Shubh Navratri 2022 ! Significance of Navratri Day 3 (Tritiya Tithi) - Dedicated to Goddess Chandraghanta

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Goddess Chandraghanta :

The third day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Chandraghanta. She is an incarnation of Goddess Brahmacharini which means that goddess Brahmacharini did an extreme Tapasya to get Lord Shiva as her Husband and in the next form, she is now the consort of Lord Shiva. Goddess Chandraghanta is the married form of the Goddess Parvati.

Appearance:

She adorns a half moon on her forehead that enhances her beauty and the moon looks like a bell. This is the reason that she has been given the name ‘Chadraghanta’. She is portrayed with ten hands and three eyes. Goddess Chandraghanta carries Trishul, Gada, Sword and Kamandal in her four left hands and keeps the fifth left hand in Varada Mudra. She carries the lotus flower, Arrow, Dhanush, and Japa Mala in her four right hands and keeps the fifth right hand in Abhaya Mudra (giving blessings to her devotees).

 


 

Significance:

She is associated with marital life. So all the married men and women must worship her to attain her blessings to get a happy and successful married life. It is believed that the planet Shukra is governed by Goddess Chandraghanta.

 

How to worship Maa Chandraghanta:

1- Light a lamp (with ghee or mustard or sesame oil) and place it on the altar near the Goddess' idol/image. Then, invoke Maa Chandraghanta by chanting the following Mantras.

2- Any nutritious food like ghee, milk, porridge, etc. can be offered to Mata Chandraghanta.

3- Red and yellow colors should be used for her worship as red is the color of energy and yellow is the color of happiness. Devotees should offer her red and yellow color flowers.

Beej mantra:

  • Aim shreem shaktayai namah
  • Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Chandraghanta Rupena Samsthita। Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥
  • Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah

The Mantra that describes the Goddess Chandraghanta:-

  • Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam Trinetra Simharudha Chandraghanta Yashasvinim

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