Navratri Day 9
Maa Siddhithatri puja
February 18 2024Maa Siddhithatri Day 9 of navratri
Maa Siddhidatri is shown as being seated on a lotus or a lion. She has four arms and carrying a shank or conch shell, a gadha or mace, a lotus and a chakra or discus in each of four hands. Worshipped on the ninth day of Navratri, Maa Siddhidatri possesses the Ashta Siddhi.
On day 9 she is worshiped for blessings for supernatural powers and divinity. Her name, is mixture of "Siddhi" which denotes supernatural powers, and "Datri," which denotes the bestower.
She is also known as Goddess Lakshmi, who offer wealth, happiness and success to her devotees.
Siddhidhatri is the moola roopa or one of the form of goddess Durga. She has got eight supernatural powers, or the siddhis, called Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakambya, Ishitva and Vashitva.
Anima means can reduce body size to atom, Mahima means expand body size to large size; Garima means becoming extremely heavy; Laghima means turning in to weightless; Prapti means omnipresence; Prakambya getting whatever one desire; Ishitva means having lordship; and Vashitva means having the power to control all. Lord Shiva was blessed by Siddhidatri by being given by all the eight powers.
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