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 9 – Monday, 19 October 2026 – Maha Navami

Invoking Siddhidatri Devi

The ladies may wear Peacock Green today

Siddhidatri Ma

On the ninth day of the Moon, the Maha Navami, we invoke and worship Siddhidatri Ma, who is not only worshipped by humans, but by the Gods and Goddesses, Demons, Gandharvas (celestial musicians), Yakshas (Earth spirits), and Siddhas.

Before the existence of Time, The Feminine Divine, Shakti, existed only in potential, unmanifested, and undifferentiated from consciousness, Itself, which we personify as Lord Shiva. She was the left side of his unmanifest body, and He was known as Ardhanarishwara Mahadev, or the Lord, Being Half Female.

Eternity, which cannot be measured, was suddenly jarred by the Cosmic Desire of Consciousness to know Itself. This “jarring” loosened Para-Shakti from Shiva’s left side, as a Cosmic Mirror appeared, so that Consciousness may look at Itself and know Itself.

And, indeed, Shiva did look into the mirror to see Himself, but saw Adi Para Shakti as his reflection, as the Subject of Consciousness had the first darshan of the Object of consciousness. His joy at seeing Her became the articulation “AA” which we call Aanand Shakti, and upon worshipping Her as such, all potentials may be realized, and all siddhis, perfections, were given as a boon to Lord Shiva, Who holds them for the use of suitable human beings. Her name is Siddhidatri Ma.

She is also the remover of disease, mental afflictions, and adverse planetary positions. To Her worshipper, nothing is impossible.

She may be worshipped with these mantras:

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु सिद्धिदात्रीरूपेण संस्थिता।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Yā Devī sarvabhūteṣu Siddhidātrī-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā,

namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ.

सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि।

सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥

siddhagandharvayakṣādyairasurairamarairapi, sevyamānā sadā bhūyāt siddhidā siddhidāyinī.

ओं ह्रीं श्री सिद्धिदात्री दुर्गायै नमः

oṃ hrīṃ śrī siddhidātrī durgāyai namaḥ