On Navratri, Priyanka Gandhi recalls how grandmother Indira used to teach shloka
On the first day of Navratri, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra greeted the nation and recalled a moment when her grandmother Indira Gandhi used to teach her a shloka which symbolises Goddess Durga as a divine force, an embodiment of peace, wealth and power.
Taking to Twitter, Priyanka said that when she was 11-years-old, her grandmother taught her the shloka - Ya Devi sarvabhutesu Shanti rupena samsthita Namestasyai Namestasyai Namestasyai Namoh Namah.
"Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shakti-Rupena Sanstita. Namastasayai Namastasayai Namastasayai Namo Namah. When I was 11-years-old, my grandmother taught me this shloka. On the occasion of Navratri, best wishes to all of you," she tweeted in Hindi.
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्ति-रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 29, 2019
जब मैं 11 साल की थी तो मेरी दादीजी ने मुझे यह श्लोक सिखाया था। आज #नवरात्रि के पावन अवसर पर आप सबको बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएँ।
This year, Navratri is being observed from September 29 to October 7. Navratri in Sanskrit means nine nights in which nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped in a particular order. Alongside observing fast and performing various rituals, preparing a special offering for each day holds symbolic significance.
-ANI
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First published: 29 September 2019, 13:12 IST
