Happy Chaitra Navratri
Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day festival celebrated across India with great devotion and enthusiasm. The seventh day of the festival, which falls on March 28, is dedicated to Maa Kalratri, also known as Shubankari, who is believed to govern the planet Shani.
Maa Kalratri
Maa Kalratri is portrayed as having a dark black complexion, riding a donkey, and having four hands. She has a sword and a lethal iron hook in her left hand, and her right hands are in the Abhaya and Varada Mudras. She is also known as Goddess Shubhankari due to the auspicious power she possesses within her ferocious form.
Color
Red is the most popular color of Chunri donated to the Goddess on the seventh day of Chaitra Navratri since it is connected to Maa Kalratri. Red represents passion and heat, and it instills vigour and vitality in the wearer.
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Puja Vidhi
The seventh day of Navratri is dedicated to Maa Kalratri, and people fast for the entire day, offer bhog to Goddesses, pray, and sing devotional songs. It is recommended that devotees present Goddess Kalratri with night-blooming jasmine. Devotees may also bring Ganga jal, panchamitra, dried fruits, and rice.
The Goddess mantra is “Om Devi Kalaratryai Namah,” The Maa Kalratri prathana and stuti are also recited during the puja. Several daily-used cosmetics are donated to the Goddess during the shringar puja. These things are further divided into two parts, one of which is offered to God and the other of which is kept by the followers as Prasad.
Maa Kalratri Mantra
karalvandana dhoran muktkeshi chaturbhujam(करालवंदना धोरां मुक्तकेशी चतुर्भुजम्)
Kalaratri Karalinka Divine Vidyutmala Vibhushitam (कालरात्रि करालिंका दिव्य विद्युतमाला विभूषितम्)
Divine Iron King Vamoghordhaun Karambujam (दिव्य लोहराज वामोघोरधौं करम्बुजम्)
Abhayam Vardan Chaiv Dakshinadhwagh Panirkam Mam(अभयं वरदान चैव दक्षिणाध्वघ पणिरकम मम)
Mahamegh Prabham Shyama Taksh Chaiv Gardbharura (महामेघ प्रभं श्यामा तक्ष चैव गर्दभरूरा)
Ghordansh Karalasyan Pinonant Payodharaam(घोरदंश करलास्यं पिनोनंत पयोधराम्)
sukh prasan vadana smeraan saroruham(सुख प्रसंग वदना स्मरण सरोरुहम)
