Skandmata –
Shardiya Navratri Day 5 - Varanasi
Pilgrimage Tour
Skandmata
Mata is worshipped on the fifth day of
Navratri. Her name means: ‘Skanda’ - Lord Kartikeya/Murugan and ‘Mata’ -
mother. Hence, this name means that she is the mother of the Skanda (Lord
Karthikeya).Maa Skandmata has four
arms and she rides on a lion. 2 of her arms carry lotus, 1 arm carry baby
Kartikeya, and another one stays in the Abhaya Mudra. As she sits on the
lotus, Goddess Padmasana is
her another name. She is the Goddess who can bless her devotees with power and
prosperity. Also, she can bless her worshipper with immense intelligence as
well as salvation. She is also considered as the Goddess of fire. As she is the epitome of motherly love in this
form, devotees get blessed with her immense love.
As the legend
goes, there was a great demon, Tarkasur. He did extreme penance for years to
impress Lord Brahma; and finally the Lord appeared in front of him. He, then,
requested for a boon of becoming immortal. Brahma Ji explained that death is
inescapable on this planet earth. Being quite witty, he thought that Shiva will
never get married, as he is an ascetic. So, he requested Brahma to grant him a
boon that he can only be killed by the son of Shiva. Lord Brahma agreed on this
and he started torturing the world thinking that he cannot be killed.
Being
tortured, all the Devtas visited Lord Shiva and requested to him to get
married. Hence, he married Goddess Parvati and became the father of Lord
Kathikeya (Skand Kumar). When Kartikeya grew up, he killed the Demon Tarkasur
and saved everyone.
Ramesh Verma
CMD, the 2nd Online Travel Varanasi
Skandmata Day
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