shardiya navratra men man durga jo adya shakti hain evan shakti ki urja bina sabhi prani nirjiv hai, ki puja ka vishesh mahatva hai. jyotish shastra ke navagrahon ka sanbadh navdurga se hai. navagrah shivrup hai aur shiv men ikar svarup navashakti vidyaman hai. shakti ke bina shiv shav ban jata hai. navagrahon ka svarup bhi shiv shaktirupa hai. navagrah men shukra shani chandra budh ek sath hokar shakti rupa stri hote hain tatha surya, mangal, guru evan rahu shiv rup men purush hote hain. navagrahon ke shubhashubh prabhav dalne vali shakti navdurga hi hai. yah ek, tin, nau aur ek sau ath rupon mane vicharan karti hui navagrahon, rashi evan nakshatra mandli ko urja pradan karti hai jisse charachar jagat men gatishilta aur parivartan dikhai parta hai.
yah shakti shrimhakali, shrimhalakshmi, shrimhasarasvati ke rup men, navdurga ke rup men tatha ek sau ath lok durga ke rup men virajman rahti hain - ya devi sarvabhuteshu shaktirupen sansthita. shailputri, brahmacharini, chandraghanta, kushmanda, skandhmata, katyayini, kalratri, mahagauri, siddhidatri, adi nav shakti navagrahon ko das mahashakti rupa das mahavidyaon ke sahyog se laukik shakti evan alaukik shakti ke sath chamatkar paida karti hai. jyotishshastra men grahane ke shubh ashubh fal unki shakti ke adhar par hi milte hanai. unko uchch nich mitra shatru karak badhak sadhak adi kisi bhi sangya se pukaren lekin anisht grah evan dashakal bhi shakti upasna se purnataya parivartanashil hota hai.
shakti manushya ki sarvaepri panuji hai, jyotish shastra ke vyavhar mane sattais nakshatra hote hain tatha pratyek nakshatra ke char charan hote hain. pratyek charan lok durga shakti ka pratinidhi hota hai. navagrah navashakti ke sath milakar shiv shakti ke rup mane arddhanarishvar bane huye hain. ashvini nakshatra se prarambh kar ashlesha nakshatra tak mesh, vrish, mithun evan kark rashi ati hai. isi tarah jyeshtha evan revti nakshatra par vrishchik evan min rashi samapt hoti hai. atah kark, vrishchik, min rashiyon par char-char rashi ke chandra paribhraman marg ko puranane men dakshavrat kaha gaya hai jo tin bhagon mane vibhakt hai. yah tin bhag hi mahakali, mahalakshmi evan mahasarasvati ke ashray sthal hain. sanvatsar chakra men tin sau sath ratri tatha tin sau sath din hote hain.
islie ek varsh men chalis navratra ate hain. inmane bhi char navratron ko pramukhta di gai hai. inmen ashvin mas men hone vale navratra yamdrishta kahlate hain kyaneki yah navratra shakti sanchay ki drishti se sarvashreshth mana jata hai. kaha bhi hai sharatkale mahapuja kriyate ya ch varshiki. mahakal puja mane manushya ko kam aur arth pradan karne vali durga saptashati ka path sarvashreshth mana gaya hai. saptashati markandey puran ka ek shakti sanpann bhag hai jo tridevi navdurga evan ashtottarashat nav durga ke rup men prani matra ka kalyan kar deti hai. navratra men sadhna evan vrat se tan, man, hriday, pran ko buddhi ki shaktiyan sangthit ho jati hain.
yah sadhna ve hi kar pate hanai jinke shiv shakti rup grahon ko panch viddh sanbandhane men se koi bhi ek ka sanbadh bana hua hai. navratra sadhna se hamari prakritik shakti sakar rup men tatha atmik shakti nirakar rup men sansar ka vyavhar sanchalit karti hai. bikhri hui shaktiyon ko sangthit karke atmanushasan men lana hi shakti ki sachchi upasna hai aur jiske lie bal, dhan aur gyan in tinon ke bina manav ko jivan men saflta nahin milti. atah inki prapti ke lie mahakali, mahalakshmi evan mahasarasvati ki upasna adi kal se chali a rahi hai.