Navratri 2024 Day 7 Maha Saptami Color: Maa Kalratri Puja Stuti

Navratri 2024 7^th Day: October 09, 2024 Maa Kalrati

Navratri 2024 — Goddess Kalaratri is worshipped on the seventh day of Navratri. Maa Kala Ratri is the seventh form amongst the Navadurga or the nine forms of the Hindu goddess Parvati or (Shakti). She is worshipped during the nine nights of Navratri celebrations.

The seventh day of Navratri pooja (ritual) is dedicated to Durga Kalaratri and she is considered the most violent form of Goddess Durga. Kalaratri is the one of the fiercest forms of Durga and her appearance itself evokes fear. This form of Goddess is believed to be the destroyer of all demon entities, ghosts, spirits and negative energies, who flee upon knowing of her arrival.

Kaal Ratri means the One who is “the Death of Kaal”. Here Kaal is dedicated as time & death and Ratri means night. Kaal Ratri is the one who destroys igno-rance and removes darkness. This form primarily depicts that life also has a dark side — the violence of Mother Nature, creating havoc and removing all dirt. She is also known as Shubhamkari or “good-doing”. The name of Goddess Kalratri is also spelled as Goddess Kaalratri and Goddess Kalaratri.

Navratri 2024: KaalRatri Maa Story — Maa KalRatri Khata

Once there were two demons named Shumbha and Nishumbha, who in-vaded devaloka and defeated the demigods; Indra the ruler of the demigods, along with the demigods went to The Himalayas for getting help, to get back their abode. They prayed to goddess Parvati.

Maa Parvati heard their prayer, while she was bathing, so she created an-other goddess Chandi or Ambika to help them out. Goddess Chandi then went to kill the cruel demons. In the battlefield when Chanda-Munda sent by Shumbha and Nishumbha, came to battle her, she created a dark goddess Kali or Kaalratri. Kali killed them acquir-ing the name Chamunda.

A demon named Raktveej arrived, who had the book that if any drop of blood of him fell on the ground another Raktveej would be created. When Kaalratri at-tacked on him, his blood would create several clones of him. This way it was im-possible to defeat him. So while battling, furious Kaalratri whenever attacked him drank his blood to prevent it from falling down and thus she killed Raktveej and helping goddess Chandi to kill Shumbha and Nishumbha and give back the demigods a safe place to live.

Navrati 2024 Maha Saptami — Maa Kala Ratri Puja Day

Origin – When the Goddess Parvati removed outer golden skin to kill demons named Shumbha and Nishumbha. She was known as Goddess Kalaratri. Kalaratri is the fiercest and the most ferocious form of Goddess Parvati.

Governing Planet – It is believed that the planet Shani is governed by Goddess Kalaratri.

Iconography – Goddess Kalaratri complexion is dark black and She rides on a donkey. She is depicted with four hands. Her right hands are in Abhaya and Varada Mudra. She carries sword and the deadly iron hook in her left hands.

Maa Kalratri Stuti

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ कालरात्रि रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Ma Kalaratri Rupena Samsthita।

Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥

Overall, the worship of Maa Kalratri is on the seventh day of Navratri. It’s a remarkable day of Nav Durga Puja for both devotees and also for those who practice Tantra.