Nine Days of Navratri
Navratri is a festival
dedicated to Goddess Durga. There are 4 Navratri that comes in a year. 2 Navratri
are said as Gupt Navratri and celebrated by religious devotees while the other 2
are widely celebrated.
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Nine Days of Navratri |
Navratri is one of the Most Important Hindu Festivals celebrated with much excitement, joy, and devotion. Since the festival continues for 9 days, each day has its own importance and meaning.
Here, we are going to talk about 9 different forms of Navdurga worshipped during the Navratri festival. We will also talk about the significance of Each day of Navratri.
- MahaSaraswati- who
is the active energies (Shakti) of Brahma
- Mahalakshmi- who
is the active energies of Vishnu
- Mahakali- who
is the active energies of Rudra
It is believed that without
these goddesses the gods will lose all their powers.
These three forms of Durga further manifested in three more forms each, and thus emerged the nine forms of Durga, which are collectively called Navadurga or Nine Durgas:
Shailputri - First Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess-Shailputri |
Significance:
Brahmacharini – Second Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Brahmacharini |
The second day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Brahmacharini. Brahmacharini is the holy form of Goddess Parvati in which she undertook penance to have Lord Shiva as her consort. One hand of Maa
Brahmacharini holds a "Kumbha" or water port and the other hand
holds a rosary. She personifies love and loyalty. Maa Brahmacharini is a
storehouse of knowledge and wisdom. Rudraksha is her most adorned ornament.
Significance:
This day is especially sacred to meditate and explore people's inner divinity. Know more about Devi Brahmacharini. Visit here:- Second Day of Navratri
Chandraghanta – Third Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Chandraghanta |
Significance:
Kushmanda – Fourth Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Kushmanda |
The fourth day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Kushmanda. She possesses eight arms,
holds weapons, and is a mala or rosary. Her mount is a tiger and she emanates a
solar-like aura. "Kush+ Manda" means to see cosmic vivacity in Pindi
shape or knowledge of cosmic intricacies in the human race. The abode of Maa
"Kushmanda" is in Bhima Parvat.
Significance:
Devi Kushmanda blesses everyone with her divine energy.
Skandamata – Fifth Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Skandmata |
The fifth day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Skandamata. On the fifth day,, people worship Devi Parvati's motherly aspect. She uses a lion as a vehicle and holds her son, "Skand" in her lap while displaying 3 eyes and 4 hands. Two hands hold lotuses while the other 2 hands respectively display defending and granting gestures. It’s said that by the mercy of Maa "Skandmata", even the idiot becomes an ocean of knowledge such as "Kalidas".
Significance:
She brings an abundance of wealth, power, prosperity, and wisdom.
Katyayani – Sixth Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Katyayani |
The sixth day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Katyayani. As Maa "Katyayani"
stayed in the Ashram of sage Katyayan for penance, hence she was named "Katyayani". Maa Katyayani is also astride a lion with 3 eyes and 4
arms. One left hand holds a weapon and the other a lotus. The other 2 hands
respectively display defending and granting gestures. Her complexion is golden-colored.
Significance:
People worship Devi Katyayani on the sixth day to put to rest all their inner foes that are obstacles on the journey of spiritual evolution.
Kalaratri – Seventh Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Kalratri |
The seventh day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Kalaratri.
Black skin with bountiful hair, She
has 4 hands, 2 clutching a cleaver and a torch, while the remaining 2 are in
the mudras of "giving" and "protecting". Maa Kalaratri is
mounted upon a Donkey. The destroyer of darkness and ignorance,
"Kalaratri" is the seventh form of Nav-Durga meaning scourer of
darkness or enemy of darkness. Maa Kalratri's famous shrine is in Kolkata.
Significance:
Devi Kalratri is one infinite dark energy that lights and houses many universes. Thu represents the dark night.
Mahagauri – Eighth Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Mahagauri |
The eighth day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Mahagauri.
She has 4 arms with the fairest complexion of all the Durga Shaktis. The peace and compassion radiate from her blessings and she are often dressed in a white or green sari. Mahagauri holds a drum and a trident and is often depicted riding a bull. Mahagauri can be seen in a temple at Kankhal near the pilgrim Centre Haridwar.
Significance:
Devi Mahagauri symbolizes a serene and beautiful aspect of Nature. She is the energy that spreads into lives and liberates people. Know more about Devi Mahagauri. Visit here:- the Eighth Day of Navratri
Siddhidatri – Ninth Day of Navratri
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Navratri Goddess- Siddhidatri |
The ninth day of Navratri is devoted to Goddess Siddhidatri.
Ensconced upon a lotus with 4 arms, and is the possessor of 26 different wishes to grant her devotees. Maa Siddhidatri's famous pilgrim Centre is located in Nanda Parvat in the Himalayas.
Significance:
Devi Siddhidatri makes the impossible possible. She takes people beyond the logical mind to explore the realm beyond space and time. Know more about Devi Siddhidatri. Visit here:- Ninth Day of Navratri
The nine manifestations of
Maa Durga that are worshiped with fervor during Navratri, are believed to lift the divine spirit in us and help us to overcome obstacles and get liberated from
unnecessary qualities and filled with new freedom and purity.
All these nine names of
Goddesses are described in "Devi Kavacha" of the Chandipatha scripture.
Also called the Devi Mahatmyam or Devi Mahatmya ("Glory of the
Goddess"). It is a Hindu religious text describing the victory of the
goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
As part of the Markandeya
Purana, it is one of the Puranas or secondary Hindu scriptures and was
composed in Sanskrit around 400-500 CE, with authorship attributed to the sage
(Rishi) Markandeya. Devi Mahatmyam is also known as the Durga Saptashati or
Chandi Path.
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