Third Day of Chaitra Navratri (11.04.2024)
dedicated to Maa Chandraghanta
-Rohit Kumar Parmar [1]
Tritiya (the third day) commemorates the worship of Chandraghanta, a name derived from the fact that after marrying Shiva, Parvati adorned her forehead with the ardhachandra (half-moon), which is in the shape of a bell, so the name Chandraghanta.
Maa Chandraghanta has 10 hands. She holds a trishul (Trident) in two hands; her other hands hold lotus, gada, kamandal, sword, bow- arrow, japamaala (rosary); one of her hands is in abhaymudra - the blessing posture. Maa Chandraghanta is golden in complexion and rides a tiger, which is a symbol of bravery. Her third eye is always open, it shows she is always ready to destroy demons.
She is the embodiment of beauty and a symbol of bravery. Maa Chandraghanta is the third incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Maa Chandraghanta is terrible and scary to demons and enemies, but extremely compassionate and loving for devotees.
Maa Chandraghanta story
Devi Sati was the youngest daughter of Daksha and mother Prastuti. Sati got married to Lord Shiva against her parents wishes. On the occasion of a grand yagna organised by her father, she reached there without an invitation. At the yagna, Daksha to insulted her husband Lord Shiva, in front of everyone. Humiliated and hurt, Sati immolated herself in the fire of the yagna. This incident affected Lord Shiva to the core and he got detached from worldly affairs, took mortification and went for deep meditation in the mountains.
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