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Gupt Navratri 2025: The time of Gupta Navratri is considered very special for Tantra-Mantra Sadhana. The day of Ashtami Tithi is dedicated to Maa Durga, a special form of Mother Durga, in the Gupta Navratri (which usually comes in late January or early February). This day is a golden opportunity for devotees to get the grace of mother.
Importance of worship of Maa Katyayani:
This is the fifth form of Maa Durga, who is considered the goddess of knowledge, intelligence and protection. It is believed that those who are weak in Jupiter in their horoscope or they are troubled by inauspicious fruits associated with the planet Guru, they must worship Maa Katyayani. Worshiping them especially on this Ashtami removes the sufferings of the devotees and the obstacles in life end.
Pooja Vidhi and Rules:
To worship Maa Katyayani on the Ashtami of Gupta Navratri, get up early in the morning and get rid of bathing etc. Wear clean, washed clothes. Put a clean cloth on a post and install the idol or picture of Maa Katyayani (or Durga).
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First of all, make the mother bathe with Ganga water.
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After this, offer yellow or red clothes to them.
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Then worship them with sandalwood, Akshat (rice), flowers (especially red rose or marigold) and incense-lamp.
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Offer honey, sugar or seasonal fruit to the mother.
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It is also considered auspicious to offer red chunari.
Mantra and Aarti:
Chanting her special mantras during the worship of Maa Katyayani is very fruitful. You can repeat these mantras:
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Major Mantra: “Om Devi Katyayanayai Namah.” (Om devi katyayanyai namah)
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You can also chant the powerful mantras of Durga like “Om Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Swaha Swadha Namostutte”.
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Along with this, it is also very important to recite Durga Chalisa.
Do the Aarti of Mother at the end of worship. You can sing “Om Jai Ambe Gauri, Maiya Jai Shyama Gauri…”. Take off the aarti of the mother with full devotion and devotion and ask for the blessings of happiness, prosperity and security from them.
In this way, on the Ashtami of Gupta Navratri, Goddess Durga showers special grace on her devotees and fulfills her wishes for worshiping and worshiping Mother Katyayani.
