Chaitra Navratri 2023 Day 7: Worship Maa Kalratri Shubh Muhurat, Puja Vidhi, Significance and all other details

Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day festival celebrated across India with great devotion and enthusiasm. The festival began on March 22 and will culminate with Durga Ashtami and Ram Navami on March 29 and 30, respectively. The seventh day of the festival, which falls on March 28, is dedicated to Maa Kalratri, also known as Shubankari, who is believed to govern the planet Shani.

Maa Kalratri is depicted with a dark black complexion, riding on a donkey, and having four hands. She is holding a sword and a lethal iron hook in her left hand, and her right hands are in the Abhaya and Varada Mudras. She is also known as Goddess Shubhankari due to her auspicious power within her ferocious form.

Red is the most popular colour of Chunri donated to the Goddess on the seventh day of Chaitra Navratri since it is connected to Maa Kalratri. Red signifies passion and heat and fills the person with vigour and vitality.


During Navratri, devotees worship the nine different incarnations of Goddess Durga. The seventh day of Navratri is devoted to Maa Kalratri, and people observe a whole-day fast, offer bhog to Goddesses, recite prayers, and sing devotional songs. Devotees are advised to present Goddess Kalratri with night-blooming jasmine. Moreover, devotees may offer Ganga jal, panchamitra, dried fruits, and rice.

The Maa Kalratri mantra is "Om Devi Kalaratryai Namah," and the Maa Kalratri prathana and stuti are also recited during the puja. Several daily-used cosmetics are donated to the Goddess during the shringar puja. These things are further divided into two parts, one of which is offered to God and the other of which is kept by the followers as prasad.

FAQs

Q1: What is the significance of Chaitra Navratri's seventh day?

The seventh day of Chaitra Navratri is dedicated to Maa Kalratri and is associated with the color red.

Q2: What is the puja vidhi of Maa Kalratri?
During the puja, worshippers present rice, dry fruits, panchamitra, and Ganga jal to Goddess Kalratri in addition to night-blooming jasmine. They also recite mantras and stuti dedicated to the goddess.