Navratri · Day 5
Skandamata
Mother of Skanda (Kartikeya)
Jai Ambe Gauri (Durga Aarti)
जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी। तुमको निशिदिन ध्यावत, हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी॥
Jai Ambe Gaurī, maiyā jai Shyāmā Gaurī | Tumko nishidin dhyāvat, Hari Brahmā Shivarī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
मांग सिन्दूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को। उज्ज्वल से दोउ नैना, चन्द्रवदन नीको॥
Māṅg sindūr virājat, ṭīko mṛgamad ko | Ujjval se do nainā, chandravadan nīko ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
कनक समान कलेवर, रक्ताम्बर राजै। रक्तपुष्प गल माला, कण्ठन पर साजै॥
Kanak samān kalevar, raktāmbar rājai | Raktapuṣp gal mālā, kaṇṭhan par sājai ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
केहरि वाहन राजत, खड्ग खप्पर धारी। सुर-नर मुनिजन सेवत, तिनके दुखहारी॥
Kehari vāhan rājat, khaḍg khappar dhārī | Sur-nar munijan sevat, tinke dukhhārī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
कानन कुण्डल शोभित, नासाग्रे मोती। कोटिक चन्द्र दिवाकर, राजत सम ज्योति॥
Kānan kuṇḍal shobhit, nāsāgre motī | Koṭik chandra divākar, rājat sam jyotī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
शुम्भ निशुम्भ बिदारे, महिषासुर घाती। धूम्र विलोचन नैना, निशिदिन मदमाती॥
Shumbh Nishumbh bidāre, Mahiṣāsur ghātī | Dhūmra vilochan nainā, nishidin madmātī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
चण्ड मुण्ड संहारे, शोणित बीज हरे। मधु कैटभ दोउ मारे, सुर भयहीन करे॥
Chaṇḍ Muṇḍ saṃhāre, shoṇit bīj hare | Madhu Kaiṭabh do māre, sur bhayhīn kare ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
ब्रह्माणी रुद्राणी तुम कमला रानी। आगम निगम बखानी, तुम शिव पटरानी॥
Brahmāṇī Rudrāṇī tum Kamalā Rānī | Āgam nigam bakhānī, tum Shiv paṭrānī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
चौंसठ योगिनी गावत, नृत्य करत भैरू। बाजत ताल मृदंगा, अरु बाजत डमरू॥
Chauṃsaṭh yoginī gāvat, nṛtya karat Bhairū | Bājat tāl mṛdaṅgā, aru bājat ḍamrū ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
तुम ही जग की माता, तुम ही हो भर्ता। भक्तन की दुख हर्ता, सुख सम्पत्ति कर्ता॥
Tum hī jag kī mātā, tum hī ho bhartā | Bhaktan kī dukh hartā, sukh sampatti kartā ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
भुजा चार अति शोभित, वर मुद्रा धारी। मनवांछित फल पावत, सेवत नर नारी॥
Bhujā chār ati shobhit, var mudrā dhārī | Manvāñchhit phal pāvat, sevat nar nārī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
कंचन थाल विराजत, अगर कपूर बाती। श्रीमालकेतु में राजत, कोटि रतन ज्योति॥
Kanchan thāl virājat, agar kapūr bātī | Shrī Mālaketu meṃ rājat, koṭi ratan jyotī ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
श्री अम्बे जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे। कहत शिवानन्द स्वामी, सुख सम्पत्ति पावे॥
Shrī Ambe jī kī āratī, jo koī nar gāve | Kahat Shivānand Swāmī, sukh sampatti pāve ||
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
About the Goddess
The fifth form of Durga. She is the mother of Skanda, also known as Kartikeya, whom she holds on her lap. She sits on a lotus and rides a lion, which is why she is also called Padmasana Devi. She represents motherly love.
Bhog: Bananas
Make this mine
Optional. Your name and gotra fill into the sankalp. Saved on this device only.
Puja samagri (items needed)
- Picture or idol of the Goddess
- Red cloth (chunri) and a clean asan
- Roli / kumkum, akshat (unbroken rice)
- Red flowers (hibiscus is dear to the Goddess), garland
- Incense (agarbatti / dhoop), camphor
- Diya with ghee or oil, cotton wicks
- Water in a kalash / small pot, mango leaves
- Fruits, coconut, and the day's bhog
- Bhog: Bananas
Puja vidhi (steps)
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Cleanliness and preparation
Bathe and wear clean clothes. Clean the puja space and spread a red cloth. Sit facing east or north and place the Goddess's picture or idol in front of you.
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Sankalp (resolve)
Hold water, a few grains of rice and a flower in your right palm, recite the sankalp, then release the water. Your gotra and name below are filled from your saved preferences.
मम (your gotra)-गोत्रे उत्पन्नस्य (your name)-नाम्नः ममोपात्त-समस्त-दुरित-क्षयद्वारा श्रीदुर्गा-प्रीत्यर्थं नवरात्र-पूजनमहं करिष्ये॥
mama (your gotra)-gotre utpannasya (your name)-nāmnaḥ mamopātta-samasta-durita-kṣaya-dvārā shrī-durgā-prītyarthaṃ navarātra-pūjanam ahaṃ kariṣye ||
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Ganesh vandana
Begin by bowing to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles.
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha | nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||
Meaning: O Lord with the curved trunk and great body, radiant as a million suns, make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
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Light the diya and make offerings
Light the diya and incense. Offer roli, akshat, flowers and the garland to the Goddess.
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Dhyana mantra
Close your eyes for a moment and recite the dhyana verse for Maa Skandamata.
सिंहासनगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया। शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी॥
siṃhāsana-gatā nityaṃ padmāshrita-karadvayā | shubhadāstu sadā devī skandamātā yashasvinī ||
Meaning: May the glorious Skandamata, seated on a lion throne with lotuses in two of her hands, always bestow auspiciousness.
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Stuti (praise)
Recite the praise of the Goddess.
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu shakti-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||
Meaning: To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of Shakti (power): salutations to her, again and again.
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Offer the bhog
Offer Bananas as bhog to Maa Skandamata, along with fruit and coconut.
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Aarti
Sing the aarti while waving the lit diya or camphor in a clockwise circle before the Goddess.
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Prayer for forgiveness
Ask forgiveness for any mistake made during the puja.
आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम्। पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षमस्व परमेश्वरि॥
āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam | pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamasva parameshvari ||
Meaning: I do not know how to invoke you, nor how to bid you farewell, nor how to worship you. Forgive me, O Supreme Goddess.
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Distribute the prasad
Share the prasad with family and neighbours, then take it yourself.