Sharadiya Navratri has started from October 15 and today the second goddess Maa Brahmacharini will be worshipped. Know and understand from Anshul Pandey, an expert in religious texts, the importance of the story and worship of Maa Brahmacharini.
The presiding deity of the second day of Navratri is Goddess Brahmacharini. The form of the goddess is very delightful and grand. According to Navadurga text, ‘Brahma’ here means penance. That means she is a goddess who does penance. On the advice of Narad ji, he did penance for Lord Shiva for thousands of years. As a result of her ascetic conduct, her name became ‘Brahmacharini’.
Mother has a kamandal in one hand and a rosary for chanting in the other. This ascetic form of Mother is going to give many fruits to everyone. By worshiping them, virtues increase in a person’s life. He never deviates from the path of duty with the blessings of his mother. He achieves success in every work. On this day the mind of the ascetic remains situated in Swadhisthana. Their prayer mantra is-
holding a lotus in her hands and a garland of axes| May Goddess, the supreme celibate, be pleased with me||
It has been mentioned (in the Shailputri article published yesterday) that when Sati was reborn, she came as the daughter of Himalayan King. On the advice of Narad ji, she performed severe penance to attain Lord Shiva. That is why she was called ‘Tapascharini’ or ‘Brahmacharini’. Spent a thousand years eating tubers, spent a hundred years eating vegetables.
She endured the sun in summer, water in summer and cold in winter and slept under the open sky. She lived for some days by eating dried Belpatra. Then she also stopped eating leaves and was recognized as ‘Aparna’. Lord Shiva also tested her many times in which she was completely successful.
The result of this penance was that he got blessings from Lord Brahma. Lord Brahmaji assured her that Shiva would definitely get married to her and also advised that her father was going to arrive in a few moments, so Parvati should return to the Himalayas with her father and wait for Shivaji. Women wear white saree on this day. According to Devi Purana, food is offered to two virgin girls on this day.
