Shardiya Navratri 2025: Today is the seventh day of Sharadiya Navratri and today Maa Kalratri, the seventh form of Navadurga, is being worshiped. It is said that mother Kalratri is one of the most rage and fiery form of mother Durga. These forms may seem frightening, but mother Kalratri gives her devotees a boon of liberation, strength and security. ‘Kalratri means the goddess who ends death i.e. time and darkness. Another name for Maa Kalratri is also Shubhankari because her intimidation form is also auspicious and auspicious for the devotees.
Also, Maa Kalratri teaches us that sometimes in life we ​​have to become separate and powerful alone to fight dark and fear. This rage of the mother seems as hard as it seems, she is the ocean of complete kindness and security from inside.
Form of Maa Kalratri
Mother Kalratri is black in color, such as completely darkness. They have open and scattered hairstyle, three eyes that illuminate the whole world. The fire comes out of the breath, and they have four hands- one dagger in one, the Vajra (also known as mace), and the remaining two has Varmudra and Abhaya Mudra. His vehicle is a donkey, which shows that the mother protects her devotees even on the night of the Holocaust.
How to worship Maa Kalratri?
Wearing black, blue or red colored clothes is auspicious in the worship of Maa Kalratri. Install a picture or idol of Maa Kalratri at the place of worship. Put coconut, black sesame offered in front of them, burn incense and offer blue flowers. During the puja, light a lamp and chant the mantra of the mother. This worship is especially performed to protect from ghosts, fear and negativity.
Story of Maa Kalratri
The mythology of Maa Kalratri is such that once two fierce asuras, auspicious-nine and bloodbies had created terror on earth. Especially the specialty of bloodbies was that as soon as his blood fell on the ground, the more new demons were born. Then the mother took the form of Kalratri and ended it by drinking blood of bloodbies. This form of Maa Kalratri is also considered to eradicate ignorance, unrighteousness and darkness.
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