Navratri is one of the most celebrated festivals in India. It is not just about fasting, garba and devotion. The festival is also associated with spiritual contemplation, purity and transformation in oneself. It is a festival in which every human being can try to bring positive change within himself.
Autumn Navratri is starting from October 3, 2024 and will be celebrated for 9 days. It will be completed on October 11 on Mahanavami Tithi. During this period, nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped for nine days.
A man can empower himself by adopting the 9 qualities of Navadurga. These are the 9 qualities of Maa Durga – patience, forbearance, devotion, strength, penance, courage, dharma, chastity and achievement.
So today relationship In this column we will talk about the nine forms of Maa Durga and their significance. We will also know what qualities we all should learn from Maa Durga during Navratri.
Know these 9 Gunas from Maa Durga Goddess Durga is worshiped during Navratri. Maa Durga is a powerful and holy goddess, who faced and overcame many challenges in her life. From them we can learn all the qualities that will give us strength and inspiration to live our lives better.
Due to the increasing pace of technology and modernity in today's life, we have forgotten the good qualities. One of the reasons may be the busyness and stress of life. We have neither the patience and tolerance for things nor the sense of surrender and sacrifice.
Today everyone wants to see themselves at the forefront. In this competitive world people are ready to go to any extent to achieve their goals. In this race they often ignore the feelings of others. In such a situation, the nine forms of Maa Durga teach us good qualities, through which we can learn to live life better. You can bring positive change within yourself.
See the 9 forms of Maa Durga and the qualities associated with them in the graphic below. Then we will talk about it in detail.
Mata Shailputri means patience and tolerance
The first form of Maa Durga is Shailaputri, who is worshiped on the first day of Navratri. It symbolizes patience and tolerance. It teaches us many virtues, such as-
- The form of Maa Shailaputri represents humility, compassion, affection and patience.
- Mata Shailaputri's vehicle is a bull. It teaches us how we can adopt good values in life.
- Mother's white clothes give us the message of purity, peace and cleanliness.
- Mother Shailputri has a lotus in her left hand, which inspires us to do great things.
- The trident in his right hand signifies the end of evil.
Mata Brahmacharini means austerity and restraint Brahmacharini is another form of Maa Durga, who represents austerity and restraint. Mata Brahmacharini is the goddess of knowledge, penance and renunciation. This form of mother teaches us not one but many qualities. such as-
- There is no success in life without hard work and penance, so keep working hard.
- To reach your dreams and goals you have to give up some things like laziness, procrastination, wasting time unnecessarily etc.
- Maa Durga served and sacrificed for her family and society. We should also develop a sense of service and sacrifice for those around us.
Mata Chandraghanta means devotion and service. This is the third form of Maa Durga, called 'Chandraghanta'. This form is peaceful and beneficial. Mother Chandraghanta has an hourglass shaped half moon on her forehead. That is why she is called 'Chandraghanta Devi'. We can learn many qualities from him, such as-
- Mother Durga kept the spirit of social service. It inspires us to worship and serve our elders.
- 'Chandraghanta' is made up of two words, 'Chandra' meaning moon, which symbolizes coolness and peace.
- While 'ghanta' represents the bell, which symbolizes the spirit of devotion and service.
Mother Kushmanda means strength and courage Mata Kushmanda is worshiped on the fourth day of Navratri. This form of Him teaches us strength and courage. Along with this there are many other qualities that we can learn, such as-
- Mata Kushmanda is the Adi-Shakti and helps her devotees channelize their energies in the right direction.
- It teaches us how we can maintain balance in our lives.
- How can we come out of bad situations by showing strength and courage.
Skandamata means love, kindness and compassion Skandamata is called the mother of Lord Kartikeya. It is clear from her name that Skandamata is the mother of 'Skanda' and she loves her son very much. From Mother Skandamata we can learn that-
- How to love loved ones unconditionally. How can we have kindness and compassion for others?
- As a mother supports and teaches her child, Skandamata takes care of her devotees by holding their hands. This teaches us the feeling of compassion.
Mata Katyayani means Dharma and Justice Goddess Katyayani is worshiped on the sixth day of Navratri. She is also known as 'Warrior Goddess'. Mata is the symbol of Katyayi's courage and strength.
- From this we can learn how to face our fears without fear or anxiety.
- Mata Katyayani also teaches us to always stand for what is right and face challenges like a warrior.
- We can also learn from them how to overcome negativity in life.
Mata Kalratri means sacrifice of negative things. On the seventh day Maa Kalratri, the fierce form of Maa Durga, is worshipped. This form symbolizes the destruction of evil forces and liberation from their grip. It is said that-
- Maa Kalaratri teaches people two things – firstly that people should show courage and fierceness to face challenges.
- Second, just as after every dark night there is a shining sun, so after every difficult phase of life comes a good time. We need to be patient.
Mata Mahagauri means sanctity and sanctity in life.
Mother Mahagauri is considered to be the epitome of purity and innocence. We can learn many qualities from Mahagauri, such as-
Mata Siddhidatri means surrender Siddhidatri is considered the ninth Shakti of Mother Durga. His form teaches us many qualities, such as-
- Maa Siddhidatri bestows divine knowledge and wisdom and teaches her devotees to follow the right path.
- This form of mother teaches us to always seek the truth.
- We can know that true knowledge is not outside but within us, which we need to seek and attain.
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