Shardiya Navratri-the nine-night-long joyous festival in the honor of Goddess Durgabegins this year on October 3 and culminates with Vijayadashami on October 12. As devotees gear up to welcome Maa Durga into their homes and hearts, a thorough cleansing ritual has to be performed in order to invite her blessings.
London-based Hindu Priest Arjun Pandey insists on cleanliness and positivity in the atmosphere during Navratri. The fact that Maa Durga defeated negativity is just as important as cleaning up one’s surroundings to let the path of wealth and prosperity open up.
Here is how one can cleanse their house ahead of Ghatasthapana Navratri 2024:
1. Deep Cleanse Your Abode:
First and foremost, the house should be spotlessly clean for the beginning of the Navratri-sanitizing every corner and nook. This is a form of respect to the divine energy that accommodates space inside the house for the energy of Maa Durga.
2. Shifting the Broken Idols Gracefully
These invite the broken idols or torn pictures of gods, Vastu imbalances in the form of negative energy. Hence respectful immersion is to be done in the moving river or daan to Mother Earth.
3. Throw Away Broken Utensils
Break glass items; discard the broken watches, torn shoes and slippers, old torn clothes. These are the things that mean stagnation and negative energies, obstructive to positive energy.
4. Maintain a Positive Environment:
This Shardiya Navratri, keep your home positive and peaceful. Japa, kirtan, and other spiritual activities raise the vibration positive.
Thus, you perform some cleansing ritual that would create a holy ground for Maa Durga to come in. You invite Her blessings and grace into your life this Navratri 2024.
