Navratri Kanya Pujan: Today is the 8th day of Navratri and people are busy preparing for Navratri Kanya Pujan. Some people worship girls on Ashtami day. So some people also worship girls on Navami day. It is believed that Maa Goddess is very pleased with this worship.
If you are also preparing for Kanya Puja then this article is for you. How to worship Kanya during Navratri. Let us know the correct method of Navratri Kanya Pujan.
Many forms of Maa Goddess are worshiped for nine days during Navratri. There is a tradition of fasting for nine days and worshiping nine girls on Navami Tithi.
People invite nine girls to their homes. Everyone worships him with rituals and takes his blessings.
This puja is also called Kanjak puja. Kanjak means Kuwanri Kanya Pujan. Some people also perform this worship on Ashtami Tithi. This time Navami Tithi of Navratri is falling on 23rd October. So, let us know how to Kanya Pujan on this day.
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Importance of Navratri Kanya Pujan
The special importance of Navratri Kanya Pujan in Hindu religion is as follows.
As we know that during Navratri, Goddess Bhagwati is praised, prayed and worshiped for nine days. These nine days are considered dedicated to women power.
According to our religion we give the highest position to women. He is worshipped. They are never disregarded.
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So in Hindu religion, women can be worshiped any day of the 365 days of the year. But ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’ has great importance. In this too, Kanya Puja can be done on any day of Navratri. But Ashtami and Navami Tithi were considered best for worshiping the girl.
Importance of Navratri Kanya Pujan in Purana
According to Devi Bhagwat Purana, ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’, devotees complete their fast only after worshiping nine girls as nine goddesses.
‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’ is well described in Devi Bhagwat Purana. When Devraj Indra asked Lord Brahma the method to please Bhagwati.
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So Brahmaji told Kumari Kanya Pujan as the best method. Whom Maa Bhagwati is pleased with. This is the reason that from then till today ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’ is performed during Navratri.
Benefits of Navratri Kanya Pujan
Maa Bhagwati becomes pleased with the devotees by worshiping the navratri Kanya Pujan after fasting for nine days.
Maa Bhagwati blesses her devotees with Sukh-Samridhi (happiness), Dhan-Sampada (prosperity-wealth), Aarogya (health), Vidhya (knowledge) and Shakti (power).
By performing ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’ the position of nine planets in the horoscope is strengthened.
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It is believed that without Kanya Pujan the full results of Navratri are not achieved. By worshiping a girl, one gets special blessings of the maa.
By doing Navratri Kanya Pujan, love remains between all the members of the family and all the members progress.
By performing Navratri Kanya Pujan, one gets increase in age and strength, increase in wealth and lineage, royal happiness, knowledge and victory.
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Navratri Kanya Pujan Correct vidhi
Navratri Kanya Pujan Correct vidhi are as follows.
- Girls should be specially invited a day in advance for ‘Kanya Bhoj’ and ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’.
- On the day of Navratri Kanya Pujan, clean the entire house in the morning itself. Specially wash the place of worship of the Kanya and purify it by sprinkling Ganga water.
- Keeping in mind all the nine forms of Goddess Durga, welcome the 9 Kanya with the entire family.
- 9 Make the Kanya sit in a clean place and place their feet in a plate or plate filled with water mixed with turmeric, raw milk, flowers and Durva and wash their feet with your hands.
- Then take blessings of 9 Kanya. Now Goddess Swarupa applied Akshat, flowers and kumkum on the forehead of the Kanya.
- Keep in mind that the Kanya Pujan should be served Indian food as per the culture and tradition. Do not serve any foreign or packaged food. Provide home made food like kheer, puri, vegetables, fruits, malpuya.
- After the meal, give dakshina and gifts to the Kanya as per your capacity and seek blessings by touching their feet again.
After the Kanya Bhojan, at the time of her departure, seek forgiveness for any kind of mistake committed during ‘Navratri Kanya Pujan’.
And remembering Maa Goddess Bhagwati, bid farewell to those 9 girls with full devotion. And invite them together for next year also.
