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Sharadiya Navratri 2024 Day 1 Maa Shailputri Puja: The first day of Shardiya Navratri is considered the most special. The reason for this is that the Aarti of the Goddess takes place on this day.
The presiding deity of the first day of the nine-day festival of Narata is Shailputri Devi. She is the daughter of the Himalayan kingdom, hence she is called Shailputri (daughter of the Himalayas). According to the authentic book, during the worship on this day most of the yogis forget all the emotions of the mind and settle the mind in the Mooladhara Chakra. He has a trident in his right hand and a lotus flower in his left hand. Here we tell you the time of worship of Mata Shailputri:
About today's puja auspicious time and contents of Ghatasthan
Ghatasthapana Muhurta time- 6.24 am to 8.45 am
Abhijeet Muhurta- 11.52 am to 12.39 pm
fall material
A wide and open earthen pot, clean soil, sacred thread and radish
sacred thread, radish
Sapat Dhan (7 types of grain seeds – barley, sesame, kangi, moong, gram, wheat, paddy)
Earthen pot, Ganga water, pure water
Coin, a box lid to cover the urn,
ether, betel nut,
Ashoka or five mango leaves,
intact
coconut with coir,
red cloth to wrap coconut
flower, darva grass
Performing Ghatasthan is an important ritual during Naratsa. It marks the beginning of the nine-day festival. Ghatasthapana is the arrival of Goddess Shakti.
The first day of Shardiya Narata is dedicated to Mother Shailputri. After considering herself as Goddess Sati, Goddess Parvati was born as the daughter of the mountain king Himalaya. Shail means mountain in Sanskrit, hence the goddess is called Shailputri, the daughter of the mountain.