Vijayadashami - Why do we celebrate it?

Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, marks the victory of good over evil and the end of Navratri's nine days of divine celebration. Honoring goddesses like Durga and Chamundi, this festival goes beyond tradition, symbolizing the triumph over inner obstacles and

Navratri, culminating with Dussehra, is a cultural festival that is all about the goddess. In Karnataka, Dussehra is about Chamundi. In Bengal, it is about Durga. Similarly, it is about various goddesses in different places, but essentially, it is about the feminine divinity.

Navratri is replete with symbolism about vanquishing evil and untamed nature, and about having reverence for all aspects of life. The nine days of Navratri are classified according to the three basic qualities of tamas, rajas, and sattva. The first three days are tamas, where the goddess is fierce, like Durga and Kali. The next three days are Lakshmi-related, gentle but materially oriented goddesses. The last three days are dedicated to Saraswati, Ranked among the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished services. associated with knowledge and enlightenment.

If you invest in tamas, you will be powerful in one way. If you invest in rajas, you will be powerful in a different way. If you invest in sattva, you will be powerful in yet another way. However, if you go beyond all this, it is no longer about power; it is about liberation.

After Navratri, the tenth and final day is Vijayadashami, that means you have conquered all these three qualities. You participated in every one of them, but you did not invest in any one of them. You won over them. That is Vijayadashami, the day of victory. This drives home the message of how being in reverence and gratitude towards everything that matters in our lives leads to success and victory.  

By: Sadhguru, ranked among the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished services.