Goddess Chandraghanta is the presiding deity of the third day of Navratri. The form of Mata Chandraghanta is very amazing and unique. There is an hourglass shaped half moon on his forehead. That is why she is known as ‘Chandraghanta’. The person who meditates on her on the third day of Navratri, his mind appears extraordinary because it is situated in the Manipur Chakra. The atmosphere becomes fragrant.
Mother’s complexion is golden. They are full of radiance. Due to the sound of the bell emanating from their body, all the ghosts, enemies etc. run away. She makes her devotees fearless and fearless. The form of Mother Chandraghanta, who always defeats the enemies, is gentle and calm. As soon as the devotee hears the sound of the bell, he becomes assured that the Mother will definitely shower his blessings on him. Their gentleness and calm mind also affects the devotees, their body also becomes luminous.
According to the legend, when the terror of demons started increasing, Mother Durga took the incarnation of Mother Chandraghanta. At that time, the lord of the demons was Mahishasura who was having a fierce war with the gods. Mahishasura wanted to get the throne of Dev Raj Indra. His strong desire was to rule heaven. Knowing his wish, all the gods got worried and appeared before Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh to find out the solution to this problem.
After seriously listening to the words of the gods, all three became angry. The energy generated from the mouths of all three due to anger. A goddess descended from him. To whom Lord Shankar gave his trident and Lord Vishnu gave his chakra. Similarly, other gods and goddesses also handed over their weapons into the hands of Mother Goddess. Devraj Indra gave one hour to the goddess. Surya gave his glory and sword and provided a lion to ride. After this mother Chandraghanta reached Mahishasura. Seeing this form of his mother, Mahishasura realized that his time had come. Mahishasur attacked the mother. After this a fierce war broke out between the gods and demons. Mother Chandraghanta killed Mahishasura. In this way the mother protected the gods.
Devotees should especially offer red colored flowers in the worship of Mother Goddess. Also offer red apple as fruit. While offering food and reciting mantras, ring the temple bell as the bell has great importance in the worship of Maa Chandraghanta.
It is believed that Mother Chandraghanta always showers her blessings on her devotees with the sound of the bell. Offer milk and things made from it to the Mother Goddess. Honey is also offered to Mother Chandraghanta. Saffron kheer and sweets made of milk should be offered to Chandraghanta. Apart from this, Panchamrit, sugar and sugar candy should be offered to the Mother Goddess. By doing this the inauspicious effects of Mars can be eliminated. Even after worship, donation also has importance. Offering Makhana Kheer is considered very auspicious, because doing so makes the Mother Goddess happy and destroys the sorrows. It is believed that she removes the sorrows of her devotees. That is why he has a sword, trident, mace and bow in his hands. Their origin was to protect religion and remove darkness from the world. It is believed that the worship of Mother Chandraghanta provides spiritual and spiritual power to the seeker. The worshiper who recites Durga Saptashati gets fame, fame and respect in the world. Mother’s form is full of gentleness and peace. The lion riding on him is as shiny as gold. This form of Mother, riding on her vehicle lion, is ready for war and to destroy the wicked. Chandraghanta is also called the goddess of voice.
By the grace of Mother Chandraghanta, all the sins and obstacles of the seeker are eliminated. By the grace of Mother Chandraghanta, the seeker becomes brave and fearless. Mother Chandraghanta also protects from evil spirits, worshiping her helps in developing bravery and fearlessness as well as gentleness and humility and also develops the mouth, eyes and entire body. By worshiping Mother Chandraghanta, man gets freedom from all worldly troubles. By the grace of the Goddess, the seeker gets visions of supernatural things. Divine fragrances are experienced and many types of sounds are heard. The seeker should be very careful in these moments. Worship of this goddess develops bravery and fearlessness as well as gentleness and humility in the seeker. The color of Mata Chandraghanta is as bright as gold. Mother has three eyes and ten hands. Her weapons are mace, arrow, bow, trident, sword, khappar, chakra and weapons. Goddess Chandraghanta holds trident, mace, sword and kamandal in her four left hands and keeps the fifth left hand in Varada Mudra. She holds a lotus flower, arrow, bow and rosary in her four right hands and holds the fifth right hand in Abhaya Mudra.
Chandraghanta is a radiant goddess with complexion like fire and glowing with knowledge. On the day of Tritiya, milk should have priority in the worship of Goddess Bhagwati and after the worship, it is considered appropriate to give that milk to a Brahmin. There is also a custom of applying vermilion on this day. To please Goddess Chandraghanta, devotees should wear brown clothes. Mother Chandraghanta is very fond of her vehicle Leo and hence wearing golden colored clothes is also auspicious. It is auspicious to offer a garland of white lotus and yellow roses to the Mother Goddess. It is believed that by doing this all the wishes are fulfilled. Red sandalwood, chunari, red flowers and red fruits are also offered to the goddess.
Maa Chandraghanta is also known as the “married” form of Goddess Parvati. She is known to protect her devotees from all kinds of evil spirits. It is believed that the planet Venus is ruled by Maa Chandraghanta. Which will give you all the happiness of the world and make people comfortable in their life. By the grace of Chandraghanta, you will find all the wealth and prosperity coming your way and have a wonderful life. There will never be shortage of food and drink in your house. This form of Goddess Parvati is peaceful and for the welfare of her devotees. In this form Goddess Chandraghanta is ready for war with all her weapons. For those who have lost hope in life and are looking for a new direction in their profession or business, Chandraghanta Puja will be highly beneficial in shining a new light in their path. Mother’s form is full of humility and peace. Worshiping them develops bravery and fearlessness as well as gentleness and humility and enhances the beauty of the face, eyes and entire body. Divine and supernatural sweetness is incorporated in the speech. Wherever the devotees and worshipers of Maa Chandraghanta go, people feel peace and happiness after seeing them.
Invisible radiation of divinely luminous atoms keeps emanating from the body of the worshiper of Mother Goddess. This divine action is not visible to the ordinary eyes, but the seeker and the people who come in contact with him can experience it very well. The Goddess protects the seeker in every way.
We should completely purify and purify our mind, words, deeds and body according to the prescribed rules and regulations and go to the shelter of Mother Chandraghanta. By worshiping him, we can easily become free from all worldly troubles and attain the supreme position.