Second Day of Chaitra Navratri (31.03.2025) Maa Brahmacharini - Rohit Kumar Parmar
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Second Day of Chaitra Navratri (31.03.2025) [1]
dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini
-Rohit Kumar Parmar [2]
The second day of Navratri is dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini.
Brahmacharini is derived from Brahma (ब्रह्म), and Charya (चर्य), which means `to follow Brahma’. Goddess Brahmacharini is the unmarried form of Goddess Parvati. She lived an austere life and performed prayers, due to which she was called Brahmacharini. Goddess Brahmacharini walked bare feet, carrying a Jap Mala in the right hand and Kamandal in the left hand. She is also called Aparna and Uma.
Goddess Brahamacharini is a symbol of knowledge love, loyalty and wisdom.
After the Kushmanda form, Goddess Parvati took birth at the home of Daksha Prajapati. She did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband by spending over a thousand years on a diet of flowers/ fruits and another hundred years on leafy vegetables, while sleeping on the floor. Jasmine is believed to be the favourite flower of Goddess Brahmacharini.
Bhog (offering to god) to Maa Brahmacharini is Makhana Kheer (Pudding of fox nut and milk). Maa Brahmacharini likes milk products.
Mantra of Maa Brahmacharini
ॐ देवी ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः॥
Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah
Prarthana or Prayer of Brahmacharini
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
जपमाला कमण्डलु धरा ब्रह्मचारिणी शुभाम्॥
गौरवर्णा स्वाधिष्ठानस्थिता द्वितीय दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
धवल परिधाना ब्रह्मरूपा पुष्पालङ्कार भूषिताम्॥
परम वन्दना पल्लवाधरां कान्त कपोला पीन।
पयोधराम् कमनीया लावणयं स्मेरमुखी निम्ननाभि नितम्बनीम् ॥
Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।
Japamala Kamandalu Dhara Brahmacharini Shubham॥
Gauravarna Swadhishthanasthita Dwitiya Durga Trinetram।
Dhawala Paridhana Brahmarupa Pushpalankara Bhushitam॥
Parama Vandana Pallavaradharam Kanta Kapola Pina।
Payodharam Kamaniya Lavanayam Smeramukhi Nimnanabhi Nitambanim ॥
॥ आरती देवी ब्रह्मचारिणी जी की ॥
जय अम्बे ब्रह्मचारिणी माता। जय चतुरानन प्रिय सुख दाता॥
ब्रह्मा जी के मन भाती हो। ज्ञान सभी को सिखलाती हो॥
ब्रह्म मन्त्र है जाप तुम्हारा। जिसको जपे सरल संसारा॥
जय गायत्री वेद की माता। जो जन जिस दिन तुम्हें ध्याता॥
कमी कोई रहने ना पाये। कोई भी दुःख सहने न पाये॥
उसकी विरति रहे ठिकाने। जो तेरी महिमा को जाने॥
रद्रक्षा की माला ले कर। जपे जो मन्त्र श्रद्धा दे कर॥
आलस छोड़ करे गुणगाना। माँ तुम उसको सुख पहुँचाना॥
ब्रह्मचारिणी तेरो नाम। पूर्ण करो सब मेरे काम॥
भक्त तेरे चरणों का पुजारी। रखना लाज मेरी महतारी॥
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