* Navratri 2023 Day: Day 4
* Form of Durga Maa to worship on this day: Maa Kushmanda
* Color of clothes to wear: Green
* Maa Kushmanda favorite flower: Night’s queen
Day 4 of Navratri is for Maa Kushmanda, the fourth form of Maa Durga. It symbolizes a form of Maa Durga, which is the source of happiness for all. The name of Kushmanda Mata, i.e., Ku means ‘something,’ Ushma means ‘heat,’ and Anda means universe or creation. This is why she is known as the creator of the universe.
Maa Kushmanda sits on a lion, which represents Dharma. She resides in the center of the Sun and looks after the functioning of the Surya Lok.
Chant these mantras while worshipping Maa Kushmanda
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः॥
Om Devi Kushmandhmandayai Namah॥