The third aspect of Goddess Durga is Chandraghanta. On the third day of Navaratra worship her Vigraha (image) is worshipped. She wears the semi-circular moon (Chandra) on her forehead. The half-moon on her forehead looks like the bell (Ghanta) and because of that she is known as Chandra-Ghanta.This particular aspect of the Goddess gives extreme peace and provides ultimate good. This Durga Shakti is astride a tiger, displays a golden hue to Her skin possesses ten hands and 3 eyes. Eight of Her hands display weapons while the remaining two are respectively in the mudras of gestures of boon giving and stopping harm. She carries Trishul, Gada, Sword and Kamandal in her four right hands and keeps the fifth right hand in Varada Mudra. She carries lotus flower, Arrow, Dhanush and Japa Mala in her four left hands and keeps the fifth left hand in Abhaya Mudra.
Chandraghanta, meaning supreme bliss and knowledge, showering peace and serenity, like cool breeze in a moonlit night. She is always in a gesture as if prepared for fighting. Her roaring voice is like a tumultuous sound of a bell that always causes the atrocious Danava, Daitya and Raksasas all to tremble.
On the third day of Navaratri, the mind of the sadhak enters Manipura Chakra. He developed foresight and power of leadership. By the grace of Mother Chandraghanta all sins of the sadhak (striver) are burnt up and obstacles removed. Maa Chandraghanta rules Planet Sun (Surya).
Devi Chandraghanta is the remover of sufferings. With grace of this Goddess, any kind of misery or affliction in life quickly gets healed. She destroys devil obstacles from life of her adorers. She makes her devotees Nirbhay (courageous) and Parakrami (mighty).By the grace of Mother Chandraghanta all the sins of the striver are burnt up and obstacles removed. Her worship is instantly fruitful.
चंद्रघंटा तृतीय
ध्यान
वन्दे वांछित लाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृत शेखरम्।
सिंहारूढा चंद्रघंटा यशस्वनीम्॥
मणिपुर स्थितां तृतीय दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
खंग, गदा, त्रिशूल,चापशर,पदम कमण्डलु माला वराभीतकराम्॥
पटाम्बर परिधानां मृदुहास्या नानालंकार भूषिताम्।
मंजीर हार केयूर,किंकिणि, रत्नकुण्डल मण्डिताम॥
प्रफुल्ल वंदना बिबाधारा कांत कपोलां तुगं कुचाम्।
कमनीयां लावाण्यां क्षीणकटि नितम्बनीम्॥
स्तोत्र पाठ
आपदुध्दारिणी त्वंहि आद्या शक्तिः शुभपराम्।
अणिमादि सिध्दिदात्री चंद्रघटा प्रणमाभ्यम्॥
चन्द्रमुखी इष्ट दात्री इष्टं मन्त्र स्वरूपणीम्।
धनदात्री, आनन्ददात्री चन्द्रघंटे प्रणमाभ्यहम्॥
नानारूपधारिणी इच्छानयी ऐश्वर्यदायनीम्।
सौभाग्यारोग्यदायिनी चंद्रघंटप्रणमाभ्यहम्॥
कवच
रहस्यं श्रुणु वक्ष्यामि शैवेशी कमलानने।
श्री चन्द्रघन्टास्य कवचं सर्वसिध्दिदायकम्॥
बिना न्यासं बिना विनियोगं बिना शापोध्दा बिना होमं।
स्नानं शौचादि नास्ति श्रध्दामात्रेण सिध्दिदाम॥
कुशिष्याम कुटिलाय वंचकाय निन्दकाय च न दातव्यं न दातव्यं न दातव्यं कदाचितम्॥
Courtesy: http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com, http://bharatdiscovery.org
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