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Chaitra navratri 2025: Chaitra Navratri 2025 has started from the Pratipada date of Chaitra Shukla Paksha according to the Indian Panchang. The festival of Chaitra Navratri is not only important for worshiping the nine forms of Goddess Durga, but its astrological and spiritual influence is also very wide. This year, Chaitra Navratri started from 30 March 2025 and Ram Navami will be celebrated on 7 April 2025.
Navratri is celebrated every year for nine days, but this year it will be only 8 days. This can cause confusion in the minds of many people. Pawan Pathak, Editor and Jyotishacharya of ‘Shri Ballabh Panchang’ From knowing why there is a difference in dates this time.
How is the date calculated?
In Sanatan Dharma, dates are fixed on the basis of speed of Sun and Moon. The tour of the Moon and the Sun is not stable, but their speed is variable. Every day the date is calculated according to the position of the moon at sunrise.
Lack of Tritiya Tithi this year
Jyotishacharya Pawan Pathak says that Tritiya Tithi did not exist on the morning of 1 April this year. That is, the third Navratri has disappeared and due to this Navratri will be only 8 days.
Navratri dates are as follows:
- March 30 – Pratipada
- March 31 – Dwitiya
- 31 March – (Tritiya absent, so both Dwitiya and Tritiya will be followed on 31)
- 1 April – Chaturthi
- April 2 – Panchami
- April 3 – Shashthi
- April 4 – Saptami
- April 5 – Ashtami
- April 6 – Durga Navami and Ram Navami
Kanya Pujan 2025)
It is considered auspicious to invite nine girls on Ashtami or Navami Tithi. This year, in Chaitra Navratri, the date of Ashtami is falling on April 5 and the date of Navami on April 6, on this day, you can worship the girl. During this time, give pudding, puri, gram and coconut offerings and get blessings by washing the feet of girls.
Peace of planets by worshiping Maa Durga in Chaitra Navratri
It is believed that by worshiping the mother, Mars dosha in the horoscope calms. The recitation of Durga Saptashati reduces the inauspiciousness of Rahu-Ketu and keeping fast nine days in Shani Navratri reduces the influence of Saturn’s half-and-half and dhaiya. Not only this, astrologers believe that worshiping the nine forms of Maa Durga ends Navagraha Dosha and Durga Saptashati recitation increases peace and good luck in life.
Importance of Navratri in ancient texts
Goddess Bhagwat Purana
‘Sharanagat Dinart Paritrana Parayan.
Sarvasarti Hare Devi Narayani Namoastu Te॥ ‘
(Meaning: Whatever devotee comes under the shelter of Mother Durga, they liberate her from all suffering.)
Shrimad Bhagwat Purana
‘Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shaktirupain Sanstha.
Namastasai Namastasai Namastasai Namo Namah॥ ‘
(Meaning: Mother Durga is prevalent in the whole world in power, greetings to them again and again.)
Mention of Navratri in Mahabharata
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna worshiped Maa Durga before the war. At the same time, Shri Ram also called for Mother Durga in Navratri to conquer Ravana.
Navadurga Pujan (nine days of worship)
- First day- Shailputri Puja
- Second day- Brahmacharini Puja
- Third day- Chandraghanta Puja
- Fourth Day- Kushmanda Puja
- Fifth Day- Skandmata Puja
- Sastham Day- Katyayani Puja
- Seventh Day- Kalratri Puja
- Eighth Day- Mahagauri Puja
- Navam Day- Siddhidatri Puja
Do not have any confusion- worship Maa Durga
This is a natural event according to the Vedic calculation, there should be no doubt in it. Therefore, all the devotees worship Maa Durga in these holy days of Navratri, communicate self -power and get divine energy.