Chaturth (Fourth) Shardiya/ Ashwin Navratri 2021 Maa Kushmanda - Rohit Kumar Parmar

Chaturth (Fourth) Shardiya/ Ashwin Navratri 2021 Maa Kushmanda

-Rohit Kumar Parmar

Fourth day of Navratri is devoted to Maa Kushmanda, the fourth form of Durga, known as the creator, her name is deciphered as Ku (little), Ushma (means) and Anda (cosmic egg). As Parvati began to live inside the centre of the Sun, she started to radiate a distinct energy to the universe. Maa Kushmanda is stated to be the source of Sun’s (solar) energy.

Maa Kushmanda is seated on a lioness and has eight hands and is called 'Ashtabhuja Devi'. On her right hands Maa Kushmanda holds a Kamandal (special water vessel), a Dhanush (Bow), Teer (Arrow) and Kamal (Lotus), and Amrit Kalash (earthen pot having nectar of life), Jap Mala (a mala of beads to aid chanting of verses), Gada (Mace), and Chakra (spinning wheel weapon) in her left hands.

Aarti of Goddess Kushmanda

देवी कुष्मांडा की आरती:

कूष्माण्डा जय जग सुखदानी। मुझ पर दया करो महारानी॥

पिङ्गला ज्वालामुखी निराली। शाकम्बरी माँ भोली भाली॥

लाखों नाम निराले तेरे। भक्त कई मतवाले तेरे॥

भीमा पर्वत पर है डेरा। स्वीकारो प्रणाम ये मेरा॥

सबकी सुनती हो जगदम्बे। सुख पहुँचती हो माँ अम्बे॥

तेरे दर्शन का मैं प्यासा। पूर्ण कर दो मेरी आशा॥

माँ के मन में ममता भारी। क्यों ना सुनेगी अरज हमारी॥

तेरे दर पर किया है डेरा। दूर करो माँ संकट मेरा॥

मेरे कारज पूरे कर दो। मेरे तुम भंडारे भर दो॥

तेरा दास तुझे ही ध्याए। भक्त तेरे दर शीश झुकाए॥