Shardiya Navratri 2024: The holy festival of Shardiya Navratri is going on and today is the second day of Shardiya Navratri. Mother Brahmacharini is worshiped on the second day of Navratri. The second day is considered dedicated to Goddess Brahmacharini. It is believed that worshiping Mother Brahmacharini brings peace and tranquility in life. If the devotees are blessed by Mother Brahmacharini, then they do not face any difficulty in achieving their goal. Brahma means penance and Charini means conduct. In such a situation, the mother who practices penance is called Brahmacharini. Mother is also considered to be the actual form of Brahma. Let us know what is the correct way of worshiping Mother Brahmacharini and what is the worship method of this day.
Goddess Parvati had performed severe penance to get Mahadev as her husband. The word Brahma means penance and Brahmacharini means one who practices penance. Due to her rigorous penance, the goddess got the name Brahmacharini. Seven chakras have been described in our body and different goddesses are believed to reside in them. Goddess Brahmacharini resides in the Swadhisthana Chakra of our body. Brahmacharini herself appears in white clothes, hence Goddess Brahmacharini should be worshiped wearing white clothes.
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Mother Brahmacharini’s form
Goddess Brahmacharini has a chanting rosary in her right hand and a kamandalu in her left hand.
Goddess Brahmacharini is the actual form of Brahma.
The goddess appears without any vehicle.
The goddess is known as Bhagavati Durga, Shiva Swaroopa, Ganesh Janani, Narayani, Vishnumaya, Purna Brahma Swaroopini.
Story of harsh penance of Mother Brahmacharini
The story of Mother Brahmacharini is an example of her unique penance and devotion. Goddess Brahmacharini was born as a daughter in the house of Himalaya and following the advice of Narad ji, performed severe penance to get Mahadev as her husband. Her penance was so difficult that she was known as Brahmacharini. For a thousand years the mother sustained herself by eating only fruits and flowers and for a hundred years by eating vegetables on the ground. He worshiped Lord Shiva under the open sky, enduring hardships amidst sun and rain. ,Shardiya Navratri 2024)
During this difficult penance he ate only broken Bilva leaves for many years. Mother Brahmacharini continued her meditation by remaining waterless and fasting, due to which her body became emaciated. His mother Maina, being extremely sad, kept trying to dissuade him from this difficult penance, and from then on the goddess was named Uma.
This harsh penance of Mother Brahmacharini created an uproar in all three worlds. And the gods, sages and sages all started appreciating his great penance. Brahmaji praised his penance and said from the sky that no one has ever done such a difficult penance. She blessed the goddess that her wish would definitely be fulfilled, and she would soon have Lord Shiva as her husband. After this, mother Brahmacharini returned to her home and after some time her marriage with Mahadev Shiva took place.
importance of puja
Devotees get a lot of benefits by worshiping Mother Brahmacharini. They get success in achieving their goals. Worshiping Mother Goddess increases self-control, strength and self-confidence and happiness and prosperity reside in the house. Mother Brahmacharini is considered to be a storehouse of knowledge and the personality of those who receive her blessings becomes brighter.