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 Thursday 02 October 2025

VIJAYA DASAMI

Swami Sivananda

The learning of any science is begun on this highly auspicious day. It was on this day that Arjuna worshipped Devi, before starting the battle against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra. Sri Rama worshipped Durga at the time of the fight with Ravana, to invoke Her aid in the war. This was on the days preceding the Vijaya Dasami day. He fought and won through Her Grace. Dussera can also be interpreted as "Dasa-Hara", which means the cutting of the ten heads of Ravana. So, let us resolve today to cut the ten heads-passion, pride, anger, greed, infatuation, lust, hatred, jealousy, selfishness and crookedness-of the demon, Ego, and thus justify the celebration of Dussera.


Your body to which you are so attached, which is so important to you and for whose comfort and convenience you are prepared to do anything; even this body you have to leave behind when the time comes for you to bid goodbye to this world.

- Swami Chidananda

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