13 JAN 2017 MATA AMBA PRAKAT DIN
People believe in different matajis, Some times I wonder why we have got so many? I found out that when mataji came on to the earth she came in different forms and swaroops to help her bhakts and devotees that are troubled. The most well known mataji is Amba maa also known as Durga. There are thousands of devotees of Amba maa all around the world.Amba maa was created by Vishnus power, shivas Powerand Brahamas Power And the rest of the gods when maa had to fight mahisasur, only a women could kill him of his boon from Bhramaji. Each god gave her a weapon, Shiva gave the trishul and mala, Vishnu gave the conch shell and chakra and Brahamaji gave the flower and the sacred book. The himalayas gave her the beautiful tiger she has. We have so many matajis because when she came to earth she came in different avatars(avatars meaning forms) But theres only one mataji. Mataji only comes to the earth if there is evil taking over.Maa saves us from danger and protects us.
About Durga/ Amba mataji-Durga is the truly multi-dimensional goddess.Durga has a variety of more or lessfearful fo s with different attributes. In her milder fo , she is known as parvarti(the mountain girl), Uma (the light),Himavati(daughter of the himalaya), Jagamata ( mother of the world),and bhavani( the goddess of the universe).In her terrible fo she is known as durga( the inaccessible), Kalika or shyama( the dark complexioned), Chandika or chandi ( the fearful one), and bhairavi(the terrible). All the fo s are broadly included within the name devi or maha devi( the great goddess).
So Who are these Evil demons like Mahishasur?Who are the Asuras or Rakshasas?
The Asuras are powerful beings, who are opposed to the Devas (gods) . Originally, in the vedic times, they were another class of gods, perhaps the indigenous deities. By the end of the Vedic period, however, the Asuras had attained their demonic role.
They are demons capabale of assuming the form of animals or humans. They are completely evil, powerful creatures that delight in spreading fear, confusion, chaos, and destruction among the humans. Sometimes they can even be more powerful than the gods.
They are demons capabale of assuming the form of animals or humans. They are completely evil, powerful creatures that delight in spreading fear, confusion, chaos, and destruction among the humans. Sometimes they can even be more powerful than the gods.
Nav Durga
In Durga Saptshati, the Markandeya Purana depicts nine embodiments of the Goddess Durga.
1. Shailputri Another name for Parvati, the daughter of the King of Mountains. Shail means rock and Putri means daughter. Her main purpose was to become consort of Shiva. She is the mother of Ganesha and Kartike.
2. Brahmacharini The Goddess created by Lord Brahma, the celibate untouched Goddess who is the storehouse of knowledge and wisdom. She is worshipped through Japa and is the Goddess of attainment of supreme realization.
3. Chandraghanta This form is worshipped in Kanchipuram. She is the blissful and full of knowledge, showering boons with humility and peace like the rays of the moon. She is very close to her devotees and controls over their anger and protects them from danger.
4. Kushmanda The 4th form whose name traces from the Puranic commentaries of ancient sages. It is clearly mentioned in Yoga-Vasishtha that proclaim that reality of revealing the cosmic truth is found no further than within the human body. Goddess Kushmanda is the embodiment to unlock the key to knowledge of cosmic intricacies. Bhimaparvat is where this Kushmandas temple resides.
5. Skand Mata The great Sanscrit scholar Kalidas created his two masterpiece works Raghyvansh- Maha Kavya and Meghdoot by the grace of Skand Mata. She is the mother of Skand Kumar, a sage whose maternal consciousness encourages her devotees level of awareness and understanding to increase.
6. Katyayani The Goddes who stayed in the Ashram of sage Katyayan for penance (tapa). During this time she became the epithet of Parvati. She took upon herself the burden of the household, allowing other sages more free time to pursue spirituality. She became important in the scientific ages and with her educational mercy she appeared in a place called Vaid Nath where she resides.
7. Kalratri Destroyer of darkness and ignorance, the source and enemy of darkness. She devours fear and her darkness transcends everywhere protecting her devotees from danger. Her famous shrine is in Calcutta and Chandigarh. Kalratri is another name for the Goddess Kali.
8. Mahagauri The unsepeperable from Mahadev. This is the radiant and tranquil form of Goddess Parvati. She is the saviour of all virtuous men and women. She pardons sins of those who show them their true self. Her place of pilgrimage is at Kankhal near Haridwar.
9. Sidhidatri The 9th for of Maa Durga grants living beings accomplishments. She grants the eight super human facilities, so as a result of yogis effort in yoga of their endeavours. Her temple is located in Nanda Parvat in the Himalayas. The worship of all complete nine forms of Durga (Nav Durga) fulfils the accomplished desires of all devotees.


Lakshmi goddess of beauty, fortune and prosperity. Gold coins are said to fall from her hands. Two white elephants, symbols of luck, accompany her. She is the Indian Aphrodite; she is the goddess of prosperity, purity, chastity and generosity. An aura of divine happiness and prosperity always exist around her. She is the Beauty, the Goodness.
Chotila Ni Chamunda maa
Chand and Munda- The form of Chamunda Mataji-The form of Ma Kali who emerged from the forehead of the angry face of the Mother killed the Asuras
Chanda and Munda. Chanda means a person who is short-tempered and Munda means a shaven-headed man. Together they imply the anger of a champion fighter. Because of this victory over Chanda and Munda , Kali Mata is known as Chamunda.The other names of Chamunda Mataji are: Ran-chandi, chotilavali maa , Chamunda, mahisasur-mardini. The twin warrior goddesses, Chandi and Chamunda, represent a curious tradition in Hinduism of female warriors, often depicted in pairs, who ride together in battle defeating asuras and exhibiting extraordinary strength and prowess. Throughout India they are assigned different names in different traditionsDayamava-Durgamma in Karnataka, Chotila-Chamunda in Gujarat, Keliamma-Chamunda in Uttar Pradesh, etc.but the stories related to them are all very similar.Sri Chandi and Sri Chamunda are expansions of the goddess Durga and the story of their appearance is as follows: There were once two demons, Chanda and Munda, who performed great austerities for thousands of years in order to please Lord Brahma. After some time, Brahma appeared before them and they asked for the benediction to become great warriors, strong enough to rule the world and conquer heaven. Brahma granted the request but, because the two were demons, chaos quickly ensued. They became more and more greedy and even tried to violate the abodes of Brahma, Siva and Vishnu. It was agreed that Durga-devi should handle the matter, and the goddess expanded herself into two forms, Chandi and Chamunda, who fiercely fought against the demons and emerged victorious.Sri Chandi-Chamunda is said to be the embodiment of Durgas power and strength. The two deities assume fierce forms with large eyes, tridents in their hands, and ride a single lion together. They are dressed in red and green and adorned with flower garlands. There are temples to these twin goddesses scattered throughout India,a famous one is situated on the Chotila Hill in Gujarat. Festivals are celebrated during Durga-puja in the month of Ashvina (September-October).
Bhagwati Randal mataji
Randal mataji is mainly worshipped in Gujarat. Her shrine is in dadva or dadve. She is the mataji that gives sons. She is also known as dikra denari (in gujarati) The giver of eyes to the blind, the giver of children to the childless, the giver of wealth to the poor.Randal mataji is the daughter of Vishvakarma (the divine artificer, craftsman and smith).Vishvakarma bapa also has 4 sons; Luhar, Kumbhar, Suthar and Darji, thus; Randal mataji being the alone sister of these 4 brothers.Many castes worshipped Vishvakarma bhagwan as a fatherly figure and Randal mataji as their sister.Randal mataji is the "Gnath ni kuldevi" for Luhar,Kumbhar, and suthar and many more. For this reason, you may realise that as well as the majority of the surnames of Luhars and Kumbhars being the same, the kuldevis are also the same in accordance to their family name such as Chamunda mataji, Khodiyaar mataji and Balvi mataji. Randal mataji later married surya dev the sun god.
Randal mataji other names are: Ravi randal mataji, Randal maa, Rannade and Randal Aai.
Aai Shri Balvi Maa


Aai shri Balvi mataji was born in the charan Kul (family), she was born in Ujra gaam along with sisters Bahuchar Maa, Boot Maa and Ballad Maa. Her father is Bappal dev and mother is Deval Bai. Her grandfathers name is Jagdev and grandmothers name was Sonal de. Balvi mataji is often seen holding a trishul and talvaar and also seen with a sinh (lion) or a pado(buffalo). The most auspicious day to worship Balvi Mataji is a tuesday. Her nivedhs are done on three ausipicious days these are on nom(nineth) navratri of Aso maino(month),second Nived is done on a ceremony of Srimant(baby shower) and last one is done on the birth of a son in the family.
Shri Pithad Aai Maa
Shri Pithad aai mataji is soyaghadvis daughter, Soyagadhvi couldnt have children just like mamaiya ghadvi khodiyar matajis father, soya ghadvi and mamaya ghadvi were cousin brothers, Soya gadhvi pleaded shankar bhagwan that he could have children so shiva incarnated as a bhramin and gave soya ghadvi pithad aai mataji. She used to look after bulls and cows in her farm, and her vahan is a bull, Pithad aai mataji held a spier and did parcha to everybody to be a good person and not to do bad things, also helped the ill and the ones suffering. Click here for Aai Shri Pithadaai maas Story!
Aai Shri Khodiyar maa
Khodiyar mataji was one of the seven daughters of mamaiya gadhvi and his wife minal gadhvi.Khodiyar maas sisters are all joganis, her sisters which

Kaleshwari mataji

Phool jogani mataji other names are-Chhinnamastika (Chhinnamasta, Chinnamasta, Chinnamastika) - Goddess without a head

The goddess resident in Chintpurni is also known by this name. According to Markandeya Purana, goddess Chandi defeated the demons after a fierce battle but two of her yogini emanations (Jaya and Vijaya) were still thirsty for more blood. Goddess Chandi cut off her own head to quench Jaya and Vijaya�s thirst for more blood.
She is usually shown holding her own severed head in her hand, drinking one stream of blood spurting from the arteries in her neck, while at her side are two naked yoginis, each of whom drinks another stream of blood.
Chhinnamasta, the headless goddess, is the Great Cosmic Power who helps the sincere and devoted yogi to dissolve his or her mind, including all the preconceived ideas, attachments and habits into the Pure Divine Consciousness. Cutting off the head suggests the separation of the mind from the body, that is the freedom of the consciousness from the material confines of the physical body.
According to Puranic traditions, Chhinnamastika Devi will be protected by Shiva - Rudra Mahadev in the four directions. There are four Shiva temples - Kaleshwar Mahadev in the east, Narayhana Mahadev in the west, Muchkund Mahadev in the north and Shiva Bari in the south - which are nearly equidistant from Chintpurni. This also confirms Chintpurni as the abode of Chhinnamastika Devi.

The Dash Mahavidhyas-(Ten Mahavidhyas)
Kalika
Goddess Kali holds the primary position among all the ten great learnings. There is a tale mentioned in the Kalika-Purana. Once the deities went to the Himalayas and eulogized the personifications of the illusions of the world (Mahamaya). According to the Purana this place was the hermitage of Sage Matang. Pleased by them, Bhagavati appeared in the form of Matang's mistress and asked as to whom were they eulogizing.
Instantly a divine appearance manifested from the body of that mistress, which was as dark as a Mountain in complexion.This divine appearance herself answered on behalf of the deities that these deities are eulogizing me. Since the complexion of that divine appearance was black like a collyrium she was given the name of KALI .
Tara
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