Navratri itself means 9 nights. It’s the festival of worshipping Goddess Durga Maa in her 9 swarupas. Each day of Navatri represents one of the 9 Swarupas of Durga Maa. Day 1 – Maa Shail- Putri “Shail” means mountains and “putri” means daughter beti . Devi Shailputri means daughter of mountains and this swarup refers to Goddess Parvati who was the Daughter of King Himavan (the King of the mountains). Maa Shailputri is depicted with 2 hands, one with a trident and the other with a lotus. She is seated upon a bull Nandi . She is believed to be an embodiment of the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. In her previous incarnation, Shailputri is believed to be Sati, the daughter of Daksha and the wife of Lord Shiva. Once Daksha had organized a big Yajna and did not invite Shiva. But Sati being obstinate, reached there. Thereupon Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati could not tolerate the insult of husband and burnt herself in the fire of Yagna. In other birth she became the daughter of Himavan, the king of the Himalayas in the name of Parvati – Hemvati and got married with Shiva once again. Maa Shailputri or Ma Parvati can be worshipped at any temple of Shivji where her deity is always present next to her consort God Shiva.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:14:57 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015