NAVARATRI POOJA

Goddess Shailaputri is the first Navdurga among the nine Goddesses worshipped during DURGA

NAVARATRI FESTIVAL . Maa Sailaputri is worshipped on the first day or on the

Kalash


Sthapana or Ghatshtapana day. In 2009, Shailaputri puja in Durga Navaratra festival is


performed on September 19.




Shailaputri Devi – Previous incarnation:



Mata Shailputri is the daughter of King Himavanth (Raja Himalaya), the emperor of mountains.



Shailaputri married to Lord Shiva by performing a severe penance for Shankar Mahadev.




Shailaputri was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati in her previous birth. During Daksha Yagna,



she sacrificed her life in Yagna vatika and incarnated as Shailputri in her next birth to marry



Lord Shiva.



Shailaputri Mata – Spiritual Practice:



During the first day of Navratri Durga pooja, Yogis keep their mind and heart on Muladhara


chakra which is the initial point of their spiritual practice or Sadhana. Shailputri represents the




Muladhara chakra of spiritual practice.