Maa Kalaratri features a dark complexion with scattered hairs. She has four hands. In one hand she holds sword, vajra in other hand. While with the other two hands are in abhayamudra and varamudra
Maa Kalaratri: The fierce goddess who slayed Raktabeej: During Navratri different forms of goddess Durga are worshiped. On the seventh day, the fiercest form of Durga Maa Kalaratri is worshiped. She represents the ultimate destroyer of darkness, ignorance and deep seated fear. Maa Kalaratri is known for slaying demon Raktabeej.
Maa Kalaratri features a dark complexion with scattered hairs. She has four hands. In one hand she holds sword, vajra in other hand. While with the other two hands are in abhayamudra(bestows fearlessness) and varamudra (boon for devotees). She has three eyes. Fire flashes out from her nostrils when she breaths. Her vahan is donkey.
Mother Kalaratri protects her devotees from akaal mrutyu. She is the destroyer of the wicked. Ghosts, demons and all negative forces run away just by uttering her name. She is also the goddess who removes planetary obstacles. Worshiping Maa Kalaratri is especially fruitful to get rid of all diseases and enemies.
One can offer jaggery, jaggery pudding or jaggery prepared food to Maa Kalratri. It is believed that worshiping Maa Kalaratri with asincere heart the grace of the goddess is obtained and happiness and prosperity are maintained in the life of the devotees.
According to mythology, there was an extremely powerful and elusive demon named Raktabeej. He had been granted a supernatural boon that every drop of his blood falling to the ground would give rise to another Rakshasa identical to him. All deities were frightened by the terror of this monster.
They all approached Lord Shiva with a solution to the problem. Lord Shiva knew that the end of this great crisis is possible only through a form of Mata Parvati. Then maa Parvati manifested dark skinned, fierce and gigantic form of Mother Kalaratri to kill Shumbha-Nishumbha and Raktabija. When Maa Kalaratri struck the Raktabeej, with her weapons, she stretched out her large tongue and drank all the blood from the body of the raktabeej before it fell on ground. After this, maa kalaratri killed Shumbha and Nishumbha and freed the world from fear.
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Maa Kalaratri symbolizes the end of desires and negative tendencies. Worshiping her grants courage, dissolves fear, and prepares seekers for spiritual transformation.
