𝙈𝙖𝙖 𝙆𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖
𝓝𝓪𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓲 𝓒𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 𝓢𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼, 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽 4 𝓞𝓯 9
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓓𝓪𝔂 𝓞𝓯 𝓝𝓪𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓲 𝓘𝓼 𝓓𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓞𝓯 𝓜𝓪𝓪 𝓚𝓾𝓼𝓱𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः॥
Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah॥
Maa Kushmanda Is The Fourth Divine Form Of Maa Durga, Who Created “Brahmanda” (The Cosmic Egg) With Her Divine Energy And Divine Smile. When the universe was non-existent and darkness prevailed everywhere, The Formless Light Of The Divine Mother Of the universe Appeared In The Form Of Maa Kushmanda. From Maa Kushmanda’s Divine Smile, A Body Of Energy Came Forth And From That Potent Energy, Maa Kushmanda produced the Brahmanda And Filled it with light and creation. Maa Kushmanda’s Divine Luminosity Is The Source Of the sun’s brightness, Which Sustains all life. As The Creator Of the universe And The Source Of life in all, Maa Kushmanda Is Known As Maa AdiSwarupa And Maa AdiShakti.
Maa Kushmanda Blesses Her devotees With AshtaSiddhis (eight perfections) And NavNidhis (nine treasures). The worship Of Maa Kushmanda Also Purifies the mind, body and soul, Awards relief from all ailments, And Destroys all hurdles.
The AshtaSiddhis and NavNidhis are as follows:
AshtaSiddhis:
1. Anima-Siddhi – The ability to decrease the size of one’s body and become smaller than the smallest particle
2. Mahima-Siddhi – The ability to increase the size of one’s body, ultimately enveloping the universe
3. Laghima-Siddhi – The ability to make one’s body lighter than air and fly at will
4. Prapti-Siddhi – The ability to manifest any object one desires within one’s hand
5. Prakamya-Siddhi – The ability to attain anything one desires
6. Ishita-Siddhi – The ability to control the sub-potencies of the laws of nature
7. Vashita-Siddhi – The ability to bring others under one’s control
8. Kamavasayita-Siddhi – The ability to attain anything anywhere
NavNidhis:
1. Padam-Nidhi – The attainment of children, grandchildren, gold, silver, i.e. the precious metals
2. Mahan-Padam – One gets diamonds, rubies and other gems and jewels (precious stones)
3. Kharab – Riches of all kinds
4. Kund – Trading in gold
5. Nil – Trading in precious stones, jewels, and gems
6. Sankh – Delicious eatables (created from nowhere)
7. Kachhap – Clothes and food-grains in abundance
8. Mukund – Mastery in arts, music, and poetry
9. Makar – Gives the art of using weapons and sovereignty on others