Worshiping Maa Kalratri on the seventh day of Navratri removes all the obstacles and fear of life. Learn how to do worship, which mantra is the most auspicious and which story exposes the mysteries of the power of Maa Kalratri.
Shardiya Navratri 2025 Day 7: In the Sanatan tradition, the seventh day of Navratri is considered very special because the seventh form of Goddess Kalratri is worshiped on this day. This form of Goddess Bhagwati is of Shyam Varna similar to the dark darkness. For this reason, devotees of Goddess call them Kalratri. According to Hindu belief, worshiping Goddess Durga’s Kalratri form removes all obstacles and fear from the life of the devotee. Let us know the method of worship of Maa Kalratri, mantras, rules and religious importance.
How to worship Maa Kalratri?
To worship Maa Kalratri, devotees should get up before sunrise and bathe and meditate. After this, they should wear clean clothes and take a pledge to fast for the goddess according to the prescribed rituals. After this, put a red cloth in the northeast angle of the house and install a picture or idol of Maa Kalratri on it. Purify it with Ganga water and apply red sandalwood or roli tilak to the goddess.
After this, worship the goddess with fruits, flowers, incense, lamps and other naivedya. On the seventh day of Navratri, offer jaggery flowers and jaggery on Goddess Kalratri. After this, recite the mantra, verses or hymns of the Goddess and then at the end of the worship, perform the Aarti of Maa Kalratri with full reverence.
Mantra for worship of Maa Kalratri
Chanting the mantra of Goddess during the power of Navratri is considered extremely auspicious and auspicious. It is believed that by chanting this mantra, Goddess Durga is pleased quickly and showers her grace on her devotees. Let’s chant the mantra of Maa Kalratri (Maa Kalratri Mantra):
Om and Kri Kalratri Namah
Or Goddess Sarvabhuteshu Maa Kalratri Rupain Sanstita. Hello, Namaste, Namaste, Namaste, Namah.
Read the hymn of Maa Kalratri
An eye, naked, heed,
Long, Karnikakarni, Oily body,
Lefts, Salahtakantak Alankar,
Vardhanamurdhadhwaj Krishna, Kalratri, Horror.
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Story of Maa Kalratri
According to mythological belief, when the gods and humans were disturbed by the demon named Raktabij, the gods and humans took refuge in Lord Shiva, Mahadev asked Maa Parvati to kill him. Subsequently, Maa Parvati took the form of Kalratri and fought with them. A special quality of blood seeds was that whenever a drop of blood fell on the earth, another demon like him would take birth. However, when Maa Kalratri killed her, she took her blood in her face before reaching the earth. Thus, Maa Kalratri killed Raktabij and provided protection to the gods and humans.
Religious importance of worship of Maa Kalratri
According to Hindu belief, worshiping Maa Kalratri removes all the obstacles of the devotee’s life. By the grace of Maa Kalratri, a person conquers his enemies. His fear of enemies goes away and he lives a fearless life. According to Hindu belief, the devotee who worships Maa Kalratri is always safe from evil forces and achieves success in every task.
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