जय माँ सिद्धिदात्री, Maa Siddhidatri Story in Hindi

जय माँ सिद्धिदात्री Jai Maa Siddhidatri 

The last or the ninth day is celebrated through the worship of Siddhidatri or Sidhdhidayini form of Goddess Durga. She is a symbolic representation of the eight shiddhis and comes mounted on a lotus. This Goddess is worshipped by all sages and saints, Siddhas, Sadhakas and Yogis. She is an epitome of supreme knowledge and is believed to remove the darkness of ignorance.

जय माँ महागौरी, Mahagauri Mata Story

जय माँ महागौरी, Jai Maa MahaGauri


Eighth day celebrates the worship of Mata Rani in the form of Maha Gauri. She is a symbol of calmness and purity. This Goddess in well known for her extreme beauty and appears dressed in pure white with lots of ornaments. She is known to have performed rigid penance to obtain Lord Shiva as her husband.

जय माँ कालरात्रि, Kaalratri Maa Story

जय माँ कालरात्रि, Kaalratri Maa Story

On the seventh day, Goddess Kalratri is worshipped with great fervour. This Goddess is fierce looking and is as dark as black as the darkest of nights. She too has two pairs of hands. Her other name is Shubhamkari. In this form, the goddess is said to have licked the blood of Demon Rakta Beeja who had the boon of creating a thousand demons from every drop of his blood that is spilt from his body.

जय माँ कात्यायनी, Katyayani Mata Story

जय माँ कात्यायनी, Katyayani Mata Story

The goddess that is worshipped on the sixth day of the puja is Goddess Katyayani. She appears mounted on a fierce looking lion and has four hands and a third eye. She represents the daughter form of Durga.

जय माँ शैलपुत्री देवी, Shailputri Mata Story

जय माँ शैलपुत्री देवी, Shailputri Mata Story

The first day of Navratri is dedicated to the worship the Shailputri form of Durga Ma. Goddess Shailputri, as the name suggests, is the daughter of Himalaya. She is the consort of the powerful God Shiva and symbolizes power. She is also known as Parvati or Hemavati.

दुर्गा नामावली, Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali Stotram

दुर्गा नामावली, Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali Stotram

Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali Stotram in Sanskit is given below along with a really good voice of Nikhil Prakash. Listen to the video and you will find a soothing relief.

English Translation [Lord Shiva speaks] O Parvati, the One Who has a lotus-like face! I am telling You those one-hundred and eight names, by the means of which Durga or Sati can be pleased.||1||

Sanskrit Verse





English Translation
Those who daily read these 108 names from Durga Stotram, find nothing impossible in the three worlds.||16|| They receive benefits like wealth, luxury, offspring and lineage, elephants, four things — dharma, artha, kaam, moksha, and in the end are liberated eternally.||17||

English Translation of Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali Stotram and Shatanamavali Mantras of this is available here: 

108 Names of Maa Durga and Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali Mantras