Chaitra Navratri 2023, Day 4: Goddess Kushmanda is honoured on the fourth day of Navratri. The Hindu pageant of Navratri celebrates the 9 avatars of Maa Durga for 9 totally different nights. People pray to 9 totally different goddesses, apply fasts, and search blessings. This yr, Chaitra Navratri started on March 22 and will finish on March 30 with Ram Navami. The identify Kushmanda derives from three Sanskrit phrases: ku refers to “a bit of,” ushma means “heat,” and anda means “cosmic egg.” Hindu legend holds that Maa Kushmanda created a bit of cosmic egg from which the universe erupted with a purpose to assemble the universe.
The goddess Kushmanda rides a lioness and has eight arms; therefore, she is often known as Ashtabhuja. She holds a kamandal, a dhanush baan (bow and arrow), and a kamal (lotus) in her proper hand. Whereas in her left hand, she holds an Amrit Kalash, a Japa Mala, a Gada, and a Chakra. Hindu mythology believes that Maa Kushmanda is the last word supply of power and gentle, offering it to even the solar. This Maa Durga swarup is called Adi Shakti.
Maa Kushmanda is the goddess of the Anahata Chakra (coronary heart chakra), and the color of her aura is inexperienced. People who battle with worry, despair, anxiousness, and nervousness ought to worship Maa Kushmanda with sincerity and dedication. They also needs to recite Durga Saptashati Paath to appease Maa Durga and search blessings.
Goddess Kushmanda: Puja Vidhi
Wake up early, take a shower, and clear the home. Light a diya with desi ghee and provide yellow-coloured flowers and sweets. Present the goddess with Paan, Supari, Laung, Elaichi, and 5 totally different fruits. Recite Durga Chalisa and Saptashati Path. The puja is particularly fitted to single girls, who should not married, within the hope for a really perfect husband.
Goddess Kushmanda: Mantra
सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च।
दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे॥
Surasampurna Kalasam Rudhiraplutmev ch
Dadhana Haspadmabhyam Kushmanda Shubhdastu Me..!!
Goddess Kushmanda: Bhog
Malpua is obtainable to Maa Kushmanda as a bhog.
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