Navratri Durga Puja 2026

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Yā Devī sarvabhūteṣu śakti-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā,

namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ.

Navratri Day 7 – Saturday, 17 October 2026

Invoking Kalaratri Devi

The ladies may wear Grey today

Kalaratri Ma

On the seventh day of the Moon, Saptami, we invoke the 7th of Durga Ma’s manifestations, certainly Her most frightening, Kalratri Ma. Her image alone is unsettling – while most of Durga’s other forms ride on lions or tigers, Kalratri Ma rides a donkey; She is naked, dishevelled, hair flying, Her colour is that of midnight on the night of no moon, her ornaments consist of lightning, and She waves a bloody scimtar.

But Her devotees need not fear, as She conquers fear, illusion, and all dark things, besides endowing Her devotees with courage and equanimity.

She also gives siddhi & riddhi, accomplishments & prosperity, and Her invocation and worship is one of the most powerful means of removing bad vibes, black magic, evil influences, and other similar obstructions.

She rules over Saturn, freeing Her devotees from his influence, shows the “no fear” abhaya mudra with one hand, and the boon giving varada mudra with another hand. She detoxifies the spirit, mind, and body.

For tantrikas, Kashmiri Shaivas, and those involved with Sacred Speech, She is Pratyahara, the unraveling of Speech, so as Mahakali, another of Her names, She wears the 51 syllables around Her neck as severed heads.

She may be invoked and worshipped with these mantras:

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु कालरात्रिरूपेण संस्थिता।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Yā Devī sarvabhūteṣu Kālarātri-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā,

namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ.

एकवेणी जपाकर्णपूरा नग्ना खरास्थिता।

लम्बोष्ठी कर्णिकाकर्णी तैलाभ्यक्तशरीरिणी॥

वामपादोल्लसल्लोहलताकण्टकभूषणा।

वर्धन्मूर्धध्वजा कृष्णा कालरात्रिर्भयङ्करी॥

ekaveṇī japākarṇapūrā nagnā kharāsthitā, lamboṣṭhī karṇikākarṇī tailābhyaktaśarīriṇī.

vāmapādollasallohalatākaṇṭakabhūṣaṇā, vardhanmūrdhadhvajā kṛṣṇā kālarātrirbhayaṅkarī.

ओं देवी कालरात्र्यै स्वाहा

oṃ devī kālarātryāyi svāhā