Originally posted by: -Xaffron-
Thank you for your kind reply.
Roshan, before embarking on his mission to invade Ravan's Lanka and rescue Sita, Ram was advised to first pray to Goddess Durga to pray for strength. Ravan was a demon King with immense strength, intellect and according to Indian mythology, Gods were scared of him...
Even though Ram was an avatar...an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and immensely powerful, as he took birth in a human form, he was bound by ALL MARYADAs and limitations that an ordinary mortal on earth is. That is why, he had to pray to Goddess Durga seeking her blessings to over come the powerful Ravan and his son.
North India celebrates Dussehra, celebrating victory of Ram over Ravan,---victory of good over evil, whereas significant portions of India, Bengal significantly, celebrates the DURGA PUJA aspect of it and Mantras are chanted seeking blessings of the Goddess to bless us with strength and courage in our daily duels with demons that all face (temptations, emotional / physical / spiritual challenges etc.)
The Mantra Sidhu chanted, is a request to the Goddess to bless one with strength! The right one!
Sorry for lengthy explanation...but if one goes into the deeper meaning of whole thing, its awesome actually!😛