Durga Ashtami-Opportune time. to defeat your demons.
Goddess Durga defeats your demons. The 8th Moon of Navratri is the time most powerful to have your demons destroyed. 8th Moons are a time to unleash your inner strength and resolve to crush evil, and this 8th Moon, as mythology unfolds, is a particularly opportune time. 'Evil' is used here to define anything that is not god or goddess-like; anything not pure or positive; anything that is negative from within, self doubt or fear or anything negative from external sources like jealously, anger or manipulation by others. Durga Ashtami marks the 8th day of Navratri at midnight, when Mata Durga gained the final burst of her power in order to defeat the demon king. The 9th day of Navratri is the day he was defeated and on the 10th day is when the defeat is celebrated. As the story goes... Mahishasura, a demon king , worshipped Lord Shiva with utmost devotion and sincerity and was granted the boon of eternity. The only hook to the boon was that Mahishasura could meet his demise a