Mantras of Nine Forms of Durga Mata

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The festival of Navratri is one of the important festivals of Hinduism. Nine forms of Goddess Parvati are worshiped during Navratri. Thus each day there are different mantras of different forms of Mother which are as follows -

First Day of Navratri Shailputri Devi

Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah॥

Prarthana or Prayer of Shailaputri :

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।
Vrisharudham Shuladharam Shailaputrim Yashasvinim॥

Meaning: "I pay my VANDANA/obeisance to the DIVINE MOTHER SHAILA-PUTRI, who bestows upon the choicest boons to the devotees. The moon in the crescent form is adorned as the crown on Her forehead. She is mounted on the bullock. She holds a lance in her hand. She is Yashasvini - the CELEBRATED MOTHER DURGA".

Second day of Navratri - Brahmacharini Devi

Oṃ Devī Brahmacāriṇyai Namaḥ

Prarthana of Brahmacharini

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Maa Brahmachaarini Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning: Oh mother! Ambe, who is everywhere and known as Brahmacharini, I bow to you again and again. Or I salute you repeatedly.

Dadhanakara Padmabhyam akshamala kamandalam,
Devi prasidathu mayi brahmacharinya nuththama.

Third day of Navratri - Candraghanta Devi

Oṃ Devī Chandraghantaye Namaḥ

Dhyan Mantra

Pindaj Pravarārudha Chandakopastrakairyutā Prasādam Tanute Mahyām Chandraghanteti Vishrutā.

Prayer of Candraghanta

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Maa Candraghanta Rupen Sansthita |
Namasthai Namastasai Namastasai Namo Namah: ||

Meaning: O mother! Everywhere and famous Ambe as Chandraghanta, you have repeatedly salute. Or I salute you repeatedly. Hey mother, give me salvation from all sins.

Fourth day of Navratri - Kushmanda devi

urasampurnakalasham Rudhiraplutmev Ch |
Dadhana Hastapadmabhayam in Kushmanda Shubhadastu ||

Oṃ Devī Kuṣhmāṇḍā Namaḥ

Prarthana of Kushmanda

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Maa Kushmanda Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning- Hey Maa Ambe, enthroned everywhere and famous as Kushmanda, I salute you again and again. Or I salute you again and again. O mother, grant me deliverance from all sins.

Fifith day of Navratri - Skandmata

Oṃ Devī Skandamātāyai Namaḥ

Sinhasangata nityam padmashritkardvya |
Shubhdastu sada Devi Skandmata Yashswini ||

Prarthana of Skandmata

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Maa Skandmata Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning- O mother! Ambe, who is everywhere and famous as Skandmata, I bow to you again and again. Or I salute you repeatedly. O Mother, grant me freedom from all sins. On this day the mind of the seeker is situated in the 'Vishuddha' chakra. In his deity, Lord Skandji is sitting in his lap in the form of a child.

Sixth day of Navratri - Katyayani Devi

Oṃ Devī Kātyāyanyai Namaḥ

Swarnagya chakra sthitam shashtam Durga Trinetram |
Varabhit Karam shadgpadmdharam katyayansutam Bhajami ||

Chandrahasojjwalkara Shardulvarvahana |
Katyayani Shubham Dadyadevi Daanav-Ghatini ||

Prarthana of Katyayani

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Shakti Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning: Oh mother! The famous Ambe, who sits everywhere and is known as Shakti-Rupini, I bow to you again and again. Or I salute you repeatedly.

Katyayani mantra for marriage

Apart from this, the girls whose marriage is getting delayed, they must worship Mother Katyayani on this day, due to which they get the desired groom.

Om Katyayani Mahamaye Mahayoginyadhiswari ।
Nandagopasutam devi patim main kurute namah:॥

Seventh day of Navratri - Kalratri Devi

Oṃ Devī Kālarātryai Namaḥ

Karalvandana dhoram muktkeshi chaturbhujam |
Kaal Ratrim karalikaam divyam vidyutmala vibhushitam ||

Ekveni japakarnapoora Nagana kharasthita.
Lambosthi Karnikakarni TailabhyaktaSharini॥
Vampadollasallohalatakantakbhushana.
Vardhanmurdhadhwaja Krishna Kalratrirbhyaankari॥

Om Hreem Kreem Kalratrai Namah

Prarthana of Kalratri

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Kalratri Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning: O mother! Ambe, who is everywhere and famous as Kalratri, I bow to you again and again. Or I salute you repeatedly. O Mother, deliver me from sin.

Eighth day of Navratri - Mahagauri Devi

Om Devi Mahagauryai Namah॥

Sarvamangal Mangalye, Shiva Sarvartha Sadhike |
Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostute ||

Shwete Vrushe Samarudha Shvetambardhara Shuchih |
Mahagauri shubham dadyanmahadev-pramod-da ||

Prarthana of Mahagauri

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Maa Gauri Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning: O mother! Ambe, who is everywhere and famous as Maa Gauri, I bow to you again and again. O mother, grant me happiness and prosperity.

Ninth day of Navratri - Siddhidhatri Devi

Sid'dhagandharva-yakṣādyairasurairamarairapi।
Sēvyamānā sadā bhūyāt sid'dhidā sid'dhidāyinī॥

Gandharva + Yaksha + Adya -> means (the sub-devatas of heaven, among whom are Gandharvas, Yakshas, etc.), and the Asuras (demons), the immortal (gods) also, all of them serve.

Siddhagandharva-Yagnyayairsurairmarairpi also sees this textual difference. Yagyagya = one who knows the laws of sacrifices etc.

Vandē vān̄chita manōratha candrāgrr̥ta śēkharām।
Kamalasthitāṁ caturbhujā sid'dhidātrī yaśasvanīm॥

Svarṇāvarṇā nirvāṇacakrasthitāṁ navam durgā trinētrām।
Śakha, cakra, gadā, padama, dharāṁ sid'dhidātrī bhajēm॥

Prarthana of Siddhidhatri

Ya Devi Sarvabhoo‍teshu Siddhidhatri Rupen Sansthita |
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namh ||

Meaning: O mother! Ambe, who is everywhere and famous as Mother Siddhidatri, I bow to you again and again. Or I salute you repeatedly. O mother, make me the object of your grace.