NAVADURGA NAVADURGA Goddess Durga is the symbol of power. She is worshipped in nine different forms and is therefore termed Nava Durga. Each goddess has a different form and a special significance. Nava Durga, if worshipped with utmost devotion during NAVARATRI, is believed to bestow spiritual fulfilment to the devoted. ॥ नव-॥ व । । ॥ न । ॥ नव नव । न नन व न ॥ Contd..2
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NAVADURGA
NAVADURGA
Goddess Durga is the symbol of power. She is worshipped in nine different
forms and is therefore termed Nava Durga. Each goddess has a different
form and a special significance.
Nava Durga, if worshipped with utmost devotion during NAVARATRI, is
believed to bestow spiritual fulfilment to the devoted.
॥ नव- ॥
व ।
।
॥
न ।
॥
नव नव ।
न न न व न ॥
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॥ nava-durgā stotra ॥
brahmovāca ।
prathamaṁ śailaputrīti dvitīyaṁ brahmacāriṇī ।
tr tīyaṁ candraghaṇṭeti kūṣmāṇḍeti caturthakam ॥
pañcamaṁ skandamāteti ṣaṣṭhaṁ kātyāyanī tathā ।
saptamaṁ kālarātriśca mahāgaurīti cāṣṭamam ॥
navamaṁ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ।
uktānyetāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā ॥
Lord Brahma gives these nine names of Nava Durgā in Devi Mahatyam
(Devi Kavacham) -
1) Śailaputrī (Daughter of the Himālayas)
2) Brahmachāriṇī (One who observes the state of celibacy doing penance)
3) Chandraghaṇṭā ( One who bears the moon in her necklace )
4) Kūṣmāṇḍa (the creator of the universe)
5) Skanda-Mātā (The mother of Skanda, Kārttikeya, born out of her powers)
6) Kātyāyanī (The daughter of sage Kātyāyana, who incarnated to help the
Devas)
7) Kālarātrī (black as night, destroyer of demon entities and negative
energies)
8) Mahāgaurī (the wife of Lord Shiva, doing great penance)
9) Siddhidātrī (Provider of Siddhis, giver of mystic powers)
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NAVADURGA - 1/9 - Maa Shailaputri
"Shail" means mountains and “Putri" means daughter, is the first Nava
Durga. Parvathi, the daughter of the King of Mountains, married to Lord
Shiva after performing a severe penance. In her previous birth she was the
daughter of Daksha Prajapathi. In order to marry Lord Shiva she sacrificed
her life in Yagna Vatika to incarnate as Maa Shailaputri.
Moon is believed to be the provider of all fortunes and is governed by
Goddess Shailaputri. It is believed that by worshipping this form of Adi
Shakti one can overcome any bad effect of the Moon.
Day of worship: 1st day of Navarathri
Governing planet: Moon
Mantra :
Om Devi Shailputryai Namah (108 times recitation of this mantra)