Navratri Mahotsav Day 8
2/10/2014
Aatham
is dedicated to Devi Maha Gauri whose power is unfailing and instantly fruitful.
It is believed that worshipping her cures you of all your sins. According to
the stories Gauri spent long, difficult years in the deep forests of the
Himalayas praying to Shiva to accept him as his consort and turned tanned in
the harsh sunlight. When Lord Shiva granted her darshan he showered her with Ganges which helped her regain her
colour and beauty after which she came to be recognized as Maha Gauri, which
mean extremely fair and which is the reason Goddess Gauri is always dressed in
white. Maha Gauri has four arms and rides on a bull. Her one hand is in the
pose of allaying fear, second holds a trident, the third holds a rattle drum
and the fourth grants boons to her devotees. The eighth day devi puja is
called Maha Ashttami/ Maha Durga/ Maha
Saraswati Puja and the colour of the
Goddess for today is Orange.
ana
Somaaya/ Tweets @bhawnasomaaya
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