Adore Maa Chandraghanta on the Third Day of Sharad Navratri 2017

Navratri lauds the spirit of triumph and vitality. The third day of Sharad Navratri 2017 would befall on the 23rd of September, 2017. Know how the goddess of righteousness, Maa Chandraghanta would bless your life with this Navratri!

The third day of Navratri is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Chandraghanta. The word ‘Chandraghanta’ can be divided into two words ‘chandra’ which means ‘the moon’, and ‘ghanta’, which translates to a hanging bell. Goddess Chandraghanta, who is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati and flaunts her married avatar, got her name because of the placement of a bell shaped crescent moon on her forehead. She bears a fierce aura and is seen mount on a lion. Chandraghanta Devi is known to annihilate her foes and urges justness amongst people. It is believed that the planet Venus is governed by the alleged Goddess.

Appearance of Goddess Chandraghanta

The avatar of Goddess Durga has a golden skin tone and has 10 arms. She carries a Trident (Trishul), a Mace (Gada), a Sword (Talwar) and a Water Vessel (Kamandal) in her four hands on the left side and holds a Lotus flower (Kamal), an Arrow (Baan), a Bow (Dhanush) and a Rudraksha Rosary (Rudraksha mala) in her four hands on the right side. She holds the Abhaya Mudra with her fifth hand on the right side and Varada Mudra with her fifth hand on the left side. She wears a garland of white flowers around her neck and is adorned with a bell shaped crescent moon on top of her head. She appears to be ready for decimating her enemies at any given moment. As per common belief, the sound created by the moon-bell placed on the forehead of Goddess Chandraghanta casts out the negativity away from her devotees.

Legend

When Lord Shiva gave his consent to marry Parvati and he visited King Himavan with his procession comprising of Aghoris, goblins, ghosts etc, then, mother of Parvati fainted as she was terrified on seeing such procession. Thus, in order to reconcile the situation, Parvati took the form of Chandraghanta and came before Lord Shiva. Then, after settling down the situations she very calmly asked Lord Shiva to get dressed like a groom. To this, Lord Shiva agreed and came in festooned himself with jewels that spellbinded Goddess Parvati’s family.

Mantras for Goddess Chandraghanta

Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah॥
ॐ देवी चन्द्रघण्टायै नमः॥

Pindaj Pravrarudha Chandkopastrkairyuta ।
Prasadam Tanute Mahyam Chandraghanteti Vishruta ॥

पिण्डज प्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता।
प्रसादं तनुते मह्यम् चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥

By chanting these Navratri Mantra , we seek the blessings of Goddess Chandraghanta who mounts a lion and is adorned with a bell shaped moon atop her forehead.

Astrological Aspect

Maa Chandraghanta governs the planet Venus and thus, worshiping Goddess Chandraghanta on this day would eliminate the ill effects of the Planet Venus.

Goddess Chandraghanta is the destroyer of injustice, wrongdoings and negativity. The sound of the moon-bell is known to annihilate the demons and negative forces. Pleasing Goddess Chandraghanta provides an individual with strength to endure and come out victorious in the dullest of situations.

We at MyKundali, hope that Goddess Chandraghanta blesses you and fulfils your desires this Sharad Navratri! We wish you a very happy and prosperous Navratri!