1. Maa Shailputri

Worshipped on the 1st night

SHAILPUTRI (The Daughter of Mountain) - Day 1

वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखरां ।

वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्री यशस्विनीं ॥

Ma Sailaputri daughter of Himalaya purely,

For achievement of desired, I adore Sailaputri,

Who made crescent-moon as a head-crown truly,

Is seated on an ox, holds a trident, and is glory. [1]

Shail means mountains; Parvati, the daughter of king of Mountains Himavan, is known as "Shailputri" means the daughter of mountain, as she is the daughter of Parvatraj Himalaya (King of the Mountain). Maa Shailputri is the absolute form of Mother Nature. She is also known as Goddess Parvati the consort of Lord Shiva and mother of Ganesh and Kartikeya. In the Navratra festival the worshiping Mother Goddess has a half moon on her forehead, holds a trident in her right hand, lotus flower in her left hand and rides on mount Nandi a bull. Shailaputri wears a light pink or white coloured sare.

Goddess Shailputri is the first among the nine Navadurga Goddesses. Shailputri mata is worshipped on the first day during Durga Navratri Pooja. The Goddess is worshipped on Kalash Sthapana or Ghatsthapana day.

In some scriptures like Shivapurana & Devi Bhagvatam the story of Mother Goddess is written as follow:

Maa Bhagwati in her earlier birth was born as a daughter of Daksh Prajapati. Then her name was ‘Sati’ and she was married to Lord Shiva. But in a sacrificial ceremony organized by her father Prajapati Daksh, she got her body burnt in the yogic fire, because she could not bear the insult of her husband Lord Shiva by her father Prajapati Daksha in the sacrificial ceremony.

In her next birth she incarnated her as Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Parvatraj Himalaya and among Nava Durgas she has been referred to as Sailaputri who was again known as Himavati. In her Haimavati aspect she defeated all prominent gods. Like her previous birth in this life also Maa Shailaputri (Parvati) got married with Lord Shiva.

The first and the most prominent among Nava Durgas, Shailaputri is of immense importance and her glories are endless.

She is the Devi of the root chakra, who, upon awakening, begins Her journey upwards. Sitting on Nandi, and making her first journey from the Muladarachakra. As from her father to her husband – the awakening Shakti, beginning Her search for Lord Shiva or making a move towards her Shiva. So that, In navrati pooja the first day Yogi’s keep their mind concentrated on Muladhara. This is the starting point of their spiritual discipline. They started their Yogasadha from here. Shaila Putri is the Mooladhara Shakti to be realized within Self and sought for higher depths, in the yogic meditation
Mother Shailputri

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