Ashadha Gupt Navratri 2025 | Secret Celebration of Divine Varahi Worship
Ashadha Navaratri is an important and a potent period of time well known for worship of Shakti Devatas that can result in tremendous progress in our life, Spiritual and financial success.
AstroPuja dwells on the different aspects of the Ashadha Gupt Navratri and Goddess Varahi worship during this Nine-Day period.
What is Ashadha Gupt Navratri?
Ashadha Gupt Navratri is a sacred nine-day festival celebrated in the month of Ashadha (June–July) during the Shukla Paksha (waning phase of the moon). Unlike Sharadiya and Chaitra Navratri, which are widely observed, Gupt Navratri remains lesser-known and is celebrated secretly or in solitude, primarily by Tantric practitioners, spiritual seekers, and devotees of the Divine Mother.
Why Ashadha Gupt Navratri is recommended for Varahi Worship?
Ashadh Gupt Navratri holds tremendous spiritual power and mystical energy, and is dedicated to the worship of nine forms of Shakti, especially Goddess Varahi, a fierce and protective deity representing the boar-headed incarnation of Goddess Durga.
Benefits of Observing Ashadha Gupt Navratri
- Disputes related to landed property, or building addressed
- Material success and legal victory
- Miraculous blessings and divine grace
- Protection from enemies, black magic, and hidden dangers
- Removal of negative karma and ancestral doshas
- Spiritual advancement and inner awakening
- Improved mental health and psychic strength
Significance of Gupt Navratri | Spiritual and Mystical Practices
Ashadha Gupt Navratri is primarily observed by those who follow Tantra, Shakta, and Aghora traditions, where secret rituals and sadhanas are performed to attain spiritual uplift, siddhis, and blessings from the Divine Mother. It is believed that the energies during this period are conducive for inner transformation, spiritual awakening, and divine communion.
Divine Feminine Force in Her Fierce Form
Gupt Navratri focuses on invoking the hidden or secretive forms of Goddess Durga, including the Dasa Mahavidyas and Saptamatrikas, where Varahi Devi plays a central role. As a guardian deity, Varahi is often revered for protection from enemies, victory in legal disputes, healing from diseases, and spiritual uplift.
How to benefit from Varahi Worship during the Ashadha Navaratri?
Nine Nights of Power: Worship of the Nine Avatars of Varahi
Each night of Ashadha Gupt Navratri is associated with a powerful form of Goddess Varahi, collectively known as the Nava Varahi. These nine avatars represent different cosmic aspects, weapons, energies, and blessings of the Divine Boar-Headed Goddess. While there are different versions and order are mentioned in various Puranas and other derived scriptures, the following has been selected for describing the forms on different days.
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Swapna Varahi | The Dream Protector
Swapna Varahi is invoked on the first night to protect against negative dreams, psychic attacks, and hidden fears. She blesses the worshipper devotee with inner peace and spiritual clarity through dreams and astral visions.
Chaitanya Varahi | The Awakened One
On the second night, Chaitanya Varahi is worshipped for awakening dormant energies and increasing spiritual consciousness. She is associated with the Kundalini Shakti and bestows illumination on the path of Sadhana.
Sankat Varahi | The Remover of Obstacles
The third night focuses on Sankat Varahi, who removes life’s hardships, blocks, and misfortunes. She is considered a destroyer of obstacles and empowers the devotee with inner strength.
Ugra Varahi | The Fierce Warrior
Ugra Varahi, the fourth-night deity, is the fiercest form, carrying weapons like the Hala or plough, Khadga or the sword, and Chakra or the discus. She is the embodiment of Shakti in action, destroying demonic energies and ego.
Dhoomra Varahi | The Sacred Smoky One
Worshipped on the fifth night, Dhoomra Varahi is a mystical form associated with smoke, illusion, and hidden wisdom. She helps the devotee transcend Maya (illusion) and gain higher esoteric knowledge. This also helps address the Rahu related Doshas one could be undergoing as per the Birth-Chart or the Horoscope.
Kriya Varahi | The Active Force
On the sixth night, devotees offer prayers to Kriya Varahi, who represents dynamic energy and successful execution of goals. She ensures that all spiritual and material efforts bear fruit.
Shanta Varahi | Peaceful One
Shanta Varahi, worshipped on the seventh night, is the calming, compassionate form. She pacifies inner turmoil and external chaos, bringing serenity, health, and mental peace.
Vichitra Varahi | The Miraculous One
On the eighth night, Vichitra Varahi is propitiated. Known for her miraculous manifestations, she grants sudden blessings, siddhis, and life-transforming changes to sincere devotees.
Maha Varahi – The Supreme Form
On the final and ninth night, Maha Varahi is venerated. She is the ultimate cosmic mother, integrating all previous forms. Worshipping Maha Varahi grants liberation (moksha), supreme wisdom, and divine protection.
Ashadha Navaratri 2025 Dates | Muhurtam
In 2025, Ashadha Gupt Navratri begins on June 26th and ends on July 4th. Each night corresponds to one form of Varahi and is ideal for focused prayers and offerings.
| Date/Week | Thithi | Varahi Form | Muhurtam |
| 26th June, Thursday | Pratipada | Swapna Varahi | Morning: 05:28 AM – 07:12 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 27th June, Thursday | Dwitiya | Chaitanya Varahi | Morning: 05:28 AM – 07:12 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 28th June, Thursday | Tritiya | Sankat Varahi | Morning: 06:15 AM – 08:00 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 29th June, Thursday | Chaturthi | Ugra Varahi | Morning: 05:29 AM – 07:13 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 30th June, Thursday | Panchami | Dhoomra Varahi | Morning: 05:29 AM – 07:13 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 1st July, Friday | Shashthi | Kriya Varahi | Morning: 05:30 AM – 07:14 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 2nd July, Friday | Saptami | Shanta Varahi | Morning: 05:30 AM – 07:14 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 3rd July, Friday | Ashtami | Vichitra Varahi | Morning: 05:31 AM – 07:15 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
| 4th July, Friday | Navami | Maha Varahi | Morning: 05:31 AM – 07:15 AM Evening: 06:55 PM – 05:28 |
Rituals and Worship Methods for Ashadha Gupt Navratri
Daily Puja Vidhi
Kalash Sthapana: This is also known as Ghata Sthapana and is performed on the first day.
- Worship of Devi with red flowers, Kumkum, rice, and lamp.
- Chanting of Varahi Mantra like, ओं वाराह्यै नमः or tantric Beeja Mantras.
- Offerings of jaggery, pomegranate, red cloth, black gram, and sesame oil lamp.
- Nightly meditation and recitation of Devi Mahatmya, especially the chapters related to fierce forms of Durga.
Tantric Sadhana followed by Advanced Practitioners
Some spiritual aspirants and tantric followers perform secret rituals, including:
- Yantra Puja and Homa (fire rituals)
- Ajapa Japa (unvoiced chanting)
- Chakra meditation, especially Muladhar and Manipura Chakras
- Saptamatrika invocations, where Varahi is one among seven mother goddesses
Conclusion: Embrace the Hidden Divine
While Gupt Navratri may not have the festive decorations or grand temples associated with Sharadiya Navratri, its power lies in the inner journey it inspires. Through the nine nights of Varahi worship, one is led from darkness to light, from fear to fearlessness, from illusion to truth.
Invoke the Goddess, embrace the Inner Shakti, and allow the fierce yet compassionate Varahi Devi to guide you.
