Maa Siddhidhatri
Navami/Ninth day of Shardiya/Ashwin Navratri dedicated to
Maa Siddhidhatri
23.10.2023
-Rohit Kumar Parmar [1]
स्तुति(Stuti)
यादेवीसर्वभूतेषुमाँसिद्धिदात्रीरूपेणसंस्थिता।
नमस्तस्यैनमस्तस्यैनमस्तस्यैनमोनमः॥
नवमी (Navami), the ninth day of Shardiya/Ashwin Navratri is dedicated to माँ सिद्धिदात्री (Maa Siddhidhatri).
Ninth day of Navratri is also celebrated as Saraswati puja, the Goddess of learning. Musical instruments, books are also placed and decorated as part of the Kolu and worshiped with flowers. Gifts including fresh flowers, betel leaf, coconut, comb, haldi-kumkum, bindi, ornaments and chudiya (bangles) are exchanged.
In several states of north India, Kanjak (कंजक), Kanya or Kumari puja is an important part of Navaratri/ Navratra, and is celebrated on Ashtami (eighth day) or Navami (ninth day) of the Navaratri festival.
Kanjak is recognition of feminine power in the girl child. The rituals involve worshipping nine pre-puberty girls, symbolic of nine forms of Goddess Durga, washing their feet as a mark of respect for Goddess, feeding them, and gifting new clothes.
Washing the feet of Kanjak
Maa Siddhidatri is seated on a कमल (kamal) and rides a lion. She is depicted with four hands. For defence/attack, she has a गदा (Gada, Mace), in one of her right hand, and a चक्र (Chakra, spinning wheel used as a weapon) in the other right hand. A कमल का फूल (kamal ka phool, Lotus flower) in one left hand and a शंख (shankh, conch) in the other left hand.
Maa Siddhidatri possesses and bestows all सिद्धि (Siddhis, accomplishments) to her devotees. Even Lord Shiva got all his Siddhis by the grace of Maa Siddhidatri. She is worshipped by humans and also by Devas, Gandharva, Asura, Yaksha and Siddha. Lord Shiva got the title of अर्ध-नारीश्वर (Ardha-Narishwar) when Maa Siddhidatri appeared from/as his left half.
Maa Siddhidatri, is Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva, and is also known as Mahalakshmi.
It is believed that Goddess Siddhidatri provides direction and energy to Ketu, which is governed by her.
माँ सिद्धिदात्री की आरती/Maa Siddhidatri Ki Aarti
जयसिद्धिदात्रीमाँतूसिद्धिकीदाता।
तुभक्तोंकीरक्षकतूदासोंकीमाता॥
तेरानामलेतेहीमिलतीहैसिद्धि।
तेरेनामसेमनकीहोतीहैशुद्धि॥
कठिनकामसिद्धकरतीहोतुम।
जभीहाथसेवककेसिरधरतीहोतुम॥
तेरीपूजामेंतोनाकोईविधिहै।
तूजगदम्बेंदातीतूसर्वसिद्धिहै॥
रविवारकोतेरासुमिरनकरेजो।
तेरीमूर्तिकोहीमनमेंधरेजो॥
तूसबकाजउसकेकरतीहैपूरे।
कभीकामउसकेरहेनाअधूरे॥
तुम्हारीदयाऔरतुम्हारीयहमाया।
रखेजिसकेसिरपरमैयाअपनीछाया॥
सर्वसिद्धिदातीवहहैभाग्यशाली।
जोहैतेरेदरकाहीअम्बेंसवाली॥
हिमाचलहैपर्वतजहांवासतेरा।
महानंदामंदिरमेंहैवासतेरा॥
मुझेआसराहैतुम्हाराहीमाता।
भक्तिहैसवालीतूजिसकीदाता॥
प्रार्थना Prarthana
सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि।
सेव्यमानासदाभूयात्सिद्धिदासिद्धिदायिनी॥
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