Monday, 19 October 2020

DEVI CHANDRAGHANTA - DAY 3 OF NAVARATRI DASARA

Navarathri  Day 3

 

Devi: Chandraghanta

During one of the great battles between gods and the demons, the sound vibrations produced by her 'ghanta' or bell took the lives of many demons, hence the name DEVI CHANDRAGHANTA. She is also known as Chandrakhanda, Chandika or Rannchandi.

 

Devi Chandraghanta is GIVER of PEACE & WELFARE to your FAMILY.

 

 Devi Chandraghanta also helps you identify and achieve PURPOSE of your LIfe. 

 

Flower:

Pick fresh Lotus for Goddess Chandraghanta. Lotus represents detachment from negativity. If Lotus is not available, you can use Jasmine or any Red flower

 

Neivedhya:

Preferably any sweet made out of Cow's Milk

Kheer / Sweet pongal / Medu Vada / Honey

 

Colour :   YELLOW ……..WHITE / ROYAL BLUE / GOLD

 

Graha : Shukra

 

PUJA VIDHI

Puja Vidhi to be followed on Day 3 of Navratri

Begin the Pooja by lighting the Diya and incense flowers if possible Jasmine (Pushpa), Dhoopa, oil lamp (Deepa) and Naivedhya (food). You may offer kheer bhog to Maa Cahndraghanta. hen offer fruits, a whole coconut, bananas, paan and supari, haldi and kumkum. Offer all these one after the other.

Atma Pooja: Puja is done for self-purification

Tilak and Aachman: Put tilak on the forehead and drink holy water from palms.

Sankalpa: Taking water in hand and making a wish in front of the Goddess.

Aavahana and Aasan: Offer flowers

Paadhya: Offer water to Devi’s charan.

Aachman: Offer kapoor (camphor) mixed water.

DugdhaSnan: Offer cow milk for bathing

Ghrita and Madhusnan: Offer ghee and honey for bathing

Sharkara and Panchamritsnan: Offer sugar and the panchaamrita bathing.

Vastra: Offer sari or cloth to wear.

Chandan: Put Sandalwood tilak on the deity.

Kumkum, Kajal, Druvapatra and Bilwapatra: Dhoopa and Deepam Prasad

 

Pooja of Devi Maa should be compulsory followed by prayer to Lord Shiva.

After this, worship your Kula Devata, Ista Devata, Village God and do MAHA AARTI of MATA

 

Mantra –

ॐ देवी चन्द्रघण्टायै नमः॥

Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah

 

 

Prarthana –

पिण्डज प्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता।

प्रसादं तनुते मह्यम् चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥

Pindaja Pravararudha Chandakopastrakairyuta

Prasadam Tanute Mahyam Chandraghanteti Vishruta

 

 

 

BENEFITS :

 Shukra is governed by Goddess Chandraghanta.

By worshipping Maa Chrandraghanta, you will open the doors to great respect, fame and glory. Maa also helps you attain spiritual enlightenment. Her idol, which symbolises both beauty and bravery, gives you the strength to keep the negative energy away and repels all the troubles from your life. Therefore, Chandraghanta will give all the pleasures of the world and make people comfortable in their lives. Blessed by Chandraghanta, you will find all the wealth and prosperities coming your way and a luxurious life awaiting you. You will never be short of food at home.

Mata Chandraghanta develops BRAVERY and FEARLESSNESS in the seeker besides humility.

 

 

 

By the grace of Mother Chandraghanta all sins of the sadhak (striver) are burnt up and obstacles removed. Her worship is instantly fruitful. She is always in a gesture as if ready to proceed for the battlefield and thus she removes the difficulties of devotees very promptly. Her vehicle is lion and so her worshiper becomes valorous and fearless like a lion. The sound of her bell always protects her devotees from evil spirits. As soon as the sadhak invokes her, her bell immediately becomes active and starts ringing to protect the devotee under her shelter.

 

 

 

STORY OF DEVI MAA CHANDRAGHANTA

 

According to Shiva Maha Purana, Chandraghanta is the “Shakti”, of Lord Shiva in the form of Chandrashekhara. Each aspect of Shiva is accompanied by Shakti, therefore they are Ardhanarishvara.

 

Lord Shiva came in a bizarre style to marry her and his body was covered with ashes and numerous snakes. Moreover, he came along with ghosts, old sages and ghouls. Observing this, Maa Parvati's parents and relatives were completely stunned. To come out of this embarrassing situation, mother Parvati took the furious form of Maa Chandraghanta. Maa Chandraghanta worshipped Lord Shiva and requested him to take the form of a charming prince. Appeased by Maa Chandraghanta, Lord Shiva appeared himself as a prince, SUNDARESHWAR.

After getting married to Lord Shiva Goddess Mahagauri started adorning her forehead with half Chandra and due to which Goddess Parvati was known as Goddess Chandraghanta.

 

 

In today’s scenario, learning from Goddess Chandraghanta’s qualities can help us a lot in our life. While we do need to be calm and composed, but when the need arises we need to show courage.

Goddess Chandraghanta is the married form the Goddess Parvati. After getting married to Lord Shiva Goddess Mahagauri started adorning her forehead with half Chandra and due to which Goddess Parvati was known as Goddess Chandraghanta.

 

In Durga Pooja the third day of Navratri is very important . This day the mind of the sadhak enters Manipura Cakra. At this stage by the grace of Maa Chandraghanta he becomes capable of seeing unearthly and divine things. He smells the divine fragrance and many types of divine sound become audible to him. On this day and in this stage of discipline the sadhak is required to be most careful.

 


TEMPLE OF DEVI CHANDRAGHANTA : 

Chandraghanta Devi Temple @ Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Devotees




 pay their respect to the goddess in form of flowers, coconuts and laal chunari. The temple is placed on a very narrow road so it is better to go by rickshaw till the chowk and then by foot. The best time to reach is in the morning so that you get the place of your choice because by evening it is too crowded.




 Regards, 

Srikanth Matrubai


 

 

 

 



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