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Fourth Day of Navratri – Maa Kushmanda 

On the fourth day of Navratri puja, the devotees worship Goddess Kushmanda, who is also known as “Adishakti”, “Adiswarup” and “Ashtabhuja Devi or Ashtabhujadhari Devi”. When Lord Vishnu was starting to create the universe goddess Kushmanda smiled and move forward thus the whole universe come into existence. There was perpetual darkness all around and no existence of anything then she created the whole universe with her divine smile. Fourth day of navratri puja is performed like another days, where Kalash and lord Ganesha is worshipped after that Kushmanda devi is worshipped by the devotees. After worshipping Kushmanda, devotees should worship lord Shiva and Brahma on the fourth day.

Maa Kushmanda

She has the radiant and bright face while body has golden complexion. She rides the lion. She has eight hands, in which, she holds the weapons and blessed the devotees. In the right four hands, she holds Kamandalu, Dhanush (Bow), Arrow and Lotus while in left four hands, she holds a jar of nectar (Amrit), Rosary (Japmala), Gada and Chakra. Through holding the rosary in her hand, she blesses the devotees with Ashtasiddhis (Wisdom) and Navniddhis (Wealth). She controls the Surya Loka so it is believed that she provides the energy to Sun.

Goddess Kushmanda listens to everyone’s wishes and full-fills all the wishes of the devotees. The devotees who worship Maa Kushmanda with huge devotion and follow all the rituals, she blesses them with health, wealth and deep peace. She removes all the troubles and sorrow from the devotee life. There is one advice to all the devotees that they should perform Goddess Kushmanda puja with calmness, purity and full dedication. Worshipping with contaminated heart or mind can make the goddess angry.
Kushmanda Maa Mantra

Surasampurnakalasham Rudhiraplutmeva Cha,
Dadhana Hastpadhyabhayam Kushmanda Shubhdastu Me

Kushmanda Stuti

Yaa Devi Sarvbhuteshu Maa Kushmanda Rupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥

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