Devi: SHAILAPUTRI
Mother Shailaputri is the epitome of kindness and auspiciousness. She is always ready to bless the devotees. Just by seeing her and performing the pooja, one can get the desired results. This is the reason that our ancient sages have time and again praised the glory of the goddess as the savior of humanity.
Devi SHAILAPUTRI is the manifestation of GREEN LIGHT with her.
DEVI SHAILAPUTRI REDUCES ANGER and also cures diseases and illnesses.
STORY OF DEVI SHAILAPUTRI
Shiva Purana and Devi Bhagavata Purana carry details about Mata Shailaputri.
Devi Shailaputri also known as BHAVANI, PARVATI, and HEMAVATHI was Devi Sati in her previous birth.
This was the time when Devi Parvati was still in her teens.
Once
She was playing with her friends in the grasslands near the Himalayan
mountains, which was her home. Grasslands were for grazing cattle and near flowed a big river, namely the Varuna River with a lotus flower on its edge. Mata
Parvati was playing a game like hide-seek in the woods nearby. It was her turn
to seek her friends in the wood.
While she was seeking her friends she came
across the shore of the river full of lotus flowers. It was so mesmerizing for
her, she wanted a flower from the river. She was about to pick one from it when suddenly a cow came mooing to her from the grasslands as if she was in
great pain and wanted help from Devi Parvati. The cow took Devi Parvati to
the nearby grasslands.
What Devi Parvati saw was horrible at first sight.
She
saw the skeletons of many cows as if the flesh was freshly eaten by someone.
The picture in front of Devi Parvati was almost impossible to understand so she
kept her hand on the cow's head and closed her eyes.
Then she got to know about
the demoness Tarika (Sister of terrific demon Tarkasur).
Tarika was sent to the
earth by Tarkasur itself to kill the new form of Devi Adishakti, Devi Parvati.
Devi Parvati was a threat to Tarkasur as she and Lord Mahadev's son was a threat
to his life.
After Tarika, is sent to Earth to kill Devi Parvati, she saw
these cows grazing on the open grasslands and cowherd with them. She found this
a delicious treat. So, she secretly started attacking one cow at a time.
After a while, when the cowherd got a look at the cows the number was depreciating.
So, he decided to find the cause and asked the person who was taking the cows.
Suddenly Tarika occurs in terrific form, with red blood all over her face.
So he came to know that this nonother than a demoness who is killing all of
his cows. So he decided to attack, the cowherd approached Tarika, but she
killed the cowherd and started eating the rest of the cows and cowherd. One of the
cows was away for help and came across the shore of River Varuna and found Devi
Parvati.
After
getting to know about the overall situation Devi Parvati decided to fight
against the demoness Tarika.
For the fight, she took an unusual track. She took
the form of Shail ( a small mountain-like stone of nearby 10-15 feet) like her
father Lord Himavan.
The cow hid behind the structure and started mooing. The
cow's mooing attracted the evil demoness Tarika towards her. Tarika arrived
there and saw the Shail and the cow behind it. Tarika tried to fetch the cow
but it wasn't possible as the Shail would move from one side to another. Tarika
was trying hard to fetch the cow but was unable to.
On the other hand, it was almost evening and about to get dark, when Lord Himavan and Parvati's friends arrived at the Grassland.
They saw the conflict
going on over there between the cow, Shail, and demon Tarika but Parvati was
nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly some villagers also arrived at the location in
search of the cowherd and they too saw this conflict.
Himavan being the ruler
of the region was drastically shocked by watching the demoness in his territory
and wanted to wipe her out. Tarika, fed up with the conflict with the Shaila,
decided to break the Shaila.
On the other hand, Himavan raised the sword to kill
Tarika and Tarika raised the sword on Shaila.
Suddenly the Shaila burst and
everyone stayed still.
As the Shail started bursting, slowly golden rays emerged out of the Shail, and Devi Paravati came out in her true form with a golden crown on her head and Trishul in her hand. Everyone who saw this scene was mesmerized. The cow was still in her position behind Devi Paravati. Himavan took a step back but Tarika was furious. Again she was about to attack Devi Parvati.
Devi Parvati lifted the Trishul and threw it on Tarika. Tarika was
hence defeated and killed. Himavan, Parvati's friends, and the villagers
started praising Devi Parvati. Meanwhile, the cow ran towards the shore of the
river, picked one lotus, brought it, and gave it to Devi Parvati.
After
this incident, Himavan named Devi Parvati as Mata Shailputri (a small mountain,
daughter of the King of all mountains, who has taken rebirth from Shail, the
part of mountain as his Daughter), and this form of Devi Parvati with a golden
crown on her head, Trishul in one hand, Lotus in another and a cow standing
behind her came to be known as Mata Shailputri and as this form, Devi Parvati is
the first she took after coming into life.
It is been worshipped on the first
day of the Navratri. After this incident, Devi Shailputri gave a boon to the cow
who stood behind her during conflict and intended to protect Nature.
Devi Shailputri's boon was, like Devi Adishkati, from that day onwards the cow will also be a universal mother of all the creatures, without Gaupujan none of the auspicious works will get its fulfillment, and killing a cow will be next to Brahmahatya (the eternal and ultimate massacre}.
Graha: Moon
Flower: Hibiscus / Mallige
Naivedya: Any sweet made from PURE GHEE or
Halwa / Kheer / Pongal
Thithi: Prathama
Colour: GREY
Raaga: Thodi Raga
Mantra : ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥ Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah.
&
also
*Om swethavarnaayai* *vidhmahe Soola hasthaayai dheemahi Thanno Maaheshwari Prachodayaath*
Maa Shailputri Pooja Vidhi
Worshipping Maa
Shailputri will grant you wealth, health, luck, and prosperity.
Navratri starts with
Kalash Sthapana or Ghatasthapana. Establish an idol or just a photo of Goddess
Shailputri.
Take a Kalash and fill
it with Holy Water (preferably Ganga or any River Water).
Put some Akshata in
the water and put 5 coins along with Durva Leaves.
Please 5 Mango Leaves
upside down in circular order covering the brim of the Kalash and gently place a
COCONUT on top of it.
Light a ghee
diya to worship the Goddess.
Invoke Goddess Durga
in the form of Mata Shailaputri by changing
ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥
Om Devi
Shailaputryai Namah॥
Chant Durga mantra too
and offer garland made of white flowers to the Devi.
Prepare kheer or any
white-colored food item to please the Goddess.
Complete the puja
vidhi with aarti.
Moon, the
provider of all fortunes, is governed by Goddess Shailaputri and any bad effect
of the Moon can be overcome.
Worshipping
Devi Shailaputri brings CALMNESS into our minds. Anyone whose mind is fickle
and who wants to take control of the mind should worship the Shailaputriya.
The worship of Shailaputriya brings strength, valor, and sensual suppression to
the sadhana.
Gurudev
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says “Praying to Shailaputri brings strength like a stone; it brings
commitment. When the mind is wavering, chanting the name of Devi helps the mind
to be centered and committed. It gives us strength, courage, and composure.”
Being the 1st day, it a practice to do
GHATASTHAPANA.
Seeds of 1,3,5,7 or 9 are sown on a SOIL BED created
and watered daily. These seeds grow over 9 days.
TEMPLE OF MATA SHAILAPUTRI :
The village where all this happened is now said to be located in Jalalipura in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mother Shailaputri once got upset with Lord Shiva and left Kailash came to stay in Kashi (Varanasi).
Lord Shiva came to Kashi requesting to come back but Devi Maa said she loves this pious place so much she will not leave this place.
Lord Shiva said...for him too Kashi is a dear place and will be always with her here in this place and bless the devotees.
Please note: All the details are collected from various sources including texts, discourses, internet and stories heard. If there any mistakes/deviations.....please pardon and email us...we will be glad to correct the same.
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