Roop raat k andhkar k saan kalA mAna gAyA hAi isliy inhe kalratri kahte hAi .sir par baal bikhre huy hai .ye roop sAbhi dar ko door karta hai ye shubh fal dene wali hAi . isliy inhe shubhankari bhi kahte hAi....
Maharshi katyan ne sabse pahle inki pooja ki thi isliy ye katyani k name se prasidh hui. Inke 18 hath tAk batay gay hai we karm k liy prerit karti hai.
Skand yani kartikey ki mata hone k karan maa durga k is swaroop ko skandmata kaha jata hAi skand unki god me virajit hai inhe pdmasan devi bhi kaha jata hai...
Ku yani thoda usha yAni urja or and ka arth hai bramhaniya anda kushmAndA devi ne brAmhan ki rachna ki hai. Adhyatmik unnati k liy inki pooja hoti hai....
Inke mastak par ghante k akar me ardhchandra virajit hai. Isliy name chandraghanta hai inka wahan (singh) hai shourya k liy devi k is roop ki pooja ki jati hai....
Bramhacharini yani tap ka achran karne wali devi inke bay hath me kamandal or day hath me jap ki mala gyan ka pratik hai sabse prasidh mandir kashi k saptsagar shetrA me hai....