Navratri 2022 Day 5: Skanda Mata, Puja Vidhi, Mantra, Green Colour and Story
The fifth day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Skanda Mata, who is another form of Goddess Durga. People worship this form of Maa Durga on the fifth day of Navratri. There are total nine forms of Maa Durga and people worship these forms with pure dedication and devotion.
The meaning of ‘Skanda Mata‘ is the mother of Lord Kartikeya, who is known as Skanda. Once, there was a demon named Tarkasur who penanced Lord Brahma and asked for boon for being immortal but Lord Brahma denied by saying that nobody can escape from death and Tarkasur played smart and asked for death from Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati’s son as he thought that Lord Shiva is detached from everything, practiced austerity and he would not get married ever and Lord Brahma blessed him with the boon he wished for. After this Demon Tarkasur started demolishing the universe knowing that he is immortal.
Parvati and Lord Kartikeya was born
Seeing his great skills and strength to fight against demons, Lord Brahma appointed Lord Kartikeya as the commander in Chief of gods then Lord Kartikeya killed the demon Tarkasur. Since then mother Pavati is glorifed with the name Skanda Mata.
Navratri 2022 Day 5: Significance
Skanda Mata represents as she rides a lion and has four hands holding the infant kartikeya or Murugan in her lap. The infant Kartikeya has six faces. Her both upper hands are holding lotus flowers. She is the Goddess of Vishuddh Chakra which means the pure in all directions. She has complexion of Shubhra, which is pure white. People, who worship Skanda Mata on this day, moves towards the undiluted thoughts. They get relieved from all the tensions related to the outer world. The devotees who get involve spiritually, get rid of anxiety and starts enjoying the divine happiness.
As Skanda Mata is in the motherly form, she is extremely pure, compassionate and divine super power who bless her devotees with the wish fulfilment and she never let her devotees returns empty hands.
Navratri 2022 Day 5: Puja Vidhi
- Wake up early in the morning and wear clean clothes before commencing the rituals.
- Take all the Puja samagri- Desi ghee, diya, flowers or vermillion, kumkum, chunni or dupatta, ganga jal, home made sweets, paan, supari, laung and elaichi.
- Sprinkle gangajal all around before starting puja rituals.
- Light a diya with desi ghee and offer vermillion and paan along with elaichi, supari and 2 laung.
- Chant Skanda mata mantra and other mantras mentioned in Durga Saptashati.
- Recite Durga Saptashati Path.
- Devotees must offer bhog prasad and chant Durga Maa Aarti before breaking the fast.
Goddess Skandamata Mantra
Simhasanagata Nityam Padmanchita Karadvaya
Shubhada Tu Sada Devi Skandamata Yashasvini
Goddess Skandamata Stuti
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Ma Skandamata Rupena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah