5th Day of Navratras
SkandMata
5th Swaroop of Ma bhagwati is known as Skandmata. She is also known to derive this name by Skand kumar Kartikey. Skand kumar Kartikey became the leader in fights amongst devils & devtas & headed the army. In Shastras skand kumar is also known as Kumar or Shaktidhar due to his immense bravery & leadership skills.
He the son of Lord Shiva & MaParwati. His vehicle is peacock. Hence also known as Mayur in purans. Due to skand his mother Ma Parwati was called as Skandimata. Skandmata is offered prayers on 5th day of navratras.
The legend of Skanda are found in the Skanda Purana. Shiva and Parvati's energy combines into their own forms of nature when meditating. Indra came to know all this and assigns Lord Agni (Fire) to kidnap the ball of energy and keep it for safety from Demon Tarakasur. Agni snuck in the cave and took the energy by deceit and lies in his hands, after meditation, Parvati realizes that Lord Agni took the divine energy and chased after him. Lord Agni vanished with the divine energy and ran to Goddess Ganga. Meanwhile, Parvati came out of the cave and asked the Gods why Lord Agni stole the divine energy. The Gods answered her that they had to keep it safe from Demon Tarakasur. Parvati gets angry and attains the form of Goddess Durga, curses the Gods that their wives will never be able to enjoy the happiness with their children and with that, curses Lord Agni that he will be an all-burner, unable to differentiate the differences between right and wrong and his food will have impurities, he will always be surrounded by black smoke and also curses that in anyone touches him in one of the three worlds, they will get reduced to ashes. Meanwhile, Shiva came out of the cave placated her by telling her to calm down. Later, Shiva's son Kartikeya or Murugan or Skand had taken birth from the six Krittikas (Mothers) and not Parvati. Still, the Goddess had accepted him as her own child, setting an example of a great mother before the world. She took back Kartikeya, from Kritika Lok (Krittika world) to Kailash, while she was in her Durga form, riding this Lion. As he grew, he had learned about the boon the boon of Tarakasur given by Lord Brahma, as he can be killed by Kartikeya, Gods gave him special powers and weapons, to bless Kartikeya, Shiva and Parvati has encouraged him to kill Tarakasur in the battlefield. Before going, Parvati transformed herself as Goddess Durga again for blessing Kartikeya. With Parvati's (Goddess Durga) blessings, he managed to kill Tarakasur's army and Tarakasur. He was made by the Gods as their commander-in-chief.
On this day jatakas should meditate on Vishudi chakra or throat chakra. When Skandmata is imagined Skand or mayur is seated in Maharani’s lap with her. “Skandrupaini Devi” as shes popularly called in shastras has 4 arms carrying Skand in one of the arm while lotus for knowledge & good intellecult, in other she also forms a varmudra to bless us all, another Lotus to empower us when we feel low on energies & might get negative with time. Hence as per this visualisation of Maharani she is also popularly & lovingly called “Padamasana Devi” as she sits in Padamasana lotus meditation.
She like all devi swaroops rides the Leo depicting strength & valour, pride.
In navratras 5th day is very important. Till this time sadhaks in the 9 day mediatations are somewhat low on energies & might turn negative in vedic kriyas. Sadhak might be worried about worldly problems, issues in his life & is disturbed in this meditation for 9 days . Hence its all the more important to carry out fasts, meditations, upasana in full form. Devi kavacham & saptshati path should be read on this day to regain from any disturbances if any. Sadhaks should sit for 15 to 20 mins in Padamasana to attain a higher level in meditation without rosary in skandmata dhyan & varmudra.
Ma Skandmata blesses all with heart felt desires. Manvanchit phal is blessed to all jataks once prayers are offered on this day. Offer a nariyal to Maharani this day. On a bettle leaf keep 9 kamal gattas & light a ghee Deepak to mediatate & get amazing results. She resides in Surya Mandal / solar region hence carries amazing light & aura. When sadhakas meditate on Skandmata swaroop they may see a bright red & yellow light emerging from a chakra.
This Throat chakra & heart chakra mediatation on 5th day is extremely beneficial for all problems & life issues to get sorted.
Pranam!
Ma Katyayani 6th day follows
Guruma
www.bhrigushree.com
SkandMata
5th Swaroop of Ma bhagwati is known as Skandmata. She is also known to derive this name by Skand kumar Kartikey. Skand kumar Kartikey became the leader in fights amongst devils & devtas & headed the army. In Shastras skand kumar is also known as Kumar or Shaktidhar due to his immense bravery & leadership skills.
He the son of Lord Shiva & MaParwati. His vehicle is peacock. Hence also known as Mayur in purans. Due to skand his mother Ma Parwati was called as Skandimata. Skandmata is offered prayers on 5th day of navratras.
The legend of Skanda are found in the Skanda Purana. Shiva and Parvati's energy combines into their own forms of nature when meditating. Indra came to know all this and assigns Lord Agni (Fire) to kidnap the ball of energy and keep it for safety from Demon Tarakasur. Agni snuck in the cave and took the energy by deceit and lies in his hands, after meditation, Parvati realizes that Lord Agni took the divine energy and chased after him. Lord Agni vanished with the divine energy and ran to Goddess Ganga. Meanwhile, Parvati came out of the cave and asked the Gods why Lord Agni stole the divine energy. The Gods answered her that they had to keep it safe from Demon Tarakasur. Parvati gets angry and attains the form of Goddess Durga, curses the Gods that their wives will never be able to enjoy the happiness with their children and with that, curses Lord Agni that he will be an all-burner, unable to differentiate the differences between right and wrong and his food will have impurities, he will always be surrounded by black smoke and also curses that in anyone touches him in one of the three worlds, they will get reduced to ashes. Meanwhile, Shiva came out of the cave placated her by telling her to calm down. Later, Shiva's son Kartikeya or Murugan or Skand had taken birth from the six Krittikas (Mothers) and not Parvati. Still, the Goddess had accepted him as her own child, setting an example of a great mother before the world. She took back Kartikeya, from Kritika Lok (Krittika world) to Kailash, while she was in her Durga form, riding this Lion. As he grew, he had learned about the boon the boon of Tarakasur given by Lord Brahma, as he can be killed by Kartikeya, Gods gave him special powers and weapons, to bless Kartikeya, Shiva and Parvati has encouraged him to kill Tarakasur in the battlefield. Before going, Parvati transformed herself as Goddess Durga again for blessing Kartikeya. With Parvati's (Goddess Durga) blessings, he managed to kill Tarakasur's army and Tarakasur. He was made by the Gods as their commander-in-chief.
On this day jatakas should meditate on Vishudi chakra or throat chakra. When Skandmata is imagined Skand or mayur is seated in Maharani’s lap with her. “Skandrupaini Devi” as shes popularly called in shastras has 4 arms carrying Skand in one of the arm while lotus for knowledge & good intellecult, in other she also forms a varmudra to bless us all, another Lotus to empower us when we feel low on energies & might get negative with time. Hence as per this visualisation of Maharani she is also popularly & lovingly called “Padamasana Devi” as she sits in Padamasana lotus meditation.
She like all devi swaroops rides the Leo depicting strength & valour, pride.
In navratras 5th day is very important. Till this time sadhaks in the 9 day mediatations are somewhat low on energies & might turn negative in vedic kriyas. Sadhak might be worried about worldly problems, issues in his life & is disturbed in this meditation for 9 days . Hence its all the more important to carry out fasts, meditations, upasana in full form. Devi kavacham & saptshati path should be read on this day to regain from any disturbances if any. Sadhaks should sit for 15 to 20 mins in Padamasana to attain a higher level in meditation without rosary in skandmata dhyan & varmudra.
Ma Skandmata blesses all with heart felt desires. Manvanchit phal is blessed to all jataks once prayers are offered on this day. Offer a nariyal to Maharani this day. On a bettle leaf keep 9 kamal gattas & light a ghee Deepak to mediatate & get amazing results. She resides in Surya Mandal / solar region hence carries amazing light & aura. When sadhakas meditate on Skandmata swaroop they may see a bright red & yellow light emerging from a chakra.
This Throat chakra & heart chakra mediatation on 5th day is extremely beneficial for all problems & life issues to get sorted.
Pranam!
Ma Katyayani 6th day follows
Guruma
www.bhrigushree.com
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