Kālaratri form of mother Durga is her seventh form in the sequence of Navratri worship. Kālaratri is extremely frightening to look at but she is always auspicious in effect. She is believed to be the most violent Devi among Navadurga. She has dark Krishna (black) complexion and her appearance is extremely fearful. Her large red eyes, open red tongue and sobre on hand violently demolish devils and monsters. She is also glorified with name 'Kāli Mā'. Devi Kālaratri has three round eyes, and scattered long black hair. She wears a bead that gleams like fire of electric power. Durga manifested herself to completely destroy the dirt and demons (Shumbha and Nishumbha) from existence. She is revered with name Kālaratri because she represents herself as a death of Kāl appeared like a dark night for demons. Donkey is her procession, as she rides on gadarbh. Goddess Kālaratri also has four arms. She holds sobre in her upper left hand and thorn of iron in lower left hand. Her upper right hand is in Var Mudra and lower right hand is in Abhay Mudra. Because of her Shubh or auspicious power within her ferocious form Goddess Kālaratri is also known as Goddess Shubhankari.
In Hindu mythology, it is believed that it is only Goddess Kālaratri who could demolish the extreme agony of devil Raktabeej. No one could kill Raktabeej, as even one drop of his scattered blood was able to form another embodiment of Raktabeej. And that way, scattered blood of Raktabeej formed other billions of Raktabeej. Devi Bhagawati manifested herself in Kālaratri, and kept a Pātra (vessel) to keep and imbibe entire blood of his body. Her extreme violent appearance while destroying Raktabeej and other demons hugely terrified all organisms of Universe.
Mā Kālaratri is worshiped to destroy agony of awry influence from life of mankind. On the seventh day of Navratri Pooja, Saptami fast is observed to please this deity. Tantra-mantra practices are also performed and accomplished under blessings of this Goddess. Yogis & Sādhaka penance on Sahasrara Chakra on this day. For the worshipers on this day door opens of every siddhi, power and practice in the universe. Devi Kālaratri rules Planet Rahu.
कालरात्रि सप्तम
ध्यान
करालवंदना धोरां मुक्तकेशी चतुर्भुजाम्।
कालरात्रिं करालिंका दिव्यां विद्युतमाला विभूषिताम॥
दिव्यं लौहवज्र खड्ग वामोघोर्ध्व कराम्बुजाम्।
अभयं वरदां चैव दक्षिणोध्वाघः पार्णिकाम् मम॥
महामेघ प्रभां श्यामां तक्षा चैव गर्दभारूढ़ा।
घोरदंश कारालास्यां पीनोन्नत पयोधराम्॥
सुख पप्रसन्न वदना स्मेरान्न सरोरूहाम्।
एवं सचियन्तयेत् कालरात्रिं सर्वकाम् समृध्दिदाम्॥
स्तोत्र पाठ
हीं कालरात्रि श्री कराली च क्लीं कल्याणी कलावती।
कालमाता कलिदर्पध्नी कमदीश कुपान्विता॥
कामबीजजपान्दा कमबीजस्वरूपिणी।
कुमतिघ्नी कुलीनर्तिनाशिनी कुल कामिनी॥
क्लीं हीं श्रीं मन्त्र्वर्णेन कालकण्टकघातिनी।
कृपामयी कृपाधारा कृपापारा कृपागमा॥
कवच
ऊँ क्लीं मे हृदयं पातु पादौ श्रीकालरात्रि।
ललाटे सततं पातु तुष्टग्रह निवारिणी॥
रसनां पातु कौमारी, भैरवी चक्षुषोर्भम।
कटौ पृष्ठे महेशानी, कर्णोशंकरभामिनी॥
वर्जितानी तु स्थानाभि यानि च कवचेन हि।
तानि सर्वाणि मे देवीसततंपातु स्तम्भिनी॥
Courtesy: http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com, http://bharatdiscovery.org
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