The festival that marks the onset of Spring! The Day 2 of Sharad Navratri 2017 dedicated for Maa Brahmacharini will be celebrated on the 22nd September, 2017. Navratri harbingers joy, festivity and vigor around the town. MyKundali brings to you the guide to enjoy and feel the love of Maa Brahmacharini on the second day of Sharad Navratri.
The second day of Sharad Navratri is marked as the day to worship Goddess Brahmacharini. Goddess Brahmacharini is an avatar of the unmarried Sati who was an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. As a matter of belief, Planet Mars is known to be governed by the Goddess Brahmacharini. The devotees of Goddess Brahmacharini are known to be blessed with positivity, calm, energy and the power to endure. She endows her devotees with the wit and will to gain control over difficult situations in a sophisticated and majestic manner. Those, who worship Goddess Brahmacharini with utmost dedication, never give up on the path of righteousness.
In appearance, Goddess Brahmacharini is clad in a white saree with Red border. She is beautifully adorned with Lotuses and carries a rosary made of Rudraksha in her right hand and a Kamandal in her left hand.
As per hindu scriptures, Goddess Brahmacharini observes strict absolution and performs Tapa. She is the truest personification of love, wisdom and purity. As per common belief, Goddess Brahmacharini had performed Tapa to invoke Lord Shiva and asked him to get married to her. It is believed that she spent 1000 years performing Tapa and feeding on flowers and leaves to get Lord Shiva to consider her wish.
ॐ देवी ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः॥
Dadhana Kara Padmabhyamakshamala Kamandalu।
Devi Prasidatu Mayi Brahmacharinyanuttama॥
दधाना कर पद्माभ्याम अक्षमाला कमण्डलू।
देवी प्रसीदतु मई ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा।।
By chanting this mantra, we seek the blessings of Goddess Brahmacharini who holds a lotus flower, a rosary made of Rudraksha and a Kamandal in her hands.
According to Astrology, Goddess Brahmacharini rules over the Planet Mars. So, worshipping Goddess Brahmacharini would ward off all the malefic effects of the planet.
Goddess Brahmacharini is the bestower of boundless courage, a tenacious will and a never ending urge to fight back negativity and misery. Pleasing Goddess Brahmacharini gives an individual the strength to endure and come out victorious in the dullest of situations.
We at MyKundali, hope that Goddess Brahmacharini blesses you with the choicest of blessings! We wish you a very happy and felicitous Navratri festival!