Maa Durga

Saptam Durga Avatar - Maa Kaalratri

Maa Kaalratri is the seventh incarnation of Maa Durga. Legend says that she sacrificed her skin color and embraced a dark complexion to kill demons. She is a four-armed deity who rides a donkey, and carries a sword, and is a trident. She has a third eye on her forehead that is believed to contain the entire universe. Tune in to listen to the legends of Maa Kaalratri.

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Shashtha Durga Avatar - Maa Katyayani

Also known as the warrior goddess, Katyayani is considered as one of the most violent forms of Goddess Parvati. She has four arms and carrying a sword. She is the daughter of Sage Katyayan and rides on a lion. Tune in to the stories of Maa Katyayani.

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Pancham Durga Avtaar - Maa Skandmata

Goddess Skandmata who is worshipped on the fifth day is also known as Panchami. Skandmata is a four-armed deity, who carries a lotus in two of her arms with a sacred Kamandalu and a bell in the other two. Tune in to listen about the legends of Maa Skandmata.

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Fourth Durga Avatar - Maa Kushmanda

Goddess Kushmanda possesses the power to live inside the blazing sun, hence the name Kushmanda. Having a luminous body as that of the sun, she is credited to create a world with her divine and radiant smile. She is also known as Ashtabhuja Devi. Tune in to know how she got the name Ashtabhuja, why do people worship her, and more.

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Triteeya Durga Avtaar - Maa Chandraghanta

Goddess Chandraghanta wears a half-moon shaped like a bell on her forehead, which describes the etymology of her name. She adorned her forehead with the half-moon after marrying Lord Shiva. She carries Trishul, Gada, sword, and Kamadalu in her four left hands while her fifth hand is in Varadamudra. Tune in to know more about Maa Chandragatha’s tales.

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Dviteeya Durga Avtaar - Maa Brahmacharini

Goddess Brahmacharini is the goddess of austerity and penance as her name Brahmacharini represents the female who practices Brahmacharya (renunciation from worldly pleasures). She walks on bare feet, carrying a Japa mala in her right hand and kamandalu in her left hand. Tune in to know the legend of Maa Brahmacharini.

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Pratham Durga Avtaar - Maa Shailputri

Goddess Shailputri is the first incarnation of Goddess Durga. She is seen with a Trishul in one hand and a lotus in the other and rides a bull called Nandi. Goddess Parvati was born as the daughter of Himalaya and in Sanskrit, Shail means the mountain, thus she is known as Shailputri. Tune in to know the legend of Maa Shailputri.

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Maa Durga ka Swaroop

In this episode, we learn about the different forms of Maa Durga and how she protected everyone from the demon Durgamasur’s torture.

इस कड़ी में, हम माँ दुर्गा के विभिन्न रूपों के बारे में जानेंगे और कैसे उन्होंने राक्षस दुर्गमासुर की यातना से सभी की रक्षा की।

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