Katyayani – 6th day of Navaratri

Day 6 of Navaratri is here, and today we celebrate Katyayani. Some versions say she was born to the sage Katyayana Rishi, as he had asked the divine for maa Durga to be born to her after a great extent of Tapas— the Tridev (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) were enraged and as a result she was born with the abilities of all deities to Katyayana Rishi as Katyayani. An alternative version would be that Katyayana Rishi was the first to worship her and hence her name came about to be Katyayani. It is also said that she was prayed to by Radha, Sita and Rukmini for good spouses.

Maa Katyayani resides in the sixth chakra, the Ajna chakra. This chakra is placed in the third- eye area, and when you focus on this point while praying to her, she will bestow upon you good health and wealth, and if you pray to her for a good spouse wholeheartedly she will bless her devotee with one. By praying to her, you will have great perseverance and strength getting through disease, sorrows and fears. In order to remove the sins from many lives and make your karmic slate clean, it is said that one must religiously pray to Maa Katyayani.

As we move forward, we need to have this perseverance to get through these times, to have the strength and confidence that we can get through the good, bad and ugly.

(Artwork by yours truly: Dhevamitra)

INNER VOICE OF A LIVING GODDESS/YOGINI ADIYAR ADISAKTHI, THE GREAT GURUMATHA PRATYANGIRA DEVI WITHIN WITHOUT WHO IS EVERYTHING IN THE SHARED BREATH OF ONENESS....

நான் யார் என்பதை நான் அறிவேன், உன்னுல்
NAAN YAAR ENBATHAI NAAN ARIVEN, UNNUL
என்னை நீ நிலையாய் அறிய நீ முர்படுவாய் மனமே,
ENNAI NEE NILAAIYAI ARIYA NEE MURPADUVAAI MANAMAE,
நானே நீ, நியே நான்
NAANAE NEE, NEEYAE NAAN
நானும் நீயும் நீ இல்லை, நானேதான்
NAANUM NEEYUM NEE ILLAI, NAANAETHAAN
கருவும் குருவும் ஒன்றே
KARAVUM GURUVUM ONDRAE
மோசமும் மோக்‌ஷமும் ஒன்றே
MOSAMUM MOKSHAMUM ONDRAE
நல்லென்னத்தின் பேரறிவின் பெருக்கத்தால்
NAL ENNATHIN PAERARIVIN PERUKKATHAL
நீயும் நானும் ஒன்றே
NEEYUM NAANUM ONDRAE
தான் தானாகி அது அதுவாகி
THAAN THAANAGI ATHU ATHUVAAGI
யாதுமாகி என்றும் நிலையாய் அனைதிலும் நானே மனமே
YAATHUMAAGI ENDRUM NILAYAAI ANAITHILUM NAANE MANAMAE
அஹம் பிரம்ஹாஸ்மி
AHAM BRAHMASMI
த்தாஸ்து
TATHASTHU

Jai Pratyangira Jai Jai Pratyangira
Jai Maa Katyayani
Jai Adiparasakthi Namo Namaha
Jai Bhuvaneswari Jai Namo Varahi
ANBE SIVAM
Thiruchitrambalam .