Shardiya Navratri 2022 : Auspicious Maha Ashtami Today, Know Puja Vidhi and Importance
Shardiya Navratri 2022 : Shardiya Navratri begins with the Sthapna of the Kalash. This nine-day long festival is now nearing its end. Shardiya Navratri 2022 Ashtami and Navami Tithi have the most importance among the 9 days of Navratri.
Ashtami is also known as Durgashtami. This is the eighth day of Navratri. On this day, there is a law to worship Maa Mahagauri, the eighth form of Maa Durga. It is said that worshiping Gauri Maa on the day of Durgashtami brings good luck.
Worshiping a girl on this day also gived desired results. This year Maha Ashtami of Shardiya Navratri is on Monday, October 03. Let us know what is the auspicious time for worshiping girls on Mahashtami this time.
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Who is Maa Mahagauri?
The four-armed goddess Mahagauri wears a trident and a damru. The two arms remain in abhaya and varada mudras. She is considered to be the goddess of wealth, opulence of physical, mental and worldly heat. The whole posture of Maa Mahagauri Swaroop is very calm. To get the infinite grace of Maa Gauri on the day of Ashtami, you have to worship Maa Mahagauri with the best rules.
Shardiya Navratri 2022: Mahashtami Puja Method
Wear yellow clothes and worship on Mahaashtami. Invoke Mahagauri by lighting a lamp of desi ghee and offer Roli, Mouli, Akshat, Mogra flowers to the mother. On this day, offer the goddess in red chunari by keeping a coin and a batashe. Maa Mahagauri is pleased with this. Offer coconut or coconut sweets to the goddess. Chant the mantras and finally do the aarti of Maa Mahagauri.
Auspicious Time for Kanya Worship
Amrit – 06:15 am to 07:44 am
Auspicious – 09:12 am to 10:41 am
Abhijeet – 11:46 am to 12:34 pm
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Method Of Worship
In Navratri, special importance of girl worship during Mahashtami. On this day, Kanya Puja is performed after the worship of the Goddess in the morning.
In this, nine girls were worshiped as the form of Goddess. A small child is also seated with Kanyas in the form of Kaal Bhairav. First of all, the feet of these girls are washed in a vessel. Then Roli’s tilak is applied on their forehead and Kalawa is tie in their hands. After this, they are served with pudding, black and fruits are offered. Then Finally, by touching the feet of the girls, blessings are taken from them and a gift is presented to them.
