Sri Narasimha Kavacham Lyrics in Sanskrit and English

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Bhakt Prahlada, The great devotee of Lord Vishnu recited Sri Narasimha Kavacham. Brahamnad Puran have a mention of Narsimha kavacham mantra.

Narsimha Kavacham is a powerful set of mantra which bestows protection, spiritual wisdom and material desires. Chanting of this mantra provides protection against evil spirits, black magic and vicious desires. Besides shielding against malicious beings, It also confers devotion and stillness of mind which pave the way for knowing atman. This Mantra not only works for sadhaka but also brings auspiciousness to those who recite it daily.

narasimha kavacham mantra

Sri Narasimha Kavacham Mantra in English

|| Ath Sri NarasimaKavachaStotram ||

Narasimha-kavacham vakshye prahladenoditam pura
sarva-raksha-karam punyam sarvopadrava-nashanam
|

sarva-sampat-karam chaiva svarga-moksha-pradayakam
dhyatva narasimham devesham hema-simhasana-sthitam |

vivrtasyam tri-nayanam sharad-indu-sama-prabham
lakshmyalingita-vamangam vibhutibhir upashritam |

catur-bhujam komalangam svarna-kundala-shobhitam

saroja-shobitoraskam ratna-keyura-mudritam |

tapta-kancana-sankasham pita-nirmala-vasasam
indradi-sura-maulishthah sphuran manikya-diptibhih |

virajita-pada-dvandvam shankha-chakradi-hetibhih
garutmata cha vinayat stuyamanam mudanvitam |

sva-hrt-kamala-samvasam krtva tu kavacham pathet
nrsimho me shirah patu loka-rakshartha-sambhavah |

sarvago ’pi stambha-vasah phalam me rakshatu dhvanim
nrsimho me drshau patu soma-suryagni-lochanah |

smrtam me patu naraharih muni-varya-stuti-priyah
nasam me simha-nashas tu mukham lakshmi-mukha-priyah |

sarva-vidyadhipah patu nrsimho rasanam mama
vaktram patv indu-vadanam sada prahlada-vanditah |

narasimhah patu me kantham skandhau bhu-bhrd ananta-krt
divyastra-shobhita-bhujah narasimhah patu me bhujau |

karau me deva-varado narasimhah patu sarvatah
hrdayam yogi-sadhyash cha nivasam patu me harih |

madhyam patu hiranyaksha-vakshah-kukshi-vidaranah
nabhim me patu naraharih sva-nabhi-brahma-samstutah |

brahmanda-kotayah katyam yasyasau patu me katim
guhyam me patu guhyanam mantranam guhya-rupa-drk |

uru manobhavah patu januni nara-rupa-drk
janghe patu dhara-bhara- harta yo ’sau nr-keshari |

sura-rajya-pradah patu padau me nrharishvarah
sahasra-shirsha-purushah patu me sarvashas tanum |

manograh purvatah patu maha-viragrajo ’gnitah
maha-vishnur dakshine tu maha-jvalas tu nairrtah |

pashchime patu sarvesho dishi me sarvatomukhah
narasimhah patu vayavyam saumyam bhushana-vigrahah |

ishanyam patu bhadro me sarva-mangala-dayakah
samsara-bhayatah patu mrtyor mrtyur nr-keshari |

idam narasimha-kavacham prahlada-mukha-manditam
bhaktiman yah pathenaityam sarva-papaih pramucyate |

putravan dhanavan loke dirghayur upajayate
yam yam kamayate kamam tam tam prapnoty asamshayam |

sarvatra jayam apnoti sarvatra vijayi bhavet
bhumy antariksha-divyanam grahanam vinivaranam |

vrshchikoraga-sambhuta-vishapaharanam param
brahma-rakshasa-yakshanam durotsarana-karanam |

bhuje va tala-patre va kavacam likhitam shubham
kara-mule dhrtam yena sidhyeyuh karma-siddhayah |

devasura-manushyeshu svam svam eva jayam labhet
eka-sandhyam tri-sandhyam va yah pathen niyato narah |

sarva-mangala-mangalyam bhuktim muktim cha vindati
dva-trimshati-sahasrani pathet shuddhatmanam nrnam |

kavachasyasya mantrasya mantra-siddhih prajayate
anena mantra-rajena krtva bhasmabhir mantranam |

tilakam bibhriyad yas tu tasya graha-bhayam haret
tri-varam japamanas tu dattam varyabhimantrya ca |

prasayed yo naro mantram narasimha-dhyanam acharet
tasya rogah pranashyanti ye cha syuh kukshi-sambhavah |

kimatra bahunoktena narasimha sadrsho bhavet
manasa chintitam yattu sa tacchapnotya samshayam |

garjantam garjayantam nija-bhuja-patalam sphotayantam hatantam
dipyantam tapayantam divi bhuvi ditijam kshepayantam kshipantam
krandantam roshayantam dishi dishi satatam samharantam bharantam
vikshantam purnayantam kara-nikara-shatair divya-simham namami |

Iti shri-brahmanda-purane prahladoktam shri-narasimha-kavacam sampurnam ||

Sri Narasimha Kavacham Stotram in Sanskrit

sri narasimha kavacham stotram

॥ अथ श्री नृसिंहकवचस्तोत्रम् ॥

नृसिंह कवचम वक्ष्येऽ प्रह्लादनोदितं पुरा

सर्वरक्षाकरं पुण्यं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनं

सर्वसंपत्करं चैव स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदायकम  

ध्यात्वा नृसिंहं देवेशं हेमसिंहासनस्थितं॥

विवृतास्यं त्रिनयनं शरदिंदुसमप्रभं  

लक्ष्म्यालिंगितवामांगम विभूतिभिरुपाश्रितं

चतुर्भुजं कोमलांगम स्वर्णकुण्डलशोभितं  

ऊरोजशोभितोरस्कं रत्नकेयूरमुद्रितं

तप्तकांचनसंकाशं पीतनिर्मलवासनं

इंद्रादिसुरमौलिस्थस्फुरन्माणिक्यदीप्तिभि:

विराजितपदद्वंद्वं शंखचक्रादिहेतिभि: 

गरुत्मता विनयात स्तूयमानं मुदान्वितं

स्वहृतकमलसंवासम कृत्वा तु कवचम पठेत

नृसिंहो मे शिर: पातु लोकरक्षात्मसंभव:

सर्वगोऽपि स्तंभवास: फालं मे रक्षतु ध्वनन  

नरसिंहो मे दृशौ पातु सोमसूर्याग्निलोचन:

शृती मे पातु नरहरिर्मुनिवर्यस्तुतिप्रिय:  

नासां मे सिंहनासास्तु मुखं लक्ष्मिमुखप्रिय:

सर्वविद्याधिप: पातु नृसिंहो रसनां मम  

वक्त्रं पात्विंदुवदन: सदा प्रह्लादवंदित:

नृसिंह: पातु मे कण्ठं स्कंधौ भूभरणांतकृत  

दिव्यास्त्रशोभितभुजो नृसिंह: पातु मे भुजौ

करौ मे देववरदो नृसिंह: पातु सर्वत:  

हृदयं योगिसाध्यश्च निवासं पातु मे हरि:

मध्यं पातु हिरण्याक्षवक्ष:कुक्षिविदारण:  

नाभिं मे पातु नृहरि: स्वनाभिब्रह्मसंस्तुत:

ब्रह्माण्डकोटय: कट्यां यस्यासौ पातु मे कटिं  

गुह्यं मे पातु गुह्यानां मंत्राणां गुह्यरुपधृत

ऊरु मनोभव: पातु जानुनी नररूपधृत  

जंघे पातु धराभारहर्ता योऽसौ नृकेसरी

सुरराज्यप्रद: पातु पादौ मे नृहरीश्वर:  

सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुष: पातु मे सर्वशस्तनुं

महोग्र: पूर्वत: पातु महावीराग्रजोऽग्नित: 

महाविष्णुर्दक्षिणे तु महाज्वालस्तु निर्रुतौ

पश्चिमे पातु सर्वेशो दिशि मे सर्वतोमुख:  

नृसिंह: पातु वायव्यां सौम्यां भूषणविग्रह:

ईशान्यां पातु भद्रो मे सर्वमंगलदायक:  

संसारभयद: पातु मृत्यूर्मृत्युर्नृकेसरी

इदं नृसिंहकवचं प्रह्लादमुखमंडितं  

भक्तिमान्य: पठेन्नित्यं सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते

पुत्रवान धनवान लोके दीर्घायुर्उपजायते  

यंयं कामयते कामं तंतं प्रप्नोत्यसंशयं॥

सर्वत्र जयवाप्नोति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत

 भुम्यंतरिक्षदिवानां ग्रहाणां विनिवारणं

वृश्चिकोरगसंभूतविषापहरणं परं  

ब्रह्मराक्षसयक्षाणां दूरोत्सारणकारणं

भूर्जे वा तालपत्रे वा कवचं लिखितं शुभं  

करमूले धृतं येन सिद्ध्येयु: कर्मसिद्धय:

देवासुरमनुष्येशु स्वं स्वमेव जयं लभेत  

एकसंध्यं त्रिसंध्यं वा : पठेन्नियतो नर:

सर्वमंगलमांगल्यंभुक्तिं मुक्तिं विंदति

द्वात्रिंशतिसहस्राणि पाठाच्छुद्धात्मभिर्नृभि:  

कवचस्यास्य मंत्रस्य मंत्रसिद्धि: प्रजायते। 

आनेन मंत्रराजेन कृत्वा भस्माभिमंत्रणम

तिलकं बिभृयाद्यस्तु तस्य गृहभयं हरेत।

त्रिवारं जपमानस्तु दत्तं वार्यभिमंत्र्य

प्राशयेद्यं नरं मंत्रं नृसिंहध्यानमाचरेत

तस्य रोगा: प्रणश्यंति ये स्यु: कुक्षिसंभवा:

किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन नृसिंहसदृशो भवेत  

मनसा चिंतितं यस्तु तच्चाऽप्नोत्यसंशयं

गर्जंतं गर्जयंतं निजभुजपटलं स्फोटयंतं हरंतं दीप्यंतं तापयंतं दिवि भुवि दितिजं क्षेपयंतं रसंतं

कृंदंतं रोषयंतं दिशिदिशि सततं संभरंतं हरंतं  विक्षंतं घूर्णयंतं करनिकरशतैर्दिव्यसिंहं नमामि

॥इति प्रह्लादप्रोक्तं नरसिंहकवचं संपूर्णंम ॥

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Dhanteras – Significance, Pooja Vidhi and Mantra

Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi is the first day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali. This time It is falling on 13th November. Here we have covered you with Dhanteras significance, pooja vidhi, and mantra to please Dharmraj Yama, Goddess Lakshmi, and God of wealth Kuber.
Hindus worship Yama, Kubera the lord of wealth, and Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari on Dhan Teras.
As the name suggests, This day is considered very auspicious for buying gold, silver, utensils, household items, and vehicles. Buying these items on Dhanteras brings fortune and an abundance of wealth.

Significance of Dhanteras or Dhan Tryodashi

Dhanteras falls every year on the thirteenth lunar day of Kartik month in Krishna Paksha. This year we will celebrate this day on Tuesday, 2nd November 2021.
Dhantereas is a very important day because this day, Goddess Lakshmi, along with Kubera and Dhanvantri emerged from the Samudra Manthan.
To seek blessings from Yamaraj, People light diyas to ward off death-related fear.
As per Bhagvat Purana, Lord Dhanvantri, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu emerged from the sea during Samudra Manthan. He came out from the ocean, holding a pot filled with nectar or Amrita Kalash. He is the father of Ayurveda, so invoking Lord Dhanvantri on this day wards off health-related problems and blesses the devotees with good health and disease-free life. Hindu devotees buy utensils on dhanteras, because Lord Dhanvantri emerged with the nectar-filled pot on this day.

dhanteras


To seek the divine grace of Goddess Lakshmi, devotees decorate their homes and offices with toran, and rangoli to welcome Goddess Lakshmi. Lord Kubera also worshiped for attaining wealth and prosperity.

Dhanteras Pooja Vidhi and Mantra

Dhanteras pooja mostly consists of lighting diyas to please Lord of death Yama and to attain blessings from goddess Lakshmi, Dhanvantri, and Lord Kubera.

Yama Poojan for Dhanteras

yama mantra for dhanteras

In the evening, fill the diyas with sesame or till Oil and worship this diya with dhoop and gandh. After that, keeping your face in the south direction, invoke Lord Yama with this Mantra –

मृत्युना दण्ड पाशाभ्यां कालेन श्यामया सः | त्रयोदश्यां दीप दानात् सूर्यजः प्रीयतां मम ||

Mrityunaa dandpashbhayam kalen shyamayaa sah | Tryodashyam deepdanaat suryajah priyataam mam ||

Afterward, light the diyas in the name of Lord Yama to get protection against the untimely death of family members.

Lakshmi Poojan

laskhmi poojan for dhanteras

People who want good business and wealth, worship goddess Lakshmi to attain desired results. On the day of Diwali, Lakshmi pooja is more auspicious. Shubh muhurat for Lakshmi pooja on Dhanterad is after paradosh kalam.
For welcoming Lakshmi in your home, factory, and office, decorate the main door with toran and colorful Rangoli, draw Maa Lakshmi’s footsteps from rice flour and Kumkum. Offer sweets, incense, flowers, and do shodshochar pooja, then invoke Maa Lakshmi with this mantra-

ॐ श्री महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे विष्णु पत्न्यै च धीमहि तन्नो लक्ष्मी प्रचोदयात् ॐ ।।

Om Shree Mahalakshmyai Cha Vidraahe Vishnu Patrayai Cha Dheemahi Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayat Om ||

For wealth and prosperity, Keep one big diya with four mouths (chaturmukhi) on a heap of grains at your doorsteps. Make swastika sign on the diya and offer incense, jaggery, coriander seeds, split moong dal and kaudi. Keep kaudi, coin and batasha inside diya. Make sure that diya does not get extinguished in the night. It should burn the entire night. The next day, this kaudi should be kept in a cash box to attract money.

Kuber Poojan

kuber mantra

For this pooja, Make offerings of flowers, incense, diya, fruits, and sweets to Lord of treasury Kubera to seek his blessings. Chant this mantra 108 times –

ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय धनधान्याधिपतये धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहा॥

Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhanadhanyadhipataye Dhanadhanyasamriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Svaha॥

Enjoy the festival with full fervor and enthusiasm and chant these mantras to get the grace of Divinities.

Some people write the name of Ram on their home temples and also make Shubh Labh sign on their account books.

We wish you a Happy and Prosperous Diwali 2021.

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Diwali Significance and Puja Vidhi with Mantra

Diwali or Deepawali is the most iconic festival of Hindus celebrated across the length and breadth of the country. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on 4th November. Read on to know more about the festival of lights- Diwali and Diwali Puja Vidhi with mantra and its significance.

importance of diwali

Significance of Diwali

The literal meaning of Deepawali (deep – lights, vali – row or cluster) is “Rows of lights”. Diwali is festivals of joy, illumination, generosity, and exuberance. Deepawali signifies the importance of knowledge, righteousness and integrity. The light of knowledge removes the darkness of thoughts produced by ignorance

People decorate their houses and offices with toran, rangoli, and diyas or lamps. People wear new clothes, all family members come together to celebrate this festival with exuberance and exchanges gifts among themselves. Everyone comes together to burn firecrackers. It is believed that fireworks ward off evil spirits.

Kartik Amavasya i.e.15th day of new moon day is the darkest night of the year and lighting diyas on this day signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over bad deeds, and virtuous over evil. In order to, invite Goddess Lakshmi, people light Diya at the entrance of their home and windowsills and let open their doors for her to enter.

People clean and decorate their home and place of work to welcome the Goddess of wealth and prosperity Lakshmi. Along with Goddess Lakshmi People also worship Lord Ganesh, Goddess Kali, and Sarasvati, Kuber, and Indra. Businessmen and traders also worship their account books to ensure year-long profits.

As per Padam Puran, arranging diyas in rows and mandala on the day of Kartik Amavasya may help to attain Param pad or absolute salvation.

कार्तिक मास्यमावास्या तस्यां दीप प्रदीपनम् |

शालायां ब्राह्मणः कुर्यात् स गच्छेत् परमं पदम् ||

Kartike maasyamavasya tasyam deep pradeepanam | shalayam bhramanah kuryat sa gacchet param padam ||

According to Brahma Purana, The Goddess of wealth Lakshmi visits the cleanest houses to bless the devotees with wealth, prosperity, and good fortunes. That’s why cleaning is the most important aspect of the Diwali festival. The reason being, after rain, the house gets dirty due to dirt and cobwebs. To remove this filth and odor, people, clean and paint their houses.

Why do we celebrate Diwali

Lord Rama came back with his consort Seetha and Brother Laxman after completing the exile of 14 years. To welcome them, People lit diyas all across the streets and decorated the city like a newly-wed bride. The people of Ayodhya illuminated the city to commemorate his king Rama’s victory over the demon king Ravana.

As per other sources, on this Kartik Krishna Amavasya, Goddess Lakshmi emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean where deva and asura both participated. On the auspicious day of Deepawali, Goddess Lakshmi chose Lord Vishnu for marriage.

In Jainism and Sikhism, this day also holds an important place. Jain Teerthankar Mahavira Swami attained moksha on Diwali, thus celebrated as Mahavira nirvana diwas in the Jain community.

Guru Hargovind Singh, the sixth Sikh guru, was released on this day from the captivity of Jahangir along with 52 other Hindu kings.

Diwali Puja Vidhi

diwali puja vidhi

Diwali Puja vidhi differ across regions and customs vary from family to family. Though the basic method is the same. Some people worship only Goddess Lakshmi and Ganesh while some like to pray Lakshmi Ganesh, Sarasvati along with Ganga Ji.

On Kartik Krishna Amavasya, after taking bath early in the morning, Take Sankalp by chanting this mantra

“मम सर्वपच्छान्ति पूर्वकदीर्घायुष्यबल्पुष्टिनैरुज्यदिसकलशुभ्फलप्राप्त्यर्थं गजतुरगरथराज्यैश्वर्यदिसकलसंपदामुत्तरोत्तराभिवृद्धयेअर्थं इन्द्रकुबेरसहितं श्री लक्ष्मी पूजनं करिष्ये “

After taking Sankalp, keep fast either without water or on fruits depending upon your capacity.

In the evening, again take bath, and in your pooja room or wealth storage room, place murti of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on a chauki or on an elevated platform on red cloth. After that draw ashtdal with akshat, and fill a copper, silver, or gold pot with water along with, betel nut,Akshat and coin. Keep some grains on top of kalash and Place this kalash in front of Mutis.

diwali puja vidhi

After placing Murti, chant

‘Shri Ganeshaye Namah’

‘Lakshmaye Namah’

‘Indraye namah’ and ‘Kuberaye namah’

It is customary to invoke Lord Ganesh before anyone else because he is vighnaharta Thus, removes all obstacles and brings auspiciousness to occasion.

Mantra for Lord Ganesh

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटि समप्रभा , निविघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व कार्येषु सर्वदा ||

Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samprabha | nirvighnam Kurume dev sarva karyesu sarvada ||

Mantra for Goddess Lakshmi

नमस्ते सर्वदेवानां वरदासि हरेः प्रिया | या गतिस्त्वत्प्रपन्नानां सा मे भूयात्त्वदर्चनात ||

Namste sarvadevanam vardasi hareh Priya| yaa gatistvaatprapannanam sa me bhuyatvadarchanam

Mantra for Indra Poojan

ऐरावत समारुढा व्रज्रहस्तो महाबलः | शत यज्ञाधिपो देवस्तस्मा इन्द्राय ते नमः ||

Airavatsamrudho vrajahasto mahabalah| shatyagnadhipodevastasma indraye ten amah ||

Mantra for Kuber Poojan

धनदाय नमस्तुभ्यं निधिपद्माधिपाय च | भवन्तु त्वत्प्रसादान्मे धनधान्यादिसंपदः ||

Dhandaay namustubhyam nidhipadmadhipay cha|

Bhavantu tvatprasadnme dhandhaayadisampadah ||

diwali sweets

Make offerings of flowers, fruits, sweets, puffed rice, batasha to the deities, and lit clay diyas in every nook and corner of the house. After that, enjoy the sweets and savories with your friends and family, burn firecrackers and share happiness.

Happy Diwali to all the readers of Devotionalfolks.

You may also like to read Dhanteras puja vidhi and Narak Chaturdashi Puja Vidhi

Shri Sankat Nashanam Ganesh Stotram

Shri Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotram is a verse form Narad Puran. In this strota , Narad Rishi is praising and describing the attributes of Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is known to remove obstacles from the life of devotees. He not only fulfills material wishes but also gives the ultimate realization whoever seeks it.

Shri Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotram in Sanskrit

shri sankat nashan ganesh strotam

श्री संकट नाशन गणेश स्तोत्र

नारद उवाच 

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।
भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये ।।1।।

प्रथमं वक्रतुडं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् ।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिंगाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ।।2।।

लम्बोदरं पंचमं च षष्ठ विकटमेव च ।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ।।3।।

नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ।।4।।

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।
न च विध्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरं परम् ।।5।।

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ।।6।।

जपेग्दणपतिस्तोत्रं  षड् भिर्मासैः फ़लं लभेत् ।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ।।7।।

अष्टभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
तस्य विद्या भवेत् सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ।।8।।

|| इति श्री नारदपुराणे संकटनाशनम गणेश स्तोत्रम सम्पूर्णम ||

Shri Sankat Nashan Ganesh Strot in English

ganesh sankat nashan stotram

Narada Uvacha:

Pranamya shirasa devam Gauri putram Vinayakam.
Bhakthavasam smaretrityamayuh kama artha sidhaye ||1||

Prathamam Vakratundam cha, Ekadantam dwitiyakam.
Tritiyam Krushna Pingaksham,Gajavaktram Chaturthakam ||2||

Lambodaram Panchamam cha ,Sashtam Vikatamev cha.
Saptamam Vignarajam cha,Dhoomravarnam tathashtamam ||3||

Navamam Bhalchandram cha, Dashamam tu Vinayakam.
Ekadasham Ganapatim, Dwadasham tu Gajananam ||4||

Dwadasaithani namani,Trisandhyam yah pathenara.
Na cha vighna bhayam tasya,Sarvsiddhi karam param ||5||

Vidhyarthi labhate Vidhyam,Danarthi labhate Dhanam.
Putrarthi labhate Putran,Moksharthi labhate Gateem ||6||

Japet Ganapati stotram,Shadbhirmasai phalam labheth.
Samvatsarena sidhim cha,Labhate natra sanshaya ||7||

Ashtabhyo Brahmoyashr Likihitwa yh samarpayet.
Tasya Vidhya bhavetsarva Ganeshasya Prasadatah ||8||

|| Iti Shri Narad Purane Sankat nashanam Ganesh Stotram Sampurnam ||

English Translation of Shri Sankat nashanam Ganesh Stotram

First of all, bow your head to Lord Ganesha who is the son of Goddess Parvati, and pray every day with devotion to get long life, wealth, and success.

Meditate upon him first as a god with the twisted trunk, Second as the Lord with one tusk, Third as the one with reddish black eyes, Fourth as the one who has the face of an elephant.

Fifth as the one who is the pot-bellied, Sixth as the one who is fierce to his enemies, Seventh as the one who is the remover of obstacles, Eighth as the one who has complexion as smoke.

Ninth as the one who crescent moon in his forehead, Tenth as the one who is the leader of the remover of obstacles, Eleventh as the leader of the army of Lord Shiva, And twelfth as the one who has the face of an elephant

Anyone reading these twelve names, in all three sandhya that is in Dawn, Noon, and Dusk will never have fear of failure, And would always achieve whatever he wants.

One who pursues knowledge will get knowledge, One who wants to earn money will get money, One who wishes for a child will get offspring, And one who wants salvation will get salvation

Results of chanting this prayer, Of Ganapati will be visible within six months,
And within a year, he would get all wishes fulfilled, And there is no doubt about this.

One who gives this prayer, In writing to eight learned people, And offers it to Lord Ganesha,
will become knowledgeable And would be leading in all aspects of life, by the grace of Lord Ganesha.

Thus ends the prayer from Narada Purana to Ganesha which would destroy all misery.

You may also like to read – Facts about Lord Ganesh

To Read Ganesh Aarti click here – Ganesh Aarti

Mahamaya Ashtakam An Easy Path to Salvation

Mahamaya Ashtakam is a beautiful verse about the goddess Parvati, who is Mahamaya. The one who is the supreme illusion, and with pure devotion, she frees bhaktas to attain salvation. Sri Krishnadasa ji Maharaj, a saint from the Himalayas, wrote these verses in praise of Maa Bhagavati.

Mahamaya Ashtakam in Sanskrit

महामाय़ा अष्टकम्

भद्रकाली विश्वमाता जगत्स्रोतकारिणी

शिवपत्नी पापहर्त्री सर्वभूत तारिणी

स्कन्दमाता शिवा शिवा सर्वसृष्टि धारिणी

नमः नमः महामाया ! हिमालय-नन्दिनी ॥ १॥

नारीणां च शंखिन्यापि हस्तिनी वा चित्रिणी

पद्मगन्धा पुष्परूपा सम्मोहिनी पद्मिनी

मातृ -पुत्री- भग्नि -भार्या सर्वरूपा भवानी

नमः नमः महामाया ! भवभय-खण्डिनी ॥ २॥

पाप- ताप- भव- भय भूतेश्वरी कामिनी

तव-कृपा- सर्व-क्षय सर्वजना -वन्दिनी

प्रेम- प्रीति -लज्जा- न्याय नारीणां च मोहिनी

नमः नमः महामाया ! ॠण्डमाला -धारिणी ॥ ३॥

खड्ग -चक्र -हस्तेधारी शङ्खिनी- सुनादिनी

सम्मोहना -रूपा- नारी हृदय-विदारिणी

अहंकार- कामरूपा- भुवन-विलासिनी

नमः नमः महामाया ! जगत-प्रकाशिनी ॥ ४॥

लह्व -लह्व- तव -जिह्वा पापासुर मर्दिनी

खण्ड- गण्ड- मुण्ड -स्पृहा शोभाकान्ति वर्धिनी

अङ्ग- भङ्ग -रङ्ग -काया मायाछन्द छन्दिनी

नमः नमः महामाया ! दुःखशोक नाशिनी ॥ ५॥

धन- जन- तन -मान रूपेण त्वमं संस्थिता

काम -क्रोध- लोभ -मोह मद वापि मूढता

निद्राहार -काम -भय पशुतुल्य जीवनात्

नमः नमः महामाया ! कुरु मुक्त बन्धनात् ॥ ६॥

मैत्री -दया -लक्ष्मी -वृत्ति- अन्ते जीव लक्षणा

लज्जा-छाया-तृष्णा-क्षुधा बन्धनस्य-श कारणा

तुष्टि-बुद्धि-श्रद्धा-भक्ति सदा मुक्ति दायिका

शान्ति-भ्रान्ति-क्लान्ति-क्षान्ति तव रूपा अनेका

प्रीति-स्मृति-जाति-शक्ति-रूपा माया अभेद्या

नमः नमः महामाया ! नमस्त्वं महाविद्या ॥ ७॥

नवदुर्गा महाकाली सर्वाङ्गभूषावृत्तां

भुवनेश्वरी -मातङ्गी हन्तु मधुकैटभं

विमला तारा षोड़शी हस्ते खड्ग धारिणी

धुमावति -मा -बगला महिषासुर मर्दिनी

बालात्रिपुरसुन्दरी त्रिभुवन मोहिनी

नमः नमः महामाया ! सर्वदुःख हारिणी ॥ ८॥

मम माता लोके मर्त्त्य कृष्णदासः तव भृत्त्य

यदा तदा यथा तथा माया छिन्न मोक्षकथा

सदा सदा तव भिक्षा कृपा दीने भव रक्षा

नमः नमः महामाया कृष्णदासे तव दया ॥ ०॥

||इति श्री कृष्णदासः विरचितं महामाय़ा अष्टकम् य: पठति सः भव सागर निस्तरति||

Mahamaya Ashtakam in English with Meaning

mahamaya ashtakam

Bhadrakaalee vishvamaataa jagatsrotakaarinee

Shivapatnee paapahartree sarvabhootataarinee

Skandamaataa shivaa shivaa sarvasrishtidhaarinee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 1..

O’ Bhadrakali, the mother of the entire universe, you are the cause of the flow of this river, which is the universe (the universe is a flow/current from the past to the future through the present). O’ the Consort of Mahadeva, the remover of sins, you deliver all living beings. O mother of Skanda (Karthikeya), the beloved of Lord Shiva, (Shivaa also means all auspiciousness), the beholder Of the universe, I bow to you again and again O’ Mahamaya the daughter of King Himalaya.

Naareenaam cha shankhinyaapi hastinee vaa chitrinee

Padmagandhaa pushparoopaa sammohinee padminee

Maatri putree bhagni bhaaryaa sarvaroopaa bhavaanee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 2..

There are four kinds of women, Shankhini, Hastini, Chitrini and Padmini (Padmini: who captivates everyone with the fragrance of flowers), all of them are your forms. Mother, daughter,sister, beloved, all these different relationships are your manifestation. I bow to you again and again O’ Mahamaya, the remover of fear of this material world.

Paapa taapa bhava bhaya bhooteshvaree kaaminee

Tavakripaa sarvakshaya sarvajanaa andinee

Prema preeti lajja nyaaya naareenaam cha mohinee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 3..

O’ Bhooteshwari (the controller of all living beings), O’ Kamini you are worshiped by all beings And by your grace all the sins, pain/sufferings (‘Taap’ means pain or sufferings, adhyatmik, Adhidaivik and adhibhautik), and fears of this material world get destroyed. The qualities of women like love, affection, modesty, justice/righteousness, all these have come from you. I bow to you again and again, O’ Mahamaya who wears a garland of skulls.

Khadga chakra hastedhaaree shankhinee sunaadinee

Sammohanaa roopaa naaree hridayavidaarinee

Ahankaara kaamaroopaa bhuvanavilaasinee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 4..

O’ one who holds the sword and the chakra in her hands, O’ Shankhini, O’ cause of the divine sound you captivate all and can stir/tear away the hearts of all. You enjoy in the material world in The form of ego and desires but you are also the one who illuminates the world. I bow to you Again and again O’ Mahamaya.

Lahva lahva tava jihvaa paapaasuramardinee

Khanda ganda munda sprihaa shobhaakaantivardhinee

Anga bhanga ranga kaayaa maayaachhandachhandinee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee.. 5..

The red tongue of yours that is completely out and looks beautiful, it kills the sinners and demons. While killing Shumbha, Nishumbha and other demons, their limbs, necks, heads all were torn apart into pieces, such a scene was very intense and interesting. Even at the time of killing Raktabeeja, different Chandis came and did not let any drop of his blood fall down, their body parts (The Chandis) were dancing fiercely and drinking the blood of Raktabeeja.Remembering this scene, all the grief vanishes. I bow to you again and again O’ Mahamaya.

Dhana jana tana maana roopena tvam samsthitaa

Kaama krodha lobha moha mada vaapi moodhataa

Nidraahaara kaama bhaya pashutulya jeevanaat

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee.. 6..

Goddess, you are present in the form of wealth, people, body (women and men for physical Pleasure), respect and you are also in all forms of lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride which Are nothing but foolishness a human being falls into. You are in sleep, food, desire and fear as Well, which are animal-like activities. That is why, O’ Mahamaya, please free me from all these Bondages, I bow to you again and again.

Maitree dayaa lakshmee vritti ante jeeva lakshanaa

Lajjaa-chhaayaa-trishnaa-kshudhaa-bandhanasya-kaaranaa

Tushti-buddhi-shraddhaa-bhakti-sadaa-muktidaayikaa

Shaanti-bhraanti-klaanti-kshaanti tava roopaa anekaa

Preeti-smriti-jaati-shaktiroopaa maayaa abhedyaa

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee.. 7..

In the end, when living beings are realised, the characteristic actions that emerge are friendship,Kindness and opulence all these come from you. Shame, shadow, thirst, hunger; all these qualities are the reasons for bondage. Satisfaction/contentment, intellect, faith, devotion, all These are the qualities that give liberation are your forms. Peace, hallucinations, fatigue all these Are your different forms as well as love, memory, ability to reproduce/create and power. These forms (22 forms of Maya) can never be destroyed. O’ Mahamaya, O’ Mahavidya, I bow to you Again and again.

Navadurgaa mahaakaalee sarvaangabhooshaavrittaam

Bhuvaneshvaree maatangee hantu madhukaitabham

Vimalaa taaraa shorashee haste khadgadhaarinee

Dhumaavati maa bagalaa mahishaasuramardinee

Baalaatripurasundaree tribhuvanamohinee

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 8..

O’ Navadurga, O’ Mahakali, the one who is wearing beautiful clothes and ornaments on all the body parts (Bhadrakali form), O’ Bhuvaneshwari, O’ Matangi, you are the one who killed Madhu Kaitabha. O’ Maa Vimala, O’ Maa Tara, O’ Maa Shodashi, you have a sword in your hand, O’ Maa Dhumavati, O’ Maa Bagala, you are the one who killed Mahishasura, O’ Maa Balatripurasundari, you are the one who captivates all three lokas. I bow to you again and again who takes away all the sorrows.

Mama maataa loke marttya krishnadaasah tava bhrittya

Yadaa tadaa yathaa tathaa maayaa chhinna mokshakathaa

Sadaa sadaa tava bhikshaa kripaa deene bhava rakshaa

Namah namah mahaamaayaa ! himaalayanandinee .. 0..

O’ my mother, in the mortal world, this Krishnadasa is your servant. Wherever he goes, here, there and everywhere, at all times he talks only about how to attain salvation by breaking the Illusion, he does not talk about anything else. Please have mercy on this poor person and Protect him from this world of illusion. O’ Mahamaya, I bow to you again and again, may you Have mercy on this Krishnadasa.

.. Iti shree krishnadaasa virachitaa mahaamaaya ashtakam yah pathati sah bhavasaagara nistarati ..

Thus whoever recites the Mahamaya Ashtakam, composed by Sri Krishna Das ji , He/she crosses the ocean of the material existence.

Adi Shankaracharya krit Sri Jagannath Ashtakam Lyrics and Significance

Sri Jagannath Ashtakam consists of eight verses in praise of Lord Jagannath. Before reading the Jagannath Ashtakam lyrics, let’s take a look at who composed Jagannath Ashtakam and what’s its significance

Adi Shankaracharya composed Shri Jagannath Ashtakam when he visited Jagannath temple in Puri. He dedicated these verses to the feet of Lord of the universe – Lord Jagannath. In these verses, he described Lord’s enchanting beauty, his pastimes, and virtues that he wants to hold in his eyes forever. He beautifully painted Rath Yatra’s description in the asktakam which mesmerizes whoever reads and listens to it. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu recited these hymns on his visit to Puri.

Whoever reads and listens to these verses with utmost faith, Lord Jagannath blesses him. In fact, Reciting these verses with full devotion brings joy and detachment from material pleasures and One becomes pure-hearted. As a result, devotees can attain access to the Hariloka by reading these hymns with love and full devotion.

jagannath ashtakam lyrics

Sri Jagannath Ashtakam Lyrics in English

(1)

kadācit kālindī-taṭa-vipina-sańgītaka-ravo
mudābhīrī-nārī-vadana-kamalāsvāda-madhupaḥ
ramā-śambhu-brahmāmara-pati-gaṇeśārcita-pado
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(2)

bhuje savye veṇuḿ śirasi śikhi-puccham kaṭi-taṭe
dukūlaḿ netrānte sahacara-kaṭākṣaḿ vidadhate
sadā śrīmad-vṛndāvana-vasati-līlā-paricayo
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(3)

mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā
subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(4)

kṛpā-pārāvāraḥ sajala-jalada-śreṇi-ruciro
ramā-vāṇī-rāmaḥ sphurad-amala-pańkeruha-mukhaḥ
surendrair ārādhyaḥ śruti-gaṇa-śikhā-gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(5)

rathārūḍho gacchan pathi milita-bhūdeva-paṭalaiḥ
stuti-prādurbhāvam prati-padam upākarṇya sadayaḥ
dayā-sindhur bandhuḥ sakala jagatāḿ sindhu-sutayā
jagannāthah svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(6)

para-brahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalaya-dalotphulla-nayano
nivāsī nīlādrau nihita-caraṇo ‘nanta-śirasi
rasānando rādhā-sarasa-vapur-ālińgana-sukho
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(7)

na vai yāce rājyaḿ na ca kanaka-māṇikya-vibhavaḿ
na yāce ‘haḿ ramyāḿ sakala jana-kāmyāḿ vara-vadhūm
sadā kāle kāle pramatha-patinā gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(8)

hara tvaḿ saḿsāraḿ druta-taram asāraḿ sura-pate
hara tvaḿ pāpānāḿ vitatiḿ aparāḿ yādava-pate
aho dīne ‘nāthe nihita-caraṇo niścitam idaḿ
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

(9)

Jagannāthāṣṭakaḿ punyaḿ yaḥ paṭhet prayataḥ śuciḥ
sarva-pāpa-viśuddhātmā viṣṇu-lokaḿ sa gacchati

sri jagannath ashtakam lyrics in hindi

Jaganaath Ashtakam lyrics in Hindi

॥१ ॥

कदाचित् कालिन्दी तट विपिन सङ्गीत तरलो

मुदाभीरी नारी वदन कमला स्वाद मधुपः

रमा शम्भु ब्रह्मामरपति गणेशार्चित पदो

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥

 ॥२॥

भुजे सव्ये वेणुं शिरसि शिखिपिच्छं कटितटे

 दुकूलं नेत्रान्ते सहचर-कटाक्षं विदधते ।

सदा श्रीमद्‍-वृन्दावन-वसति-लीला-परिचयो

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन-पथ-गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥३॥

 महाम्भोधेस्तीरे कनक रुचिरे नील शिखरे

वसन् प्रासादान्तः सहज बलभद्रेण बलिना ।

 सुभद्रा मध्यस्थः सकलसुर सेवावसरदो

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन-पथ-गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥४॥

कृपा पारावारः सजल जलद श्रेणिरुचिरो

रमा वाणी रामः स्फुरद् अमल पङ्केरुहमुखः ।

सुरेन्द्रैर् आराध्यः श्रुतिगण शिखा गीत चरितो

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥५॥

रथारूढो गच्छन् पथि मिलित भूदेव पटलैः

स्तुति प्रादुर्भावम् प्रतिपदमुपाकर्ण्य सदयः ।

दया सिन्धुर्बन्धुः सकल जगतां सिन्धु सुतया

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥६॥

परंब्रह्मापीड़ः कुवलय-दलोत्‍फुल्ल-नयनो

निवासी नीलाद्रौ निहित-चरणोऽनन्त-शिरसि ।

रसानन्दी राधा-सरस-वपुरालिङ्गन-सुखो

 जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन-पथगामी भवतु मे॥

॥७॥

न वै याचे राज्यं न च कनक माणिक्य विभवं

न याचेऽहं रम्यां सकल जन काम्यां वरवधूम् ।

सदा काले काले प्रमथ पतिना गीतचरितो

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥८॥

हर त्वं संसारं द्रुततरम् असारं सुरपते

हर त्वं पापानां विततिम् अपरां यादवपते ।

अहो दीनेऽनाथे निहित चरणो निश्चितमिदं

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथ गामी भवतु मे ॥

॥९॥

जगन्नाथाष्टकं पुन्यं यः पठेत् प्रयतः शुचिः । सर्वपाप विशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

 ॥ इति श्रीमद शंकराचार्यविरचितं जगन्नाथाष्टकं संपूर्णम् ॥

Please share Sri Jagannath Ashtakam lyrics with your family and friends to share the joy of Hari Kirtan.

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Shri Shiv Tandav Stotram Lyrics in Hindi and English Lyrics by Asura King Raavan

Shiv Tandav Stotram was composed by asura king Raavan. In fact, Raavan was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. One of the scholastic achievements of Raavan was his knowledge of Sanskrit grammar. This stotra shows how he seeks his blessings by depicting him dancing. He composed many hymns. But this is one of his best and popular.

Raavan described the celestial dance of Shiva in his beautiful written Tandav stotram.

Shiv Tandav Stotram – Lyrics in Sanskrit

शिव तांडव स्त्रोत

shiv tandav strotam

जटा टवी गलज्जलप्रवाह पावितस्थले गलेऽव लम्ब्यलम्बितां भुजंगतुंग मालिकाम्‌।

डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं चकारचण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिव: शिवम्‌ ॥१॥

जटाकटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिंपनिर्झरी विलोलवीचिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि।

धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल ल्ललाटपट्टपावके किशोरचंद्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम: ॥२॥

धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी विलासबन्धुबन्धुर स्फुरद्दिगंतसंतति प्रमोद मानमानसे।

कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी निरुद्धदुर्धरापदि क्वचिद्विगम्बरे मनोविनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥३॥

जटाभुजंगपिंगल स्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा कदंबकुंकुमद्रव प्रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे।

मदांधसिंधु रस्फुरत्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे मनोविनोदद्भुतं बिंभर्तुभूत भर्तरि ॥४॥

सहस्रलोचन प्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसरां घ्रिपीठभूः।

भुजंगराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः श्रियैचिरायजायतां चकोरबंधुशेखरः ॥५॥

ललाटचत्वरज्वल द्धनंजयस्फुलिंगभा निपीतपंच सायकंनम न्निलिंपनायकम्‌।

सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसंपदे शिरोजटालमस्तुनः ॥६॥

करालभालपट्टिका धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल द्धनंजया धरीकृतप्रचंड पंचसायके।

धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी कुचाग्रचित्रपत्र कप्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनी त्रिलोचनेरतिर्मम ॥७॥

नवीनमेघमंडली निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुर त्कुहुनिशीथनीतमः प्रबद्धबद्धकन्धरः।

निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिंधुरः कलानिधानबंधुरः श्रियं जगंद्धुरंधरः ॥८॥

प्रफुल्लनीलपंकज प्रपंचकालिमप्रभा विडंबि कंठकंध रारुचि प्रबंधकंधरम्‌।

स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिंद भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं गजच्छिदांधकच्छिदं तमंतकच्छिदं भजे ॥९॥

अखर्वसर्वमंगला कलाकदम्बमंजरी रसप्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम्‌।

स्मरांतकं पुरातकं भावंतकं मखांतकं गजांतकांधकांतकं तमंतकांतकं भजे ॥१०॥

जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रम भ्रमद्भुजंगमस्फुरद्ध गद्धगद्विनिर्गमत्कराल भाल हव्यवाट्।

धिमिद्धिमिद्धि मिध्वनन्मृदंग तुंगमंगलध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित: प्रचण्ड ताण्डवः शिवः ॥११॥

दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयो र्भुजंगमौक्तिकमस्र जोर्गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः।

तृणारविंदचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः कदा सदाशिवं भजे ॥१२॥

कदा निलिंपनिर्झरी निकुंजकोटरे वसन्‌ विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थमंजलिं वहन्‌।

विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन्‌ कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम्‌ ॥१३॥

इमं हि नित्यमेव मुक्तमुक्तमोत्तम स्तवं पठन्स्मरन्‌ ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धमेति संततम्‌।

हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथागतिं विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशंकरस्य चिंतनम् ॥१४ ॥

पूजावसानसमये दशवक्त्रगीतं यः शम्भुपूजनपरं पठति प्रदोषे ।
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्रतुरङ्गयुक्तां लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखीं प्रददाति शम्भुः ॥१५॥

इति श्रीरावण कृतम् शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम्

shiv tandav strot

Shiv Tandav Stotram in English

Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale,
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam |
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam,
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam ||1||

Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari,
Vilolavichivalarai virajamanamurdhani |
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake,
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama ||2||

Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura,
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase |
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi,
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni ||3||

Jata bhujan gapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha,
Kadambakunkuma dravapralipta digvadhumukhe |
Madandha sindhu rasphuratvagutariyamedure,
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari ||4||

Sahasra lochana prabhritya sheshalekhashekhara,
Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh |
Bhujangaraja malaya nibaddhajatajutaka,
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhushekharah ||5||

Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha,
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam |
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam,
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastu nah ||6||

Karala bhala pattikadhagaddhagaddhagajjvala,
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake |
Dharadharendra nandini kuchagrachitrapatraka,
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama ||7||

Navina megha mandali niruddhadurdharasphurat,
Kuhu nishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah |
Nilimpanirjhari dharastanotu krutti sindhurah,
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah ||8||

Praphulla nila pankaja prapajnchakalimchatha,
Vdambi kanthakandali raruchi prabaddhakandharam |
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam,
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje ||9||

Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari,
Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam |
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam,
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje ||10||

Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur,
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat |
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala,
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah ||11||

Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujanga mauktikasrajor,
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh |
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh,
Sama pravartayanmanah kada sadashivam bhajamyaham ||12||

Kada nilimpanirjhari nikujnjakotare vasanh,
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh |
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah,
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham ||13||

Imam hi nityameva muktamuttamottamam stavam,
Pathansmaran bruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam |
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim,
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam ||14||

Puja vasanasamaye dashavaktragitam,
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe |
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam,
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh ||15||

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Narak Chaturdashi Puja Vidhi and Mantra

Narak Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali is celebrated one day before Diwali. It’s the second day of the five-day-long festival of Deepavali. Here we have got you to read the importance of Narak Chaturdashi, why it has been celebrated, and puja vidhi with mantra.

Importance of Narak Chaturdashi

Narak Chaturdashi falls in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, in Krishna paksha on the 14th day. It is also a harvest festival and celebrated all across India in a wide variety of ways.

Narak Chaturdashi, also known as Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaturdashi, and Bhoot Chaturdashi, celebrated India with great zeal and joy. This year, it will be celebrated on 3rd November 2021.

Narak Chaturdashi

Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali is the second day of the Deepawali festival. On this day, people light diyas and ignite firecrackers. In northern states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, People keep diyas at their doorstep to ward off evil and miss happening.

Kali Chaudas

kali chaudas

In Maharashtra, Gujarat, and some parts of Rajasthan, People celebrate this day as the victory of good over evil. Goddess Kali is fierce yet kindhearted and protects their devotees from all wickedness. This day, people worship her to get rid of persistent illness, protect them from evil spirits, and come out of bad debts.

Hanuman Jayanti

hanuman jayanti

After winning Lanka, Ram and Seeta distributed gifts to everyone, including Hanuman. Seeta gave Hanuman her favorite pearl necklace, but Hanuman said that he doesn’t find the name of Lord Ram in the chain, and, Thus he doesn’t want to keep it. Then, Mata Seeta gifted him Sindoor from her forehead and said, this sindoor is precious to me because It pleases Lord Rama.

Hence, Hanuman accepted this gift of sindoor with joy and gratitude. Therefore, on this day, devotees of Lord Hanuman offer him sindoor and oil to get his blessings.

Bhoot Chaturdashi

bhoot chaturdashi

In west Bengal, People celebrate Choti Diwali in the form of Bhoot Chaturdashi. This day people believe that 14 departed forefathers come to see their family members, so people lit 14 diyas all around the home.

In Tamil Nadu, people worship Goddess Lakshmi and observe an all-day-long fast called Nombu.

Some Indian states of southern, celebrate this day as main Diwali.

The Story associated with Narak Chaturdashi

narak chaturdashi puja vidhi

In dwaper yuga, Demon king Narakasur got so powerful that he started to torment everyone on the earth. Drunk by power, he abducted 16000 princesses and made a captive of them. Therefore, after a request to save them from demons, Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama came to their rescue and released them after killing Narakasur.

In the end, Narakasur asked for a boon to Satyabhama, who happened to be a mother of Narakasur in the previous avatar, that this day should be celebrated with colorful lights. That’s why people light diyas and lit firecrackers on Narak Chaudas.

Narak Chaturdashi Puja Vidhi

Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi is also celebrated as Roop Chaturdashi. This day people take a bath before sunrise. Before taking a bath, rub sesame or til oil all over the body. This process, Abyangasnan, is a must-have ritual of Narak Chaturdashi. Before doing abhyanga, take Sankalp with this mantra.

“यमलोक दर्शनाभावकामो अहम्भ्यङ्ग्स्नानां करिष्ये “

“Yamlok darshanabhavokamoabyangam karisye”

However, In Kartik month, abhyanga is forbidden, but on Roop or Narak Chaturdashi, it saves one from going to yamlok. This snan brings happiness and good luck and also protects from misfortune.

Mantra for Lord Hanuman

to get the blessings of Lord Hanuman, follow this process

Firstly, take an early morning bath. After taking a bath, take Sankalp chanting this mantra-

“मम शौर्यादर्यधैर्यादि व्रद्धयर्थं हनुमत्प्रीतिकाम्नाय हनुमञ्जयन्ति महोत्सवं करिष्यसे “

“Mam shauryadaryadhyeradi vradhayeartham hanumatpreetikamnaye hanumanjayanti mahaotasav karishasye”

After taking Sankalp, worship Lord Hanuman by shodashopchar. Then, Offer sindoor mixed with oil to the vigraha or murti of Lord Hanuman. For Naivedyam, prepare churma made with ghee, flour, and sugar or offer jaggery and poha.

After offerings of flour modak, fruits like banana and guava, read the Sundar Kand. In the night lit the diyas in a row.

For those who celebrate narak Chaturdashi, lit four-sided Diya, facing east direction, chant this mantra.

दत्तो दीपश्चतुर्दश्यां नरकप्रीतये मया |

चतुर्वर्ति समायुक्तः सर्वपापनुत्तये ||

Datto deepashchatudashyam narapreetay maya|Chaturvartisamayukatah sarbapaapnukatye||

As per the Ling Purana, devotees should make donations after chanting this mantra. In fact, Donation is the easiest way to attain devotion.

narak chaturdashi puja vidhi

Doing fireworks on this day liberates the spirits of those who have died from a meteor. Chant this mantra before igniting crackers –

अग्निदग्धाश्च ये जीवा ये प्यदग्धाः कुले मम | उज्जवल्ज्योतिषा दग्धास्ते यान्तु परमां गतिम् ||

agnidagdhasch ye jeeva apyadagdha kule mam |

Ujjawaljyotisha dagdhaste yaantu paramam gatim ||

Fundamentally, The celebration of Narak Chaturdashi symbolizes the victory of good over evil.

If You liked the information about Narak Chaturdashi Puja vidhi, Please share it with your friends and comment on your experience with this festival.

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Happy Diwali to all the readers of Devotionalfolks.

Shri Rudrashtakam Lyrics with Meaning and Benefits

Shri Rudrashtakam is ascribed by saint poet Goswami Tulsidas. This is a devotional hymn in praise of Lord Rudra. In Uttara Kand of Ram Charit Manas, Rudrashtakam has been composed by Lomesh rishi to pacify Lord Rudra. This hymn appeased Lord Shiva and he bestows his grace to Rishi.
Rudrashtakam consists of eight verses to propitiate Lord Rudra. Recitation of this melodious hymn not only brings happiness and peace but also fulfills your worldly desires.

Shri Rudrastakam in Sanskrit

shri rudrashtakam

श्रीरुद्राष्टकम्

नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं
विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपम् ।
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं
चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेऽहम् ॥१॥

निराकारमोङ्करमूलं तुरीयं
गिराज्ञानगोतीतमीशं गिरीशम् ।
करालं महाकालकालं कृपालं
गुणागारसंसारपारं नतोऽहम् ॥२॥

तुषाराद्रिसंकाशगौरं गभिरं
मनोभूतकोटिप्रभाश्री शरीरम् ।
स्फुरन्मौलिकल्लोलिनी चारुगङ्गा
लसद्भालबालेन्दु कण्ठे भुजङ्गा ॥३॥

चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रूसुनेत्रं विशालं
प्रसन्नाननं नीलकण्ठं दयालम् ।
मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं
प्रियं शङ्करं सर्वनाथं भजामि ॥४॥

प्रचण्डं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परेशं
अखण्डं अजं भानुकोटिप्रकाशं ।
त्र्यःशूलनिर्मूलनं शूलपाणिं
भजेऽहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यम् ॥५॥

कलातीतकल्याण कल्पान्तकारी
सदा सज्जनानन्ददाता पुरारी ।
चिदानन्दसंदोह मोहापहारी
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो मन्मथारी ॥६॥

न यावद् उमानाथपादारविन्दं
भजन्तीह लोके परे वा नराणाम् ।
न तावत्सुखं शान्ति सन्तापनाशं
प्रसीद प्रभो सर्वभूताधिवासं ॥७॥

न जानामि योगं जपं नैव पूजां
नतोऽहं सदा सर्वदा शम्भुतुभ्यम् ।
जराजन्मदुःखौघ तातप्यमानं
प्रभो पाहि आपन्नमामीश शंभो ॥८॥

रुद्राष्टकमिदं प्रोक्तं विप्रेण हरतोषये
ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या तेषां शम्भुः प्रसीदति ॥९॥

इति श्रीगोस्वामितुलसीदासकृतं श्रीरुद्राष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।

Shri Rudrashtakam in English

rudrashtakam

Nama misha mishana-nirvana rupam
vibhum vyapakam brahma-veda-svaroopam
nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam niriham
chidakasha makasha-vasam bhaje ham

nirakara monkara-moolam turiyam
gira gnana gotita misham girisham
karalam maha-kala-kalam krpalam
gunagara samsara param nato ham

tusha radri-sankasha-gauram gabhiram
manobhuta-koti prabha sri sariram
sphuran mauli-kallolini-charu-ganga
lasad-bhala-balendu kanthe bhujanga

chalatkundalam bhru sunetram visalam
prasanna-nanam nila-kantham dayalam
mrgadhisa charmambaram mundamalam
priyam sankaram sarvanatham bhajami

pracandam prakrstam pragalbham paresham
akhandam ajam bhanukoti-prakasam
trayah-shula-nirmulanam shula-panim
bhaje ham bhavani-patim bhava-gamyam

kalatitata-kalyana-kalpanta-kari
sada sajjana-nanda-data purarih
chidananda-sandoha-mohapahari
prasida praslda prabho manmatharih

na yavad umanatha-padaravindam
bhajantiha loke pareva naranam
na tavat-sukham shanti-santapa-nasham
praslda prabho sarva bhuta-dhivasam

na janami yogam japam naiva pujam
nato ham sada sarvada sambhu tubhyam
jara janma-duhkhaugha tatapya manam
prabho pahi apan-namamisha shambho

Rudraassttaka-Idam Proktam Viprenna Hara-Tossaye
Ye Patthanti Naraa Bhaktyaa Tessaam Shambhuh Prasiidati ||9||

||Iti shri goswamitulsidas kritam shri Rudrashtakam sampurnam||

Meaning of Rudrashtakam

My greetings to God Ishaan, the God who is the embodiment of nirvana, who is all-pervasive, who is the personification of Veda which has been originated from Brahma, who is beyond virtues, self dwelling, immutable and dispassionate. I implore who is immeasurable like the sky.

He is formless, who is the origin of ॐ, who is stateless, who is beyond all knowledge, word, who are the masters of Kailash, whose form is frightful, who is the lord of Kaal, who are generous and kind, who is the treasure of virtues, those who are beyond the whole world, I bow down before Him.

Who is fair as a snowy mountain. who has a beautiful face, who is intense, who is in deep contemplation, who is in all beings, whose glory is immense, whose body is beautiful, whose forehead is sharp, whose hairs have the wavy Ganges, with the moon on its shining forehead, and the snake inhabiting its throat.

Those who have earrings in their ears, beautiful eyebrows and big eyes, who have a sense of happiness on their faces, who has blue troat due to venom in their throat, who is kind, whose wears the skin of a lion, who has a snake as a garland around their neck, such dear Shankar is the Nath of the whole world, I worship him.

Who is fierce, who is mature, who is superior, who is unbroken, who is unborn, who is as bright as the thousands of suns, who has a trident, who has no origin, who has the power to destroy all miseries from the root. I bow to the holder of trident and spouse of mother Bhagwati who is achievable through devotion.

He is one who is not bound by time, euphoric, who are also destroyers of Kalp, who always bless and give a boon to righteous, who is the destroyer of the unrighteous Tripur, who is joyous and the passionate, be happy with me. My greetings to God who is the destroyer of Kamdev.

those who are not the same, lotus feet of Uma Pati, Pray till you get peace and happiness, who destroy all sorrows, who dwells in all beings.

I do not know anything, neither yoga nor meditation, I bow my head before You shambho, protect me from all worldly sufferings, sorrows, and pains. I always bow down to Shiva Shambhu like this.

This Rudrashtakam is written to propitiate Har (Shiva)
whoever reads this Rudrashatakam with the true sentiment, Hey Lord Shiva, please be pleased and bless them.

Sri Rudraashtakam of Mahakavi Tulsidas ji ends.

Benefits of Rudrastakam

Whoever reads or just listen to the Rudrasktakm gets blessings from Lord Shiva because reading Rudra Ashtakam with devotion, delights Lord Shiva.
Recitation of Rudrashatak on regular basis brings good luck and keep you calm and delighted from inside. It also nurtures our inner strength and fulfills the desires. Anybody who read Rudrashtaka with full devotion, gets liberated of the sins he accumulated over many births.
Chanting Rudra ashtakam brings happiness, wealth and peace and protects against evils.
Its chanting reduces anxiety and fear, and we feel happy and protected.

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Navratri-The Nine divine days of Goddess Durga

Navratri is being celebrated all across the Indian subcontinent and in Hindu communities the world over with full enthusiasm. The nine days of Chaitra, Ashad, Ashwin, and Maagh are important for Shakti believers. Among four Navratri’s, Chaitra and Shardiya Navratri are most popular. Many divine devotees only observe Aswin Navratri that is Shardiy Navratri.

Chaitra Shukla Pratipada also celebrated as Gudi Padwa and Ugadi in different states of India. This day is considered as the New Year as per Vikram Samvat calendar.

This festival is 9 days long celebration. Navratri is dedicated to nine divine forms of Maa Durga. This festival symbolizes victory over evil. Everybody of us has positive and negative tendencies. The battle between the two is an ongoing process that can only be won when we awaken Chetna inside us.

The pure bliss generated when we invoke the latent energies helps overcome the vices we have inside. These dormant energies can be invoked by praying to Maa Durga. She is the supreme energy of this creation.

The nine-day festival commemorates the nine forms of primordial energy, which is believed to be the source of creation.

navratri

प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी।

तृतीयं चन्द्रघंटेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ।।

पंचमं स्क्न्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च ।

सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ।।

नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।।

Nine manifestations of Maa Durga or Shakti can be pleased by specific mantras and offerings. Here are the Nine avatars of Shakti and the mantra for each day of Navratri for seeking blessings from them.

1st day: Maa Shailputri:

The first manifestation of Maa Durga is Shailputr. Shailputri is the daughter of mountain king Hemavan. She is the consort of Lord Shiva. She rides Nandi bull. In Puranas, she is depicted with two hands holding Trishul in her right hand and lotus in her left hand.

Shailaputri represents the earth element; therefore, Shailaputri is the mother nature who is the cause of all the earthly existence.

She resides in the Muladhara Chakra. Stabilizing Muladhara Chakra is the first step in yogic practice to awaken Kundalini. This is one of the reasons why Shailputri worshipped on the first day of Navratri. 

Offering pure desi ghee to Maa Shailputri eradicates the illness and disease from the life of devotees.

Mantra to please Maa Shailputri:- Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah

Dhyan Mantra:-

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Vrisharudham Shuladharam Shailaputrim Yashasvinim॥

 Punendu Nibham Gauri Muladhara Sthitam Prathama Durga Trinetram।

 Patambara Paridhanam Ratnakirita Namalankara Bhushita॥

 Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Snemukhi Kshinamadhyam Nitambanim॥

2nd Day: Devi Brahmcharini 

Maa Brahmacharini worshipped on the 2nd day of Navratri. She is portrayed wearing a white sari and holding chanting beads in her right hand and Kamandal in her left hand. 

She did hard austerity to get Lord Shiva as her Husband therefore known as Brahmacharini. She is considered to be the feminine form of Brahma and seeks to attain Vedic knowledge. 

She controls Swadhisthan chakra in the body.

An offering of kheer ,mishri, or sugar is made to Maa Brahmacharini. She bestows devotees with knowledge, wisdom, and wealth.

Mantra : Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra:

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Japamala Kamandalu Dhara Brahmacharini Shubham॥

 Gauravarna Swadhishthanasthita Dwitiya Durga Trinetram।

 Dhawala Paridhana Brahmarupa Pushpalankara Bhushitam॥

 Parama Vandana Pallavaradharam Kanta Kapola Pina।

 Payodharam Kamaniya Lavanayam Smeramukhi Nimnanabhi Nitambanim॥

3rd Day: Mata Chandrghanta

Chandraghanta is a ferocious and married form of Parvati. She wears the half-moon on her forehead. She has eight hands holding a Trident (Trishul), mace(Gada), bow-arrow, sword (Khattak), lotus flower, bell(Ghanta), and water pot (Kamandal), while one of her hands remain in Abhaya mudra(blessings posture).

She is beautiful, charming, and valiant. She is brave and courageous and uses the lion as her vehicle.

This charming and fierce form of Durga is pleased by offering milk, sweets, or kheer. By her blessings, all the sins, troubles, and physical sufferings of the devotees are eliminated.

Maa chandraghanta resides in.Manipur Chakra 

Mantra: Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra:

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Simharudha Chandraghanta Yashasvinim॥

 Manipura Sthitam Tritiya Durga Trinetram।

 Khanga, Gada, Trishula, Chapashara, Padma Kamandalu Mala Varabhitakaram॥

 Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥

 Praphulla Vandana Bibadhara Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Kshinakati Nitambanim॥

4th Day: Maa Kushmanda 

Mata Kushmanda is the 4th form of Maa Durga. Kushmanda is shown with ten hands holding a trident, discus, sword, hook, mace, bow, arrow, and pot of nectar. Her one hand is depicted in abhayamudra, from which she blesses all her devotees. She rides on a tiger.

Maa Kushmanda produced the cosmic egg(anda) with her divine smile. She is the ultimate energy inside the sun and brings light to illuminate the world.

Her abode is Anahata chakra.

Observing fast and offering the bhog of malpua to maa Kushmanda fulfill all desires of Devotees and increases the intellectual power for right decision making.

Mantra: Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah॥ 

Dhyan Mantra: 

Vande Vanchhita Kamarthe Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Simharudha Ashtabhuja Kushmanda Yashasvinim॥

 Bhaswara Bhanu Nibham Anahata Sthitam Chaturtha Durga Trinetram।

 Kamandalu, Chapa, Bana, Padma, Sudhakalasha, Chakra, Gada, Japawatidharam॥

 Patambara Paridhanam Kamaniyam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala, Manditam॥

 Praphulla Vadanamcharu Chibukam Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।

 Komalangi Smeramukhi Shrikanti Nimnabhi Nitambanim॥

5th Day: Devi Skanda Mata

Maa Skanda Mata is the Fifth avatar of Maa Durga; when Parvati became the mother of Skanda or Kartikey, she came to know as Skandmata. She is portrayed with four hands holding lotus and Kartikay in her lap. Another hand blesses his devotees. She rides a lion.

She is a goddess of love and affection. Those who worship her get grace from Mata and her son Kartikeya.

Her abode is in Visuddhi chakra.

bhog of banana is offered to the Goddess. She bestows her devotees with good health, strength, and wealth. Seriously devoted sadhakas of her get salvation.

Mantra: Om Devi Skandamatayai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra:

Vande Vanchhita Kamarthe Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Simharudha Chaturbhuja Skandamata Yashasvinim॥

 Dhawalavarna Vishuddha Chakrasthitom Panchama Durga Trinetram।

 Abhaya Padma Yugma Karam Dakshina Uru Putradharam Bhajem॥

 Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Dharinim॥

 Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Pina Payodharam।

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Charu Triwali Nitambanim॥

6th Day: Maa Katyayani 

The sixth form of Maa Durga is Katyayani. She is the daughter of rishi Katyayani, hence known as Katyayni. Katyayani is a warrior form of Durga who slew demon king Mahisasur. Her four hands carry different objects, lotus and khadak in rights hands and the other two left hands show varad (boon giving) and Abhay mudra.

Offering honey to the fierce Goddess is very auspicious. She is a giver of knowledge, courage, and peace of mind. 

She is associated with Ajna chakra, which is also known as third eye chakra. Concentrating between eyes can invoke her blessings.

Mantra: Om Devi Katyayanyai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra: 

Vande Vanchhita Manorathartha Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Simharudha Chaturbhuja Katyayani Yashasvinim॥

 Swarnavarna Ajnachakra Sthitam Shashthama Durga Trinetram।

 Varabhita Karam Shagapadadharam Katyayanasutam Bhajami॥

 Patambara Paridhanam Smeramukhi Nanalankara Bhushitam।

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥

 Prasannavadana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Trivalivibhushita Nimna Nabhim॥

7th Day: Mata Kalratri 

Maa Kalratri worshipped on the Seventh day of Navratri. Kalratri is a most ferocious form of Maa Durga. She is also known as the slayer of the most dangerous demon Cand and Mund, thus came to know as Chamunda. Subhankari is her other name which means she provides auspicious results to her devotees.

The complexion of the Goddess is extremely dark like night, and her hair is long and open therefore known as Kalratri. She is depicted with four hands, of which the left two hands hold a khadak and a Vajra(thunderbolt), and the right two are in the varada (blessing) and Abhay (protecting) mudras. Kaalratri has three eyes. Her vehicle is a donkey.

She resides at Shashrar chakra, also known as the crown chakra. Sadhakas and tantric gives utmost importance to the seventh day of Navratri since she bestows her devotees with siddhi and Nidhi(Knowledge, wealth, and power)

Sweets made from jaggery are her favorite offering. She provides protection from ghostly hurdles, evil spirits, and negative energies.

Dhyan Mantra:

Om Devi Kalaratryai Namah॥

Karalavandana Ghoram Muktakeshi Chaturbhujam।

 Kalaratrim Karalimka Divyam Vidyutamala Vibhushitam॥

 Divyam Lauhavajra Khadga Vamoghordhva Karambujam।

 Abhayam Varadam Chaiva Dakshinodhvaghah Parnikam Mam॥

 Mahamegha Prabham Shyamam Taksha Chaiva Gardabharudha।

 Ghoradamsha Karalasyam Pinonnata Payodharam॥

 Sukha Prasanna Vadana Smeranna Saroruham।

 Evam Sachiyantayet Kalaratrim Sarvakam Samriddhidam॥

8th Day: Maha Gauri Mantra 

Maa Maha Gauri worshipped on the eighth day of Navratri. She has an extremely fair complexion; due to this reason, she gets the name Maha Gauri. She is beautiful and charming. She has four hands and three eyes. Two of her hand holds trident and tambura while other two are in varada and Abhay mudra. Her mount is bull.

Offering coconuts to Mahagauri fulfills all desires and gets relieved from the suffering and illness. If a childless couple donates coconut to brahmins on this day blessed with a child by the grace of the Goddess.

Mantra: Om Devi Mahagauryai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra: 

Vande Vanchhita Kamarthe Chandrardhakritashekharam।

 Simharudha Chaturbhuja Mahagauri Yashasvinim॥

 Purnandu Nibham Gauri Somachakrasthitam Ashtamam Mahagauri Trinetram।

 Varabhitikaram Trishula Damarudharam Mahagauri Bhajem॥

 Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥

 Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Trailokya Mohanam।

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Mrinalam Chandana Gandhaliptam॥

Navratri 9th Day: Siddhi Datri

Maa Siddhi Datri is the ninth manifestation of Maa Durga; she is para Shakti worshipped by Lord Shiva. She gave siddhi to Lord Shiva; therefore, she gets her name as Siddhidatri. She, along with Shiva, runs the entire universe in the form of Ardhnarishwera.

She is seated on a lotus and has four hands occupying mace, lotus, Sudarshan chakra, and Sankha.

An offering of sesame seeds( til) is very auspicious. She removes all hurdles from the life of devotees and grants siddhi. Sadhak, who seeks divine knowledge and salvation, worships her.

Mantra: Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah॥

Dhyan Mantra: 

Vande Vanchhita Manorathartha Chandrardhakritashekharam। 

 Kamalasthitam Chaturbhuja Siddhidatri Yashasvinim॥ 

 Swarnavarnna Nirvanachakra Sthitam Navam Durga Trinetram। 

 Shankha, Chakra, Gada, Padmadharam Siddhidatri Bhajem॥ 

 Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam। 

 Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥ 

 Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Pin Payodharam। 

 Kamaniyam Lavanyam Shrinakati Nimnanabhi Nitambanim॥

navratri nine nights of durga

In a nutshell, Navratri brings opportunity for cleansing body, mind, and soul from the toxicity of food, thoughts, and negativity. Maa Durga slays demons sitting deep inside us. By invoking her divine energies within us we can transcend our physical, and mental boundaries.

Please comment your experience and thoughts about Navratra in the comment box.