Happy Shardiya Navaratri Day 3 – Tritiya - Chandraghanta Puja - 3rd October 2016

ॐ ~ψ~ || Happy Shardiya Navaratri Day 3 – Tritiya - Chandraghanta (चन्द्रघण्टा) Puja - 3rd October || ~ψ~ ॐ

THIRD DAY OF NAVRATRI IS CELEBRATED AS MAHA TRITIYA NAVRATRI DURGA PUJA, DEDICATED TO CHANDRAGHANTA DEVI, SINDHUR TRITIYA, GAYATRI PUJA, KOUMARI PUJA, SOWBHAGYA TEEJ OR GAURI TEEJ AND CHINNAMASTA POOJA

Origin - Goddess Chandraghanta is the married form the Goddess Parvati. After getting married to Lord Shiva Goddess Mahagauri started adorning her forehead with half Chandra and due to which Goddess Parvati was known as Goddess Chandraghanta.

Navratri Worship - Goddess Chandraghanta is worshipped on the third day of Navratri.

Details - This form of Goddess Parvati is peaceful and for welfare of her devotees. In this form Goddess Chandraghanta is ready for the war with all her weapons. It is believed that the sound of the moon-bell on her forehead expel all type of spirits away from her devotees.

Governing Planet - It is believed that the planet Shukra is governed by Goddess Chandraghanta.

Iconography - Goddess Chandraghanta mounts on the tigress. She wears the semi-circular moon (Chandra) on her forehead. The half-moon on her forehead looks like the bell (Ghanta) and because of that she is known as Chandra-Ghanta. She is depicted with ten hands. Goddess Chandraghanta carries Trishul, Gada, Sword and Kamandal in her four right hands and keeps the fifth right hand in Varada Mudra. She carries lotus flower, Arrow, Dhanush and Japa Mala in her four left hands and keeps the fifth left hand in Abhaya Mudra.

♥***Stuti -
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ चंद्रघंटा रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नम:।।

♥***चंद्रघंटा की ध्यान (Mata Chandraghanta Dhyan)

वन्दे वांछित लाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृत शेखरम्।
सिंहारूढा चंद्रघंटा यशस्वनीम्॥
मणिपुर स्थितां तृतीय दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
खंग, गदा, त्रिशूल,चापशर,पदम कमण्डलु माला वराभीतकराम्॥
पटाम्बर परिधानां मृदुहास्या नानालंकार भूषिताम्।
मंजीर हार केयूर,किंकिणि, रत्नकुण्डल मण्डिताम॥
प्रफुल्ल वंदना बिबाधारा कांत कपोलां तुगं कुचाम्।
कमनीयां लावाण्यां क्षीणकटि नितम्बनीम्॥

♥***चंद्रघंटा की स्तोत्र पाठ (Mata Chandraghanta Stotra)

आपदुध्दारिणी त्वंहि आद्या शक्तिः शुभपराम्।
अणिमादि सिध्दिदात्री चंद्रघटा प्रणमाभ्यम्॥
चन्द्रमुखी इष्ट दात्री इष्टं मन्त्र स्वरूपणीम्।
धनदात्री, आनन्ददात्री चन्द्रघंटे प्रणमाभ्यहम्॥
नानारूपधारिणी इच्छानयी ऐश्वर्यदायनीम्।
सौभाग्यारोग्यदायिनी चंद्रघंटप्रणमाभ्यहम्॥

♥***चंद्रघंटा की कवच ( Mata Chandraghanta Kavach)

रहस्यं श्रुणु वक्ष्यामि शैवेशी कमलानने।
श्री चन्द्रघन्टास्य कवचं सर्वसिध्दिदायकम्॥
बिना न्यासं बिना विनियोगं बिना शापोध्दा बिना होमं।
स्नानं शौचादि नास्ति श्रध्दामात्रेण सिध्दिदाम॥
कुशिष्याम कुटिलाय वंचकाय निन्दकाय च न दातव्यं न दातव्यं न दातव्यं कदाचितम्॥

ॐ ~ψ~ || Aum Shri Maha Lalita TripuraSaundarya Namah || ~ψ~ ॐ