Story of Mother Chandraghanta: Today is the third day of Navratri, which is dedicated to Mother Chandraghanta. On the third day of Navratri, Maa Chandraghanta, the third form of Goddess Durga, is worshiped with full rituals. In the religious scriptures, the worship of Mother Chandraghanta has been given very special importance. Mother is considered the goddess who protects from demonic powers. Mother also protects from evil spirits.
There is a religious belief that worshiping Goddess Chandraghanta with devotion on the third day of Navratri provides relief from all worldly troubles. Ego is destroyed. One gets good fortune, peace and prosperity. During the worship of Maa Chandraghanta, one must also recite the Vrat Katha. It is believed that the puja is completed by reading the fast story. Also the mother becomes happy and fulfills all the wishes, so let’s read the story.
Story of Mother Chandraghanta (Mother Chandraghanta Katha)
According to the legend, in ancient times a demon named Mahishasura created terror in all the three worlds. Even heaven was not spared from his terror. There was chaos there too. Mahishasura wanted to conquer heaven so that he could have control over it. Thinking this, Mahishasura attacked heaven. In this war, the gods supported Devraj Indra and the demons supported Mahishasura.
However, Indra along with the gods had to face defeat in this war. After this all the gods including Indra were expelled from heaven. Then everyone reached Brahma Ji, the creator of the world. The Supreme Father advised him to go to Lord Vishnu, the protector of the world. After this all the gods went to Lord Vishnu and told the story of the terror of Mahishasura. After listening carefully to the gods, Lord Vishnu sent everyone to Lord Shiva. He himself also went to Mount Kailash with the gods.
At that time a power appeared from the glory of the Trinity. The gods greeted Goddess Chandraghanta. All three worlds echoed with the cheers of the mother. After this, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva provided weapons to Goddess Chandraghanta. Other gods also did this. Then Mother Goddess roared and challenged Mahishasura for war. A fierce war started between him and Mahishasura. Then the mother killed Mahishasura and freed all three worlds from his terror.
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