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Ma Katyayani is worshipped on the sixth day of Navratri. She has four hands and she wields a long sword and a lotus in two of them. She blesses with the third hand and protects with the fourth one. According to the legends, there was a sage known as ‘Kat’ who had a son named ‘Katya’. Later, a sage named ‘Katyayan’ took birth as his descendant. Listen to the complete story only on this podcast.
नवरात्रि के छठे दिन मां कात्यायनी की पूजा की जाती है। उसके चार हाथ हैं और वह उनमें से दो में एक लंबी तलवार और कमल धारण करती है। वह तीसरे हाथ से आशीर्वाद देती है और चौथे से रक्षा करती है। किंवदंतियों के अनुसार, 'कट' नामक एक ऋषि थे, जिनका 'कात्या' नाम का एक पुत्र था। बाद में, 'कात्यायन' नाम के एक ऋषि ने उनके वंशज के रूप में जन्म लिया। पूरी कहानी सिर्फ इस पॉडकास्ट पर सुनें।
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...
Published 09/26/22
On the eighth day of the nine day-long festival of Navratri, we celebrate and we pray to Ma Mahagauri. ‘Maha’ means extremely and ‘Gauri’ means fair. When Parvatiji in the form of Kaalratri was fighting all the demons and when she came back her skin had turned absolutely dark and try as she may...
Published 09/26/22