Yaa Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shakti Rupen Sanstitha Namstasye Namstasye Namstasye Namo Namaha
A special day when the Goddess is first adorned with colours marks the end of Pitrupakhshya and the begining of Devipakshya. It is also an invitation from the heart to the Mother Goddess to come down from Kailash mountain to her paternal home with her children. Goddess Parvati, part of Shiva is Shakti and takes many forms to end the existance of Asuras (evil). In other words, It is on Mahalaya she took the form of Goddess Durga and was gifted celestial weapons by all Gods and Godesses to rid of evil. At some point of time, truth and the good always prevails, there is always a catalyst who brings the change and ends the cycle of untruth and evil, whether it is in the mind, the heart , in the metaphysical realm or the real material world. That is the core message of Mahalaya. Let's invoke the good to  take over the evil in us and around us. Let's chant and welcome her.