Story of NavDurga | Day 4 Story of Maa Kushmanda
Story of
NavDurga
(Day – 4)
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Maa Kushmanda
Maa
Kushmanda is the Goddess form of Durga that is worshipped on the fourth day of
Navratri celebrated in India. Maa Kushmanda is also known as the smiling
Goddess. "Her name translates into three small words 'Ku' means 'little'.
'Ushma' means small and smiling and 'Anda' means egg which translates into a
small cosmic egg."
It is
believed that in reality, Maa Kushmanda was created this universe. In the
beginning, when there was nothing, there was only darkness. Then Maa Kushmanda
using her energy produced a small cosmic egg, which is the universe where we
live. It is believed that Maa Kushmanda resides in the core of the center of
the sun, and she gives direction to the sun.
There is a
belief in Hinduism that Maa Kushmanda gives all universe warmth and energy. At
the beginning of time, there was nothing then she created 3 life forms from her
left eye. Maa Kushmanda created a fierce Goddess called Maa Mahakali.
From her right eye created a benevolent and smiling Goddess, Maa
Mahasaraswati.
Then she
started glancing at these 3 life forms. These three life forms, Mahalaxmi,
Mahakali, and Mahasaraswati were the first three life forms of the earth.
Maa
Kushmanda Glanced at Mahakali:
From
Mahakali, a male and female were born. The male had 5 heads and 10 arms. She
named him Shiva. The female has one head and 4 arms - she named her Saraswati.
Maa
Kushmanda Glanced at Mahalakshmi:
From Maa
Mahalakshmi, a male and a female were born. The male had 4 heads and 4 arms,
she named him Brahma. The female has 1 head and 4 arms, she named her Lakshmi.
Maa
Kushmanda Glanced at Mahasaraswati:
From
Mahasaraswati too emerged a male and a female. The male had 1 head and 4 arms,
she named him Vishnu. And the female had 1 head and 4 arms, she named her
Shakti.
Then Maa
Kushmanda presented Shakti to Shiva, Saraswati to Brahma, and Lakshmi to Vishnu
as their consorts. It is believed that these 3 went on to create the rest of
the universe. Then Maa Kushmanda absorbed the three back into herself. She
absorbed Mahakali, Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi all back into her. It is believed
that she became one with Shakti as an orb of energy, like an orb of form.
On the
fourth day of Navratri, we pray to Maa Kushmanda that removes all obstacles
from the lives of her devotees. Maa Kushmanda has eight arms, and in these
eight arms, she carries a kamandal, a bow, an arrow, a pot of nectar, a lotus,
a rosary, a disc, and a mace. She rides a lion and because of which her
devotees are fearless like her.
Maa
Kushmanda is the one that provides the entire universe its warmth and energy.
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