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Navadurga · Day 2
ब्रह्मचारिणी
Brahmacharini · Brahmacāriṇī
Tapas, devotion and self-discipline.
Day
Navratri day 2
Colour
White
Bhog
Sugar / mishri
Vahana
Walks on foot (ascetic)
स्वरूप एवं महिमा
About & SignificanceBearing a rosary (japa-mala) and a kamandalu, Brahmacharini is the great ascetic who performed severe tapas to attain Shiva. She teaches restraint, focus and unwavering devotion, and is especially dear to students and seekers striving for knowledge and inner discipline.
ध्यान श्लोक
Dhyana Shlokaदधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमाला कमण्डलू । देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा ॥
From the Navadurga Stotram — for meditating on the Devi on this day.
बीज मंत्र
Beej Mantraॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ brahmacāriṇyai namaḥ
पूजा विधि
How to Worship- 1.On day 2 of Navratri, after Ghatasthapana and the daily Durga puja, turn to Brahmacharini.
- 2.Meditate on the Devi with the dhyana shloka given above.
- 3.Chant the beej mantra — oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ brahmacāriṇyai namaḥ — 11, 21 or 108 times.
- 4.Offer Sugar / mishri as bhog and, by tradition, wear White.
- 5.Recite the Durga Saptashati / stotras, then perform the aarti and the kshama prayer.
Seekers of knowledge, focus and self-control invoke her especially.