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    Navratri Day 6: Worship Maa Katyayani, the Goddess who dismantles evil & helps you find true love!

    Synopsis

    Also known as Mahishasurmardini, (the Goddess who slayed Mahishasura or the Buffalo Demon), Katyayani Devi is considered to be the warrior form of Mahadevi or Adi Shakti.

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    Believed to be the sixth among the Navadurgas (the nine forms of the Hindu deity Goddess Durga worshipped during the festival of Navratri), Katyayani is often depicted with four, ten, or eighteen hands.
    Maa Katyayani, one of the most ferocious and menacing avatars of Goddess Durga is invoked on the sixth day of Navaratri.

    Who Is Maa Katyayani?

    Also known as Mahishasurmardini, (the Goddess who slayed Mahishasura or the Buffalo Demon), Katyayani Devi is considered to be the warrior form of Mahadevi or Adi Shakti.

    Believed to be the sixth among the Navadurgas (the nine forms of the Hindu deity Goddess Durga worshipped during the festival of Navratri), she is often depicted with four, ten, or eighteen hands. In most depictions, she is seen riding a lion and holding a sword and a lotus flower in her right two hands, while the other hand is folded in an Abhaya Mudra.

    According to the ‘Skanda Purana’, various Devas (Gods) created the Goddess from their energy, for the sole purpose of defeating Mahishasura. The demon king had a boon that no man could kill him and this led him to become a tyrant and kill off the devas.

    Her exploits are described in the ‘Devi-Bhagavata Purana’ and the ‘Devi Mahatmyam’ portion of the Markandeya Purana’.

    She is represented by the colour maroon. Devotees often offer vermillion, red bangles, and other shringaar items to the Goddess during the puja.

    How To Worship Maa Katyayani

    According to the Bhagavata Purana’, the deity is mainly worshipped by young unmarried women, who are in search of a good husband. For an entire month, they are supposed to eat bland khichdi and worship the Goddess after taking a bath at the river Yamuna. Offerings to the deity include sindoor, red bangles, flowers, sandalwood pulp, betel nuts, etc.

    Chanting the Katyayani Mata Mantra for 108 times may help you find Mr Right!

    Navratri Day 6 Puja Timing

    As per the Drik Panchang, the Brahma Muhurta for the sixth day of Navaratri commences at 04:44 AM and ends at 05:34 AM. The Abhijit Muhurat will start at 11:43 AM and finish at 12:28 PM, and Vijaya Muhurta will start at 01:59 PM and continue till 02:45 PM.

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