Navratri Day 3: Chandraghanta Puja on Sindoor Tritiya

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On Oct 09, 2020 (05: 30: 00)

Navratri is a period of nine nights which is celebrated as a festival in which Goddess Durga and her nine incarnations are prayed. People revere their goddess for storing Dharma by eliminating evil.

This Sneh Post unfolds the knowledge about Navratri day 3 with its mythological story of “Chandraghanta Devi”, a Durga incarnation and the goddess of the third day of Navratri.

It also shares how Goddess Chandraghanta is portrayed and for what she is worshipped.

Navratri Day 3: Chandraghanta Puja on Sindoor Tritiya

Overview

Also Known As

Durga Puja Day 3, Navdurga Puja Day 3

Also Spelled As

Chandraghanta Puja

Significance

Dharma restoration

Event Type

Religious

Observed By

Hindu(s)

Observations

Chandraghanta Puja, Durga Puja

Goddess of the Day 3 of Navratri

Devi Durga, Chandraghanta (Durga Incarnation)

Celebrations

Garba Dance (Garbha)

Holiday

Panchang Day and Date

Shukla Tritiya of Ashwin, Chaitra, Ashadha, and Magha months of Hindi Calendar (The third day of Navratri)

Date

Navratri in Various Years

occurrence/ Frequency

4 Times in a Year

Other Correlated Events

Sindoor Tritiya, Dushehra (Vijaya Dashami)

About Navratri Day 3

When Navratri Day 3 Falls?

It falls four times every year on the day of Shukla Tritiya:

On Ashwin Shukla Tritiya during Sharadiya Navratri (Maha Navratri)
On Chaitra Shukla Tritiya during Vasant Navratri
On Ashadha Shukla Tritiya during Gayatri Navratri
On Magha Shukla Tritiya during Magha Navratri

Color of the Day

Yellow. This vicious color indicates the pepped-up mood.

Chandraghanta Puja on Tritiya (Navratri Durga Puja on Day 3)

As Chandraghanta Devi is a form of Devi Durga, Chandraghanta Puja day is also known as Durga Puja Day 3.

Chandraghanta Puja Vidhi

Worship Rituals

Significance of Chandraghanta Puja

She is considered symbolic of bravery and worshipped as an embodiment of gorgeousness. So devotees worship her for seeking the blessings of courage and beauty.

Her magnificent form with weapons shows her ready for war from the evils. It is believed that her adornment of moon-bell is significant for expelling the bad spirits far away from her worshippers.

Goddess Chandraghanta is also believed to govern the Shukra planet.

Sindoor Tritiya

About Goddess Chandraghanta

Devnagari Name: Chandraghanta

Origin

After getting married to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati became known as Chandraghanta for donning the half-moon.

Nomenclature

The word Chandraghanta is made of two Sanskrit words ‘Chandra’ and ‘Ghanta’. Here Chandra means ‘the moon’ and Ghanta means ‘bell’.

Here the word Chandra comes from the fact that when Parvati married Shiva, she donned an adornment on her forehead which was half-Chandra (literally, half-moon) that appeared like a bell. From then Goddess Mahagauri became famous among her devotees as Devi Chandraghanta for her new form.

Depiction of Chandraghanta

Chandraghanta goddess is depicted with the sacred mark of half-Chandra on her forehead. She is portrayed with a tigress as her Vahan or vehicle on which she mounts. She possesses ten hands.

Her four left hands carry Trishul (trident), Gada, Talwar (sword), and a Kamandal. The fifth hand rests in Varada Mudra that is a pose of giving blessings to the worshippers.

In the other four right hands, Devi Chandraghanta carries Teer (arrow), Dhanush (bow), Kamal-Phool (Lotus flower), and a Japa Mala (garland). Her fifth hand poses in Abhaya Mudra. It is a form of giving the blessing of becoming fearless.