Day 8: Navratri Story | Day 8 Navratri Goddess Maa Mahagauri
On the eighth day of the nine day-long festival of Navratri, we celebrate and we pray to Maa Mahagauri. 'Maha' means extremely and 'Gauri' means fair.
This is a story of Parvati ji and once when Parvatiji in the form of Kaalratri was fighting all the demons and when she came back her skin had turned absolutely dark and try as she may she just couldn't get rid of that dark skin. Her husband Lord Shiva made a little fun of her. He teased her and called her 'kali'. However, this really really infuriated her and she went to Lord Brahma.
She prayed and prayed to him and she told him that, 'I want to get rid of this dark skin. Make me fair once again.' After a severe penance, Lord Brahma was pleased and he blessed Parvati. He told her that she should go and take a dip in The Mansarovar Lake in the Himalayas. The moment Parvati stepped into The Mansarovar Lake in the Himalayas, her dark skin separated from her and magically took the form of a female. This female was called Kaushiki.
Kaushiki went on to destroy two terrible demons Shumbha and Nishumbha. Shumbha and Nishumbha had got a boon from Lord Bhrama that they could not be killed by any man, god, demon or deity. And that's how Kaushiki killed them. Once Parvati had bathed in the river she emerged absolutely stunning. Her skin was now fair and radiant and once again she became the fair-skinned one and came to be known as Maa Mahagauri.
Maa Mahagauri has four arms. She carries a trident in one hand and a damaru in the other. She rides a white bull. She is a symbol of kindness and morality. That was a wonderful story, wasn't it? But then, it makes me think about something. Tell me, is fair skin really a symbol of beauty? Is it important to have fair skin or a fair heart? I think Maa Mahagauri had an enormously courageous and beautiful heart and no matter what the colour of her skin was, she was the one who destroyed demons before and after. May Maa Mahagauri give you the strength to find that courage within you.
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