my prayer to Durga during Navaratri

[Paramananda das]

Lord Sri Krsna did worship of Durga for the victory of the Pandavas ,but that is just to bewilder the atheists ,as Krsna Himself is the master of Durga this was before the battle of Kuruksetra , Lord Caitanya never observed Navaratri so whatever standard is set by Lord Caitanya is the standard if Navaratri was to be performed by Gaudiya vaisnavas it would have been included in Hari Bhakti Vilasa and described how.Siva ratri is there in Hari Bhakti Vilasa as this worship is done to ask Lord Siva for pure bhakti and Lord Siva is the Guru and husband of Durga so there is no disrespect to Durga .We pray to her in Simantadvipa in Navadvipa where she did tapasya and became a pure devotee of Lord Caitanya , we should pray to her :"dear Simantadvipa devi ,dear Mother Durga exalted wife of Lord Siva kindly bless me and never curse me as you did great vaisnavas like Maharaja Citraketu , you are the dear chaste wife of Lord Siva and a great devotees of Lord Caitanya , I am your fallen son (or daughter if you are in a female body) ,as I am born into this material world , you and Lord Siva are the expansion of the expansion of Radha and Krsna , and hold the topmost position in the material world above that of Lord Brahma ,somehow I have been born in this universe where you are both the presiding Deities, this material world is known as Devi Dham as such your Lord Sri Krsna worshipped you before killing the Kaurava demons, many demons in the past has worshipped you to harm your devotees like Jada Bharata as described in the 5th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam ,You assisted Lord Sri Krsna in His Divine appearance pastimes and He accepted you as His own sister , you then warned Kamsa that Krsna had already appeared somewhere else and would surely kill him.How exalted are you and constant object of Lord Sivas love and compassion by your grace we hear and read so many sastras due to your questioning your husband and lord, I am not fit to offer you my pranams but still I do so as a son his mother , dear Durga just as the Gopis worshipped you during the Katayani vrata I also beg you to allow me to associate with the Lord of my heart Sri Krsna(Radha Krsna) , kindly excuse me for not being abel to do any worship of you during Navaratri , I will never pray to you for any mundane things as others do in this world, please bless me with constant taste to chant the Hare Krsna Mantra and develop love in prema bhakti to the Lotusfeet of Gaura Gadadhara and Sri Sri Radha Krsna this is my humble prayer at your lotusfeet . .