Navratri which is the sacred Hindu festival of nine nights each dedicated in the honor of various forms of Goddess is celebrated twice a year, once in the month of Chaitra and then in Aswayuja with vim and brio.
On the first three nights, the Goddess DURGA is worshipped who is an archetype of valor and destruction of impurities accumulated in the mind. The next 3 nights belong to archetype of wealth & divine qualities - LAKSHMI and on the last three nights Goddess Saraswati who is considered as an archetype of education, learning, arts and wisdom is honored.
To connect with each of these archetypes whom together form the feminine equivalent of the Hindu Holy Trinity, the chanting of powerful syllable called "Mantra" is prescribed. All the mantras and sacred sounds used in Hindu prayers were created by great sages and they're power-packed with their meditative experience.
The Shreem Brzee Mantra used to connect with the goddess archetype of Lakshmi was created by sage Vishvamitra who was the guru of Lord Rama, when Rama was an avatar in Treta Yuga. Vishvamitra is a Sanskrit name which means "Friend of the Entire Humanity" and he comes up after his 1200 years of meditation to reveal this sacred sound to uplift humanity. Its said that chanting this Shreem Brzee Mantra gives tremendous material and spiritual well being. The Shreem Brzee Mantra is as follows:
OM SHREEM BRZEE NAMAHA
ॐ श्रीम ब्रजी नमः
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