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The Seventh-day of Navratri is dedicated to Maa Kaali, Here is the Background many of us do not know.

Today, on the fifth day of Navaratri, maa Durga is worshipped in the form of Goddess Skandamata. And this day is dedicated to her. Skandamata consists of 2 words, Skanda, which is another name for Lord Kartikeya and Mata which means mother. Thus the word Skandamata means the mother of Skanda or Kartikeya. As is clear from the name, she is another form of Ma Parvati. In this form, goddess Skandamata has 4 arms. She is portrayed holding kartikeya in her left hand and a lotus in her right hand. One of her left arms is positioned to grant boons or to bless her devotees with grace. She is also known to have 3 eyes and a bright complexion. She rides a lion and is seated on a lotus.

Navratri Day 4 - Story of Maa Kushmanda | How the Universe is Created Today is the 4th day of the Navaratri. This day is dedicated to worship Ma Kushmanda, another form of Aadishakti Devi Durga. In Sanskrit the wold Kushmanda means pumpkin, here that represents our universe. According to  Durga Saptshati ,  Goddess Durga  was very pleased with her avatar of  Kushmanda . In this form Devi  Kushmanda possesses 8 arms, She wields Kamandala,  a lotus, a pot of nectar, a bow and arrow, a disk, a mace, and a Japa mala (rosary) in her eight arms. Here she rides a lion that represents fearlessness. story It is believed that there was darkness everywhere when the universe did not exist,  Devi Kushmanda smiled and the light of her smile created the universe. After creating The universe, Devi created the first beings, She created the 3 most powerful supreme Maha Devis, namely. Maha Kaali, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Saraswati. It is believed that Devi Kushmanda First took the Taama

Story of Brahmacharini     Devi Brahmacharini is the goddess who is worshiped on the 2 nd day of Navratri. In this avatar, Maa Durga follows ‘tapa’ or penance.   The name Brahmacharini is derived from 2 words; Brahma means Tapa or Penance and ‘Charini’ means an ardent female follower.   Bhramacharini is represented as holding a rosary in her right hand and a kamandala in her left hand.       Story of Brahmacharini   In yesterday’s video, I had told the reason for the goddess Sathi to jump into the sacrificial fire of the yajna, performed by her father.  After immolating herself, she was reborn as the daughter of the king of mountains. She was called as Parvati.   Years later, sage Narada visited her. He revealed to her about her true self and told her the cause of her rebirth. He also said that she could be able to marry Lord shiva even in this birth, only if she followed a great tapas.   Determined, Parvati embarked upon an extremely difficult regime of penance and devotion.