Jai Sriman Narayana !!
In chapter XXVII of Devi Puranam, Maharishi Veda Vyasa explains to King Janamejaya about the selection of Virgins for the worship of 'Kanyaka Pooja'.
The virgins selected should be from a good brahmin family, graceful, healthy, beautiful and not physically challenged. While performing Kanyaka pooja by a Brahmin, the Kanyaka selected should always be from the Brahmin family only. The Vaishyas and Kshatriya can worship Kanyakas from any Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya family. The worship of Kshatriya Kanyaka provides courage and victory. The worship of Vaishya Kanyaka provides prosperity. The performance of Kanyaka Pooja on Ashtami Tithi or eigth day is treated as highly auspicious. On this day, Goddess Bhadra Kali is worshipped by performing sacrifical fire, offerings such as Kheer as 'Bhog', fruit and flowers and the invited brahmins should be served with meals and alms. The fasting on the days of Sapthami, Ashtami, Navami thithis are capable to bring abundance of merits.
As mentioned earlier, fasting on these days and following strict austerity are part of the worship. The performance of sacrificial fire, worship of Kanyakas, serving Brahmin with food and alms are the perfect part of the successful completion of Navaratri celebrations.
Maharishi Veda Vyasa continued, with the perfect completion of the Navaratri Vrata a worshipper attains prosperity, happiness, knowledge, virtous offsprings, good health, longevity and the eternal bliss. Those who did not follow any righteousness and the austerities of Navaratri vrata would take birth again and get strangled in this material world of agonies and pain. The Mother of the Universe and who is the source of 'Energy' is worshipped by all the deities, Sages, Lord Hari, Lord Hara, Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord Varuna, Lord Surya, Lord Agni, Lord Kubera constantly.
Maharishi Veda Vyasa enlightens the King Janamejaya with the abundance of merit obtains from the austerities on Navaratri. The sins from killing a Brahmin (Brahma Hathya), consuming intoxicated drinks, burglery, illicit relationship with women, association with evil doers get relieved.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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