Shardiya Navratri 2024 Day 8: Know Significance, Puja, And All About Worshipping Goddess Mahagauri

Shardiya Navratri 2024 Day 8: The eighth day of Shardiya Navratri falls on 10th October 2024. On this day, Maa Mahagauri is worshipped. She is the eighth goddess among the nine forms of Navdurga.

Shardiya Navratri 2024 Day 8 Maa Mahagauri Puja: Maa Mahagauri is the presiding goddess of the eighth day. She is called Mahagauri because of her fair complexion. Upon Sage Narada's advice, she vowed to marry Lord Shiva and performed intense penance to fulfill this resolution.

Maa Mahagauri Swaroop

As a result of her intense penance, her complexion became dark. When Lord Shiva, pleased with her penance, came to grant her a boon, he washed Parvati’s body with the sacred water of the Ganga, removing the darkness. Tulsidas ji mentions Parvati's penance in his writings. Her fair complexion is often compared to the conch and the moon.

In her youth, the goddess wore white garments. She has four arms. The upper right hand is in a gesture of blessing in abhaya mudra, while the lower right hand holds a trident or trishul. The upper left hand holds a damaru, and the lower left hand is also in a blessing pose. Her vehicle is a bull which is also known as vrishabha.

Maa Mahagauri Puja Mantra

Shwete vrishe samarudha shwetambaradhara shuchih।।  
Mahagauri shubham dadyan mahadevpramodada।।  

Meaning Of The Shlok

The meaning of the shlok is:

"Maa Mahagauri, who is pure and radiant, rides a white bull and is adorned in white clothes. She blesses her devotees with prosperity and well-being, and she brings great joy to Lord Shiva."

Maa Mahagauri Puja Benefits

The worship of Maa Mahagauri is highly fruitful. Her worship removes all suffering and impurities, even erasing sins accumulated over many lifetimes. It also has the potential to prevent future sins from occurring. This leads to the rise of endless virtues. Worship done with a pure heart yields immense rewards from the goddess. Surrendering to her opens the door to truth and enlightenment.

According to the Devi Purana, on this day, eight young girls or kanyas should be offered a feast. Women traditionally wear purple garments on this day. Many people also perform havan and Kanya Puja today.

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