The fifth day of Sharadiya Navratri is dedicated to Maa Skandamata.
Significance: In this form, She is the embodiment of Mother to Skanda or Kartikeya.
Colour: Imbibe the colour Green on this day to celebrate the sense of tranquillity, prosperity, fertility, and growth.
Mantra:
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृ रूपेण संस्थिता
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः
सिंहासंगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया
शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कंदमाता यशश्विनी
Translation: May the renowned Durga Devi Skandamata who is eternally seated on a throne and whose hands are adorned with lotuses, be ever propitious to me.
A dreamer, a mystic and a traveller!
Gallivanting through this life, I travel to understand my soul, place by place, people by people. As a constant learner, I dabble with photography, playing music, reading tarot, practicing Reiki, learning new languages, painting, and of course travelling – I feel it is this variety of life that keeps life alive and fresh. When I am not doing anything, I can be found huddled up with a book in a corner of my house, letting my imagination take flight.
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