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Do not make Day 1 about resolutions— make it about Sankalpa. ~🪷Sankalpa (a heartfelt intention or resolve) is deeply roo...
01/01/2026

Do not make Day 1 about resolutions— make it about Sankalpa. ~🪷

Sankalpa (a heartfelt intention or resolve) is deeply rooted in clarity, purpose, and alignment with your highest self.

Set an intention that feels true, live with clarity, and let purpose guide your path. 🌸

Best of luck for a content 2026.

Nine Steps Within – A Navadurga Poem by ChandaniOur journey begins with a spark inside,
A question asked, a truth implie...
09/30/2025

Nine Steps Within – A Navadurga Poem by Chandani

Our journey begins with a spark inside,
A question asked, a truth implied—
With Shailaputri’s curious flame,
We step into the sacred name.

Through Brahmacharini, we seek the lore,
Of ancient texts and truths once more.

In discipline, we find our way,
Chandraghanta lights our day.

When action flows with grace and might,
Kushmanda fills the world with light.

We nurture deeds with love and art,
Skandamata opens the heart.

With clarity, we see our face,
In Katyayani’s quiet grace.

Then ego falls, its shadow dies,
As Kalaratri clears the skies.

We shine anew, with truth made pure,
In Mahagauri, we endure.

Now, peaceful in our destined role,
Siddhidatri makes us whole.

When we reach the ninth step, our responsibilities naturally increase. Up until now we have been solely focused on elevating ourselves on the spiritual path. With the blessings of perfection, we are now called upon and compelled to help others in the same way that we have been helped.

Now, peaceful in our destined role,
Siddhidatri makes us whole.SiddhidatriMata Siddhidatri is the ninth and final form o...
09/30/2025

Now, peaceful in our destined role,
Siddhidatri makes us whole.

Siddhidatri

Mata Siddhidatri is the ninth and final form of the Goddess Durga worshipped but she was the first form to appear providing the source of power this universe exists upon. Depicted with four arms and is seated on a lotus flower. In her hands, she holds a mace, a conch shell, a lotus flower, and a book. Mata Siddhidatri is believed to motivate her devotees to develop a disciplined mind and spiritual life to prepare us to accept extraordinary spiritual or supernatural powers and abilities.

❤️ She is also known as Siddhidayini, which means “the giver of supernatural powers” or “the fulfiller of desires.”
❤️ associated with the colour white
❤️associated with the crown chakra (Sahasrara)

Mantra

सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि
सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी ॥
Siddha-Gandharva-Yakssa-Adyair-Asurair-Amarair-Api
Sevyamaanaa Sadaa Bhuuyaat Siddhi-Daa Siddhidaayinii ||

Meaning:
I Worship Devi Siddhidatri Who is served by the Siddhas, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras and Amaras (Devas), Who is served by everyone, in hopes of obtaining Siddhis, May we be the receiver of Blessings of that giver of Siddhis, Who is known as Siddhidatri.

We shine anew, with truth made pure,
In Mahagauri, we endure.MahagauriJust Let it go…Maa has evolved to this bright form...
09/29/2025

We shine anew, with truth made pure,
In Mahagauri, we endure.

Mahagauri

Just Let it go…

Maa has evolved to this bright form shedding those qualities that prevented her from reaching her goal. She is the epitome of grace and beauty. Mahagauri sits on a bull (Vrishabha) and has four arms. Her right hand is in the pose of alleviating fear and her right lower hand holds a trident. She holds a ‘damaru’ (a small drum) in her right hand while the lower one grants boons to her devotees.

You are always evolving.

🪷Mahagauri’ means the one extremely bright
🪷Associated with the Sahasrara crown chakra

Mantra

श्वेते वृषे समारूढा श्वेताम्बरधरा शुचिः
महागौरी शुभं दद्यान्महादेवप्रमोददा ॥
Shvete Vrsse Samaaruuddhaa Shveta-Ambara-Dharaa Shucih
Mahaagaurii Shubham Dadyaan-Mahaadeva-Pramoda-Daa ||

Meaning:
1: (I Worship Devi Mahagauri) The White-Complexioned One, Who is abiding on a Bull and wearing White Clothes; Who is Pure and Bright,
2: O Devi Mahagauri, Please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me, You Who are the giver of Delight to Mahadeva.

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Then ego falls, its shadow dies,
As Kalaratri clears the skies.Kali MaaMisunderstood..Symbolizing terror, rage, revenge ...
09/29/2025

Then ego falls, its shadow dies,
As Kalaratri clears the skies.
Kali Maa

Misunderstood..
Symbolizing terror, rage, revenge and fierceness at the same time being the mother of the universe and protector of innocents

She is the shadow within us, fearful and fierce. Ready to fight, but anxious of the unknown. She is our power to destroy our own negative feeling and thoughts, leading us to our peaceful ego, Lord Shiva.

We pray to Ma Kali to affirm our power and enlighten our soul.

💀 associated with the crown chakra (also known as the sahasrara chakra)
💀 associated with the colour grey, black
💀 also known as Shubankari, Raudri, Dhumorna

You are fierce.

Mantra
करालवंदना धोरां मुक्तकेशी चतुर्भुजाम्। कालरात्रिं करालिंका दिव्यां विद्युतमाला विभूषिताम॥
Karalvandana dhoram muktkeshi chaturbhujam. Kaal Ratrim karalikaam divyam vidyutmala vibhush*tam.

O Divine Mother With Ferocious Face Fierce Open Hair, Adorned With Four Hands, You are the Darkest Night, You Adorned By Garlands Of Sparkling Lights

With clarity, we see our face,
In Katyayani’s quiet grace.Katyayani Compassionate but fierce. It was Katyayani Maa that ...
09/27/2025

With clarity, we see our face,
In Katyayani’s quiet grace.

Katyayani

Compassionate but fierce. It was Katyayani Maa that slayed Mahishasur. She has four hands and holds a long sword in one of Her hands and a lotus in the other two Hands. With Her fourth hand she blesses Her devotees thru the Abhaya mudra. She resolves all the conflicts that create tensions in relationships and makes them peaceful and happy.

🔱Associated with the Ajna or Agya chakra
🔱 symbolises new beginnings, growth, and fertility
🔱 Day 6: Navratri Colour - orange

Mantra

|| कात्यायनि महामाये महायोगिन्यधीश्वरि । नन्द गोपसुतं देविपतिं मे कुरु ते नमः ॥

|| Katyayani Mahamaye Mahayoginyadheeshwari Nandgopsutam Devipatim Me Kuru te Namah ||

Meaning: O Kātyāyanī, the great illusory energy, the master of the great yogīs, O Nanda make me the son of the cowherd man, the lord of the gods. I offer my obeisances to you.

We nurture deeds with love and art,
Skandamata opens the heartSkandamata The mother of the God of war. Skandamata carrie...
09/27/2025

We nurture deeds with love and art,
Skandamata opens the heart

Skandamata

The mother of the God of war. Skandamata carries baby Kartikeya in her lap. Goddess Skandamata is depicted with four hands, carrying lotus flowers in her upper two hands.

Worshipping the goddess Skandamata can aid with infertility, child-related issues and the blessings of the God of war. Chanting the Skandamata Mantra can promote not just spiritual development but also inner tranquillity and peace.

🔱Skandamata’ literally means ‘mother of Skanda’ or Karthikeya, God of War
🔱Associated with the Vishuddhi (throat) Chakra
🔱Navratri Day 5 = yellow

Mantra

सिम्हासनगता नित्यम् पद्माश्रितकरद्वया
शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी ॥
Simha-[A]asana-Gataa Nityam Padma-[A]ashrita-Kara-Dvayaa
Shubha-Daa-[A]stu Sadaa Devii Skandamaataa Yashasvinii ||

Meaning:
I Worship the one whose seat is the lion, Who is Eternal, and Whose pair of Hands are holding two Lotuses. O Devi, Please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me, always; You Who are the Illustrious and Beautiful Skandamata.

When action flows with grace and might,
Kushmanda fills the world with light.She has eight arms with seven deadly weapon...
09/26/2025

When action flows with grace and might,
Kushmanda fills the world with light.

She has eight arms with seven deadly weapons and a rosary but all, it took was her divine smile to create the universe.

It is amazing how a smile can change everything. Mata Kushmanda stands for light, good health and ample wealth. Praying to this form of Durga is believed to improve health and bestow wealth and strength.

🥚derived from the Sanskrit words “Ku” meaning “a little”, “Ushma” meaning “warmth”, and “Anda” meaning “cosmic egg”
🥚Associated with Green. The colour of new beginnings and growth
🥚associated with the Anahata Chakra

You are everything.
Find your glow.🌟

Mantra

सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च
दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे ॥
Suraa-Sampuurnna-Kalasham Rudhir-Aaplutam-Eva Ca
Dadhaanaa Hasta-Padmaabhyaam Kuussmaannddaa Shubhadaa-Astu Me ||

I Worship Devi Kushmanda, who is holding (the Pitchers) with Her Lotus-like Hands; O Devi Kushmanda, please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me.

With courage firm and fear held at bay,Chandraghanta lights our day.🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔Chandraghanta 🪷🔱🗡️🏹🔔Depicted as a warrio...
09/25/2025

With courage firm and fear held at bay,
Chandraghanta lights our day.
🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔

Chandraghanta 🪷🔱🗡️🏹🔔

Depicted as a warrior, ready with her weapons, she will not hesitate to take on evil and win. Ten hands where two hands hold a Trishul🔱, mace, bow-arrow, sword,lotus flower, bell and kamandalu (waterpot), while one of her hands remains in blessing posture. Definitely a mom in 2023! She is the embodiment of beauty and is also symbolic of bravery. She removes all of our fears and instils hope and faith.

🌗 means “one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell”
🌗 also known as Chandrakhanda, Chandika or Rannchandi

You are is brave.
Find your inner warrior.❤️

Mantra
पिण्डज प्रवरारूढ़ा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता। प्रसीदम् तनुते महयं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता।।

Pindaja Pravarārudhā Chandakopāstrakairyutā Praseedam Tanutae Mahyam Chandraghantaeti Vishrutā.

I Worship Devi Chanraghanta Who is mounted on the Tiger, in a rage and is has many Weapons,
Please extend Your Grace on me, O Devi, You Who are celebrated as Chandraghanta.

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Through Brahmacharini, we seek the lore,
Of ancient texts and truths once more.
In discipline, we find our way. 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔...
09/25/2025

Through Brahmacharini, we seek the lore,
Of ancient texts and truths once more.
In discipline, we find our way.
🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔

Brahmacharini ❤️🧘🏾‍♀️📿

Depicted in simple white clothing, with a jaap mala and a kamandalu. Brahmacharini signifies love, loyalty, wisdom, and knowledge. Her 5000 year meditation to win the respect of Lord Shiva shows how determination leads to the realization of our dreams. Brahmacharini Maa provides the strength, determination and courage to move ahead in life despite worst of challenges and situations. Maa Brahmacharini brings calmness of mind, solitude and self confidence.

🌺 Brahma means penance and charini means whose achar (behavior) is that
🌺 also known as Tapashcharini, Aparna and Uma
🌺White is her favourite colour
🌺 connected to the Swadhisthana Chakra

Your are determined.
Your dreams are within your reach.❤️

Prayer
दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू।
देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा॥

Dadhanakara Padmabhyam akshamala kamandalam।
Devi prasidathu mayi brahmacharinya nuththama॥

I Worship Devi Brahmacharini) Who holds the Rosary (Akshamala) and Ascetic’s Water-Pot (Kamandalu) with Her Lotus-like Hands. O Devi, Please shower Your Grace on me; O Devi Brahmacharini, You are Incomparable.

Our journey begins with a spark inside,A question asked, a truth implied—With Shailaputri’s curious flame,We step into t...
09/25/2025

Our journey begins with a spark inside,
A question asked, a truth implied—
With Shailaputri’s curious flame,
We step into the sacred name.
🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔

Night 1 - Shailaputri 🌙🪷

Depicted with the moon in her hair and holding a lotus, her beauty disguises the immense power within. Considered the embodiment of patience, she represents our willpower and fearlessness.

She is fearless. So are you.❤️

🪷“Shailaputri” literally means the daughter (putri) of mountain (shaila)
🪷Associated with the colour white - offerings of white clothes, white flowers and/or white sweets are most auspicious.

Mantra of Shailaputri
ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥
Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah॥

Prayer of Shailaputri
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्ध कृतशेखराम् ।
वृषारूढाम् शूलधराम् शैलपुत्रीम् यशस्विनीम् ॥
Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।
Vrisharudham Shuladharam Shailaputrim Yashasvini

“I pay my obeisance to the DIVINE MOTHER SHAILA-PUTRI, who bestows upon the choicest boons to the devotees. The crescent moon is adorned as the crown on Her forehead. She is mounted on the bullock. She holds a lance in her hand. She is Yashasvini - the CELEBRATED MOTHER DURGA.”

🌕 Jai Hanuman! 🙏✨Happy Hanuman Jayanti!On this sacred full moon day (Purnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra, we ho...
04/12/2025

🌕 Jai Hanuman! 🙏✨

Happy Hanuman Jayanti!
On this sacred full moon day (Purnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra, we honor the birth of one of the most revered and powerful beings in Hindu mythology — Shri Hanumanji.

A divine embodiment of strength, courage, wisdom, and devotion, Hanuman is the ultimate symbol of bhakti and bravery.

Swipe through some divine facts about Bajrangbali 🐒🔥:

1️⃣ Son of Vayu – Hanuman is the mighty son of the wind god, Vayu, blessed with unmatched speed and strength.
2️⃣ The Meaning Behind the Name – “Hanuman” comes from Hanu (jaw) + man (prominent/disfigured). As a child, he tried to eat the sun thinking it was a fruit — and was struck by Indra, injuring his jaw.
3️⃣ An Avatar of Shiva – He is considered an incarnation (ansh) of Lord Shiva, with divine powers and supreme wisdom.
4️⃣ Chiranjeevi (Immortal) – Hanuman is one of the seven immortals destined to live through this cosmic age.
5️⃣ Bhima’s Divine Brother – Both Hanuman and Bhima (from the Mahabharata) share the same divine father — Vayu Dev.
6️⃣ His Role in the Mahabharata – Not just in the Ramayana! Hanuman guides Bhima and protects Arjuna during the Kurukshetra war — his image flew proudly on Arjuna’s chariot flag.

May Hanumanji bless us with fearless hearts, devoted minds, and unstoppable strength.

🚩 Jai Bajrangbali! 🚩

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