Please Nine Goddesses with Holy Mantra this Sharad Navratri 2023

Every year, Navarati comes twice, and it has a special significance in Hinduism. Navaratri 2023 falls before the festival of light known as Sharad Navratri. It also marks the beginning of winter in North India. Sharadiya Navratri will be celebrated on the ninth day. We know that Navarati is the best time to please and worship nine different forms of Maa Adishakti and get blessed. Read here more on Sharad Navratri 2023 date, mantras, and pujan rituals.

Major Navratri 2023 Dates

• Navratri start – 15 October 2023 (Sunday)
• Ghatasthapana date – 15 October 2023 (Sunday)
• Navratri Asthami date – 22 October 2023 (Sunday)
• Navratri Navami date – 23 October 2023 (Monday)
• Navratri Dashami date – 24 October 2023 (Tuesday)

Full Calendar of Sharad Navratri 2023

The nine Goddess of Navratri include the following: Maa Shailputri, Maa Brahmacharini, Maa Chandraghanta, Maa Kushmanda, Maa Skandamata, Maa Katyayani, Maa Kalaratri, Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri. These are the nine goddess names of navratri. Check details of important dates of Sharad Navaratri 2023, along with the Nav Durga beej mantra you can recite to please nine goddesses.

15th October 2023 (First day) – Worship of Maa Shailputri
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
वृषारुढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥

Vande Vanchhitlabhay Chandrardhkritshekhram,

Vrisharudham Shuldharam Shailputri Yashswinim

16th October 2023 (Second day) – Worship of Maa Brahmacharini
दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू।
देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा॥

Dadhanakara Padmabhyam akshamala kamandalam,

Devi prasidathu mayi rahmacharinya nuththama

17th October 2023 (Third day) – Worship of Maa Chandraghanta
पिण्डज प्रवरारूढ़ा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता।
प्रसीदम तनुते महयं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता।।

Pindaj Pravrarudha Chandkpasrkaryuta,

Prasidam Tanute Mahyam Chandrghnteti Vishruta

18th October 2023 (Fourth day) – Worship of Maa Kushmanda
वन्दे वांछित कामार्थे चंद्रार्घ्कृत शेखराम,
सिंहरुढ़ा अष्टभुजा कुष्मांडा यशस्वनिम.

Vande Vance hit Kamarthe Chandrarghkrit Shekhram,

Singhrudha Ashtbhuja Kushmanda Yashswini

19th October 2023 (Fifth day) – Worship of Mother Skandmata
“सिंहासनगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया.
शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी.”

Sinhasangata nityam padmashritkardvya,

Shubhdastu sada Devi Skandmata Yashswini

20th October 2023 (Sixth day) – Worship of Katyayani
स्वर्णाआज्ञा चक्र स्थितां षष्टम दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
वराभीत करां षगपदधरां कात्यायनसुतां भजामि॥

Swarnagya chakra sthitam shashtam Durga Trinetram,

Varabhit Karam shadgpadmdharam katyayansutam Bhajami

21st October 2023 (Seventh day) – Worship of Maa Kalratri
करालवंदना धोरां मुक्तकेशी चतुर्भुजाम्।
कालरात्रिं करालिंका दिव्यां विद्युतमाला विभूषिताम॥

Karalvadnam ghoram muktkeshi chaturbhjam,

Kaal Ratrim karalikaam divyam vidyutmala vibhushitam

22nd October 2023 (Eighth day) – Worship of Maa Mahagauri
पूर्णन्दु निभां गौरी सोमचक्रस्थितां अष्टमं महागौरी त्रिनेत्राम्।
वराभीतिकरां त्रिशूल डमरूधरां महागौरी भजेम्॥

Purnandu nibam gauri somacakrasthitam aahtamam mahagauri trinetram,

Varabhitrikara trishul damrudhara mahagauri bhajeyam

23rd October 2023 (Ninth day) – Worship of Siddhidatri
स्वर्णावर्णा निर्वाणचक्रस्थितां नवम् दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
शख, चक्र, गदा, पदम, धरां सिद्धीदात्री भजेम्॥

Swarnvarni nirvanchakrastanthita navm durga trinetram,

shakh, chakra, gada, padam, dhara sidhidhatri bhajem

Nav Durga 2023 Kanya Pujan

On the 8th day (Ashtami) or 9th day (Navami), fasting people complete the holy ritual of Navaratri by doing Kanya pujan (girl worship). However, with fasting, people do Kumari Puja on all nine days. On the last day of Navratri, 9-10 girls are worshipped and served with food, prasad, and gifts. Note that girls aged between 2 and 10 represent different forms of Durga. Kumari, Bhadra, Subhadra, Chandika, Durga, Kali, Kalyani, Rohini, Shambhavi, and Trimurti are the names of goddesses, also known as Durga nav roop, that people worship.

Devotees can add more colours and perfection to their nine-day fasts and rituals of Sharad Navratri 2023 after consulting professional astrologers and pandits from different parts of India. Leading online astrologers help devotees please nine goddesses through proper prayers, shaloks, and hymns. Devotees can book an online Navratri puja 2023 using online astrology apps with their iOS and Android-operated devices.

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