On the 5th day of Navratri we invoke and worship Devi Skandamata, who as a further manifestation of Parvati, gives birth to Kartikeya, also known as Skanda. Even being the son of Parvati and Shiva, He […]
Mother Goddess
Kushmanda Ma
On the 4th day of Navratri, we invoke and worship Kushmanda Ma, the 4th manifestation of Durga, Whose name alone is a compendium of knowledge and secrets. If we pronounce Her name correctly, which means pointing […]
Chandraghanta Ma
On the third day of Navaratri we worship Chandraghanta Ma, who is also Parvati, but AFTER her marriage to Shiva, and this is marked by Shiva’s 5 day crescent moon she now wears on her forehead. […]
Brahmacharini Ma
Mother Goddess as Yogini – Brahmacharini Ma Today on the 2nd day of the moon (bright half) during Navratri, we worship Durga Ma as the tapasvini, Brahmacharini Ma, who we also know as Uma Sati, who […]
Shailaputri, “Daughter of the Mountain”
On the first night of Navratri, on the New Moon, we worship Parvati Ma, the consort of Shiva, known on this occasion as Shailaputri, “Daughter of the Mountain” which is what the name Parvati means. You […]
