7th day Maa Kalratri Puja, Katha and Kavach

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Maa Kalratri

या देवी सर्वभू‍तेषु माँ कालरात्रि रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नम:॥

This seventh form of Durga is known as Kalratri which is well known in this world from time immemorial. Although the idol of this mother appears to be very formidable, which is endowed with the supreme brilliance, which appears in the form of a very terrible Kaliratri for the benefit of the devotees. Due to being black in color, they were called Kalratri and to kill Raktabeej, the king of Asuras, Goddess Durga had created them with her brilliance.

Mata Kalratri Swaroop

Goddess Kalratri’s body is black like the darkness of the night, her hair is scattered and she has a garland of electricity around her neck. He has four hands in which he is holding a dagger in one hand and an iron fork in one hand. Apart from this, his two hands are in Varmudra and Abhaya Mudra. He has three eyes and fire emanates from his breath. The vehicle of Kalratri is Gardabha (donkey).

Shringar: Offer red clothes to Maa Kalratri, as well as offer a garland of red flowers.

Mata Kalratri Puja

Light a lamp of pure cow’s ghee in front of Maa Kalratri and also put incense sticks. Worshiping Kalratri opens the doors of all the accomplishments of the universe and all the demonic powers start running away in fear by the mere utterance of his name. That is why the demons, demons, demons and ghosts run away from their remembrance.

Mata Kalratri Swaroop

In Durga Saptashati, the story of Goddess Bhadrakali is found at the time of killing Mahishasura. That at the time of the war, seeing the great terrifying demon group coming to the battlefield, started raining arrows on her like a cloud was raining water on the top of Merugiri. Then the goddess killed her horse and charioteer by unintentionally cutting the group of arrows with her arrows. Along with this, his bow and very high flag were also cut down immediately. When the bow was cut, he pierced his limbs with his arrows. And Bhadrakali struck a chord. Hundreds of pieces of the demon’s prong were broken by him, he lost his life of the great demon.

In the same way, Mother Vikral Mukhi Kali appeared to kill Chand and Mund. Some parts of the story of which are as follows, the sage says – After receiving the orders of Shumbh, he along with the demon Chaturangini army like Chand-Munda etc., got equipped with weapons. Then after reaching the golden high peak of Giriraj Himalaya, he saw the goddess sitting on the lion. Seeing them, the demons started doing the industry of catching them quickly. Then Ambika took great anger towards those enemies. At that time his face turned black due to anger. The eyebrows were raised in the forehead, and from there immediately appeared the formidable face Kali, who was holding a sword and a loop. She wore a strange khatwang and was adorned with a garland of male-heads wearing a sari made of cheetah skin. The flesh of his body had dried up. There was only a structure of bones, which made them look very formidable. Her mouth was very large, she seemed even more frightening because of the flapping of her tongue. Her eyes were sunken inwards and a little red, she was resounding in all directions with her fierce roar. While slaying the big demons, Kalika Devi broke down on that army of demons with great force and started devouring them all. There is a story etc.

Bhog

On the day of Saptami, offer jaggery naivedya in worship of Bhagwati or jaggery can also be offered in bhog or donate that jaggery and jaggery naivedya to Brahmin.