Thread by @TempleTrails

🕉 #Navratri DAY 1: MAA SHAILAPUTRI
Goddess Durga is worshipped in 9 different forms as Nava Durga. Each God has a different form & a special significance.
Lord Brahma gives these nine names of Nava Durgā in Devi Mahatmyam 🙏#JaiMataDi 1/6

🕉 NAVADURGA - 1/9
MAA SHAILAPUTRI
"Shail" means mountains and “Putri" means daughter, is the first Nava Durga. Parvathi, the daughter of the King of Mountains, married to Lord Shiva after performing a severe penance 🚩 2/6

🕉 In her previous birth she was the daughter of Daksha Prajapathi. In order to marry Bhagwan Mahadev she sacrificed her life in Yagna Vatika to incarnate as Maa Shailaputri.
Moon is believed to be the provider of all fortunes and is governed by Goddess Shailaputri 🚩3/6

🕉 It is believed that by worshipping this form of Adi Shakti one can overcome any negative effects of Planet Moon.
Day of worship: 1st day of Navarathri
Governing planet: Moon
Flower : Jasmine
Neivedhyam :Ven pongal ( Rice Lentil Dish) 🚩4/6

🕉 Thithi : Prathipada (1st day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar.
Kolam :Arisi maavaal (rice flour) .(Rangoli using rice flour.)
Raagam : Thodi Raagam

Mantra :
Om Devi Shailputryai Namah (108 times recitation of this mantra) 🚩 5/6

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Vande Vanchhit Laabhaay, Chandrardhkritshekharaam |
Vrisharudham Shooldharaam Shailputriim Yashaswinim ||
I worship Ma Shailputri to fulfill my wishes, who is adorned with crescent moon on her head,rides on a Nandi (bull), carrying a trishul & is Illustrious 🚩6/6
#JaiMataDi