-: मंत्र :-
!! गुरुर ब्रह्म गुरुर विष्णु , गुरुर देवो महेश्वरः .!!
!! गुरुर साक्षात् परब्रह्म , तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः !!
"The Guru, the teacher, is like unto Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Guru is the visible supreme divinity incarnate, therefore I bend my knees to that Guru."
Kalaratri, also known as Kaalratri Navadurga, is worshipped on the seventh night of Navratri. Mother Kalratri destroys the demons, devils, daanava, daitya, asura and all other wicked.
She is considered as the destroyer of darkness and ignorance. But she is always auspicious in her effect and hence she is also called as Shubhankari.
Apperance of Kalaratri nadvdurga mata is very frightening to look at. Kalratri mata has a dark and black body complexion and disheveled hair. A necklace adorned in her neck flashes like lightening. Kalaratri has three eyes and hence known as Trinetri. She has three eyes which are round like universe and emit rays like lightning. Terrible flames come out when she exhales air through her nostrils. She rides on a donkey.
Maa Kalaratri has four arms hence called as Chaturbhuji. In her left upper hand she carries a sharp thorn-like iron weapon. Her lower left hand holds a dagger. The right two are in the mudras (gesture) of "giving" and "protecting" by which she makes her devotees fearless. .
There is a story that Goddess Kaalratri killed Raktabeej. Raktabeej was a demon who could multiply from every drop of his blood which fell on the ground. The Goddess Kaalratri killed him by licking the blood before it could reach the ground and hence conquered him. She endows her devotees with calm and courage.
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