On the ninth day of the nine-day long Hindu festival of Navratri, we worship the ninth form of Devi Durga. The ninth form of Devi Durga is Ma Siddhidatri. Ma Siddhidatri blessed Shiva not just with eight or ‘ashtasiddhis’ but with 18 siddhis or 18 perfections. Half of Lord Shiva’s body became one with Ma Siddhidatri. She became half of Shiva and that form of Shiva where he is half female and half male is called Ardhanareshwar. Listen to the complete story only on this podcast. नवरात्रि के नौ दिनों तक चलने वाले हिंदू त्योहार के नौवें दिन, हम देवी दुर्गा के नौवें रूप की पूजा करते हैं। देवी दुर्गा का नौवां स्वरूप मां सिद्धिदात्री है। मां सिद्धिदात्री ने भगवान् शिव को न केवल आठ या 'अष्टसिद्धि' के साथ, बल्कि 18 सिद्धियों का शीर्वाद दिया, भगवान शिव का आधा शरीर मां सिद्धिदात्री से एक हो गया और शिव का वह रूप जहां वह आधा स्त्री और आधा पुरुष है, अर्धनारीश्वर कहलाता है। पूरी कहानी सिर्फ इस पॉडकास्ट पर सुनें।