Shashti (Sixth) Shardiya/ Ashwin Navratri Maa Kātyāyanī
01.10.2022
- Rohit Kumar Parmar
The sixth day of Shardiya/ Ashwin Navratri 2021 is dedicated to Maa Kātyāyanī, a form of Parvati, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. Born to sage Kātyāyana, Maa Kātyāyanī, an incarnation of Durga exhibits courage and is considered one of the most violent forms of Durga.
Maa Kātyāyanī’s complexion is bright and phosphorous like gold. In this avatar, Maa Kātyāyanī rides a lion and has four hands with a lotus and a sword in her left hand and a swastika and Abhaya Mudra (blessing posture) in her right hand.
On the sixth day of Durga Puja, the Kalash and Goddess Kātyāyanī are worshiped with recitation of the mantra of Goddess. By worshiping her, devotees attain Artha, Dharma, Kama and Moksha and also get freedom from disease and all sufferings. According to Devi Bhagwat Purana, by worshiping this form of Goddess, the body becomes radiant and makes household life happy. Worshiping Maa Kātyāyanī also removes problems related to Rahu and Kaal Sarp Dosh.
Durga Shasti has elaborate prayers and celebrations as part of Durga Puja. To get Lord Krishna, the gopis of Vraj [1] worshiped Maa Kātyāyanī on the banks of river Kalindi and she is revered as the presiding deity of Braj Mandal.
मां कात्यायनी की आरती/Maa Katyayani Ki Aarti
जय जय अम्बे, जय कात्यायनी।
जय जगमाता, जग की महारानी।
बैजनाथ स्थान तुम्हारा।
वहां वरदाती नाम पुकारा।
कई नाम हैं, कई धाम हैं।
यह स्थान भी तो सुखधाम है।
हर मंदिर में जोत तुम्हारी।
कहीं योगेश्वरी महिमा न्यारी।
हर जगह उत्सव होते रहते।
हर मंदिर में भक्त हैं कहते।
कात्यायनी रक्षक काया की।
ग्रंथि काटे मोह माया की।
झूठे मोह से छुड़ाने वाली।
अपना नाम जपाने वाली।
बृहस्पतिवार को पूजा करियो।
ध्यान कात्यायनी का धरियो।
हर संकट को दूर करेगी।
भंडारे भरपूर करेगी।
जो भी मां को भक्त पुकारे।
कात्यायनी सब कष्ट निवारे।
[1] Brijbhoomi, a region on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan, encompassing the area including Agra, Aligarh, Etah, Farrukhabad, Hathras and Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh; Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Haryana; Bharatpur in Rajasthan; and Morena in Madhya Pradesh is associated with Radha and Krishna who were born in Barsana and Mathura respectively.
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