

There are innumerable celestial lokas [realms]—Chandra loka, Vishnu loka, Brahma loka, Maha Kailasa, Kailasa. Beyond all the lokas, the greatest loka is Manidwipa. Manidwipa is the abode of Divine Mother Lalitambika. Manidwipa is the sweet Mother’s home. Manidwipa is nothing but the Sri Chakra—the supreme Sri Chakra. Cosmic Consciousness is [represented by] the Sri Chakra. In our world we have replicas of the Sri Chakra and Manidwipa in the form of the little, little Sri Chakras. But Manidwipa is nothing but the Absolute Consciousness, Divine Mother, Omkara and the Sri Chakra. This is Mother’s Creation—the solar families, the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy, countless innumerable galaxies—all these universes are the Creation of Divine Mother. Whenever any problems come in her Creation, Mother comes in a form and protects her Creation through dharma. So that is the responsibility of the Creator, Divine Mother.
One of Mother’s names is Srushti Sthiti Laya Karini. Divine Mother Lalitambika was praised by the Gods and Goddesses with a very special name, “Mother, you are the Srushti Sthiti Laya Karini.” Srushti means you are the Creator. In the form of Brahma you are creating the entire universes. Sthiti means you are sustaining these entire universes with your divine grace. Adi Parashakti Mula Prakriti Swarupini, Divine Mother Lalitambika – whenever any righteousness takes place in the universe Mother comes in different, different forms because Mother is Maha Maya Swarupini. Mother takes innumerable different forms and protects the dharma in her Creation.

In the Chandi Sapta Shati the first chapter starts with the Maha Kali chapter. In the Chandi Sapta Shati in the first chapter Brahma praises Divine Mother and asks her to protect him from the two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha. Madhu and Kaitabha meditated for so many years. They got very special boons, innumerable boons. Because of their tamasic nature Madhu and Kaitabha were giving a lot of trouble to the Creator, Brahma. Then Brahma was praising Maha Vishnu. Maha Vishnu was in deep meditation. Divine Mother Yoga Maya dwells in Maha Vishnu’s eyes. Brahma was also praising Divine Mother Yoga Maya with very powerful slokas. Slowly, Divine Mother came from the eyes of Maha Vishnu and appeared in front of Brahma, Vishnu and also Madhu Kaitabha in a very huge, divine form, Yoga Maya; and her name is Sri Maha Kali Devi. That is the first form taken by Mother Divine in Chandi Sapta Shati. Mother inspired Maha Vishnu to protect Brahma from Madhu and Kaitabha. Maha Vishnu was fighting with the Madhu and Kaitabha for five thousand years. Finally Madhu and Kaitabha were vanquished by Maha Vishnu.

Embodiment of Divine Souls, Amma’s most sweet children, this is the first form of Divine Mother, Maha Kali, in the first chapter of Chandi Sapta Shati. Mother is so kind towards Brahma. Mother is always so kind. Mother is so merciful; Mother is sweet Mother; Mother’s responsibility is always to protect her Creation. So, pray to Mother Divine within yourself. Try to see Mother everywhere in the entire Creation. Do not see Mother only in the limited places. Try to see Mother everywhere. Experience Mother even in the grass blades, in the pebbles, in the sand particles, in the water drops, in the birds’ kingdom, animal kingdom, in the entire mankind, in the clouds, everywhere. Everywhere is Mother; each and every atom of this universe is nothing but only Divine Mother, Supreme Mother; Mother is the Supreme Consciousness. Experience Mother. Be always in the Brahmananda; experience the total happiness; be peaceful and happy.
I love you so much, my sweet children!

Om Sri Chakra Vasinyai Namaha
Om Sri Lalitambikayai Namaha
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi