Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 1 : Worship Maa Shailputri With This Puja and chant this powerful mantra

chaitra Navratri 2023 Day: Day 1

Form of Durga Maa to worship: Maa Shailputri

Colour clothes to wear: Yellow colour

Maa Durga’s Favorite Flower: White Kaner

Goddess Shailputri is the first of the nine forms of goddess Durga that devotees worship on the first day of the nine days of the Navratri festival. Each day of this festival is dedicated to one of the forms of Maa Durga and in the course of the same, Chaitra Navratri Day 1 is the day of Maa Shailputri.

Navratri consists of two words, meaning ‘Nine Nights’. During these nine nights, devotees worship Maa Durga to attain positivity, optimism, and fruitful results in their lives . Navratri is from March 22, 2033. People worship all the nine different forms of Maa Durga i.e. Mata Shailputri, Mata Brahmacharini, Mata Chandraghanta, Mata Kushmanda, Mata Skandamata, Mata Katyayani, Mata Kalaratri, Mata Mahagauri, and Mata Siddhidatri.

According to Hindu mythology, Shailputri is a Sanskrit name, which means daughter of the mountain, hence the name Shailputri. According to a legend, Maa Durga was born in the house of Parvat Raj Himalaya (King of the Himalayas), hence her incarnation was named Shailputri. The name of the king of the Himalayas was Hemavan, she was also known by the name Hemavati.

So let us tell you how to worship Maa Durga’s incarnation i.e. Mata Shailputri on the first day of Chaitra Navratri and how to get her blessings.

First day of Chaitra Navratri 2023: Date, time & Shubh muhurat

Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 1: March 22, 2023, Wednesday

Sunrise: March 22, 2023, at 06:33 AM

Sunset: March 22, 2023, at 06:34 PM

Muhurat start date: March 21, 2023, from 10:53 PM

Muhurat end date: March 22, 2023, till 08:21 PM

Powerful mantra of Maa Shailputri

Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah॥

Vande Vanchit Labhay Chandrardhakrit Shekharam.

Vrishabha Shuldham Shailputri Yashswinim ॥

Vande Vanchit Labhay Chandrardhakrit Sekharam

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