(Day - 1) Story of Maa Shailaputri

Story of NavDurga
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are going to be discussing the nine-day-long Hindu festival of
Navratri that is celebrated in India. Navratri is the celebration of
Devi Durga (Hindu Goddess) and her nine forms.
Devi Durga is also synonymous with Shakti. Shakti means energy,

power, and empowerment. Shakti celebrates the female energy of
the universe. The energy that brings about equilibrium and balance.
The nine forms of Devi Durga are Maa Shailaputri, Maa
Bramhacharini, Maa Chandraghanta, Maa Kushmanda, Maa
Skandamata, Maa Katyayani, Maa Kaalratri, Maa Mahagauri and
Maa Siddhidatri.
(Day – 1)
1.Story of Maa Shailaputri
This is the goddess that is worshiped on the first day of the nine
days long Hindu festival of Navratri. Maa means mother and
Shailaputri means the daughter of the mountains, but before we get
into the story of Shailaputri Maa it's important to know the stories
of her previous births.
Birth where she was born to Daksha Prajapati, one of the sons of
Lord Brahma as Sati. Sati was in love with Lord Shiva and she
wanted to marry him but her father Daksa Prajapati was absolutely
against this marriage. According to him, Shiva was a dirty ascetic not
meant for marrying girls from respectable families. But this did not
affect Sati's love for Lord Shiva and she married him even though
her father was against it, and she started living with Lord Shiva in
Kailash Parvat (Mountain).
After a few years of her marriage, she got to know that her father
Daksa Prajapati was organizing a huge yagna in which all gods and
goddesses were invited. She was very excited because she missed
her parents and she wanted to go home and visit them. But
unfortunately, they did not receive an invitation.
Sati could not believe it and she thought, maybe there was a mistake,
it was obvious, you know, daughters are always welcome in their
homes, aren't they? So she decided to go and visit her parents even
though Shiva tried to tell her that, 'No if we haven't received an
invitation maybe we are not expected there and we shouldn't be
going there.' But Sati did not listen; she did not pay heed to Shiva's
words and went to Daksha Prajapati's home.
Sati was excited to meet her parents after so many months of being
married and the moment she reached. She received a cold shoulder
not just from her father but also from all the relatives who had
gathered there. It was only her mother who welcomed her and
embraced her but Sati was heartbroken. She could not bear the
thought of being unwelcome in her own house. The very same house
where she grew up, the very same house where she had those lovely
memories, and her father, whom she loved so much, humiliated her,
humiliated her choice of her husband.
Sati could not bear it and she entered the huge fire that was burning
and she self-immolated herself. The moment this news reached Lord
Shiva, he was livid and reached there. He was so angry that he
pulled the half-burning corpse of his wife from the fire. He was so
enraged that he took the form of an angry god Veerbhadra and
caused immense destruction over there. So that he even beheaded
Daksha Prajapati.
Lord Shiva took the half-burning corpse of his wife with him
dragging it in fury, in rage. On the way, different body parts of Sati
fell on different places and these places are called Shakti Piths.
There are 52 Shakti Piths in India. Daksa Prajapati was later
forgiven because of the intervention of Lord Vishnu and he was
given the head of a ram. He even completed his Yagna in the
presence of all the gods.
Sati took birth again and this time as the daughter of the Himalayas.
She came to be known as Shailaputri, which means daughter of the
Himalayas. In the same incarnation, she had two other names
Parvati and Hemavati. In this birth too she was married to Lord
Shiva. Shailaputri is considered one of the most powerful forms of
Durga, and we pray to her on the first day of the Navratri festival.
Conclusion:
Maa Shailaputri is immensely powerful she rides a bull called Nandi,

and she carries a trident and a lotus. She's known for her many
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button. There are stories about all the nine forms of Devi Durga and
also why we celebrate Navratri. Here's wishing all of you a very
happy Navratri. May you too get the power of Maa Shailaputri and
may you too fight always for what is right. Happy Navratri
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Story of NavDurga

Hello friends, welcome to the milliondollarknowledge.com, today we

Devi Durga is also synonymous with Shakti. Shakti means energy,

1.Story of Maa Shailaputri

Maa Shailaputri is immensely powerful she rides a bull called Nandi,

Download Story of Maa Shailaputri Click Here

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