Maa Brahmacharini - Second Day of Chaitra Navratri Chaitra
The festival of Navaratri (nine nights) is a massive competition for Hindus, committed to the 9 forms of Goddess Parvati or Maa Durga and celebrated by devotees with enthusiasm and fervour. The 2nd day of Navratri(second day of navratri) is dedicated to Goddess Brahmacharini or Brahmacharini Maa, the second one shaped as Divine Maa Parvati. Brahma manner penance and 'Charini' method whose achar (conduct) is that. So Maa Durga's manifestation as the one who does penance or 'tapasya' interprets as Brahmacharini Maa. Brahmacharini Mata is also referred to as Devi Yogini and Devi Tapsvini.
The beautiful Brahmacharini Devi or Maa Brahmacharini's photograph portrays Her maintaining a Kamandal or water pot in Her left hand and Japa Mala (Rosary) in proper. Brahmacharini Devi wears a White Saree along with shiny-Orange border and Rudraksha as ornament with a serene, sleek and calm appearance. Mata Brahmacharini personifies love and loyalty. Brahmacharini Maa is an epitome of knowledge, expertise, unmarried minded willpower and stated to be the mightiest of the Nava Durgas.
Maa Brahmacharini is associated with Swadhisthana Chakra(Sacral Chakra).
Brahmacharini Maa rules the planet Mars or Mangal.
Mantra - Om Braam Breem Broom Brahmcharinyai Namah
STORY OF MAA BRAHMACHARINI
Legend says that Goddess Parvati's preceding incarnation became Devi Shakti who had self immolated Herself because Her husband, Lord Shiva, became disrespected and left out by means of Her father Prajapati Dakshya. So, maiden Goddess Parvati knew that She desired to get Lord Shiva as Her husband. Lord Shiva become in extreme meditation for years at some point of that time. It is stated Naradji advised Goddess Parvati and She followed a route of extreme austerity, performed excessive "tapa" or penance. She spent one thousand years, surviving on end result and beet-roots and then the following one hundred years through ingesting leafy greens simplest.
Meanwhile, the Demi-Gods approached Kamadeva, who is the God of affection, choice, erotic love, affection, lust and enchantment. The Demi-Gods advised Kamdev to invoke a preference in Lord Shiva for accepting Parvati as a demon named Tarkasura, creating havoc in the celestial global and who can be killed most effectively by Lord Shiva’s son. And since Lord Shiva became in deep meditation, consequently it was urgent to make Lord Shiva prefer Parvati.
Convinced, Kamadeva shot an arrow of love at Lord Shiva. It is thought that once Lord Shiva is disturbed in His meditation then He takes His Rudra rupa, that's His indignant, fierce shape. Mahadev opened His eyes and burned Kamdev to ash, When Kamdeva's arrow hit Lord Shiva
On the opposite side, Parvati suffered the torment of nature and extreme situations like torrential rains, scorching solar and biting cold, even as She lived below the open sky. It is likewise believed that Maa Parvati endured Her penance, austerity and asceticism for lots of years and ate only Bilva leaves to continue to exist. Post this She gave up ingesting Bilva leaves too. Brahmacharini Mata was referred to as Aparna due to this. For several thousand years she went on without any meals and water. The simplest single minded focus of Brahmacharini Maa become Lord Shiva and Brahmacharini Devi kept Herself immersed in worshiping Lord Shiva.
