Navratri Day 8 -Ashtmi Tithi - Maa Mahagauri

The 8th day of Navaratri is dedicated to Maa Mahagauri, the 8th form of Maa Durga.
The legend has it that Maa Mahagauri liberated the world from evil forces. She has three eyes and four hands. Her lower right-hand holds a trishul and the upper right hand is in the mudra of allaying fear. Whereas her lower left hand is in a pose of granting boons to Her devotees and she is holding a damaru in Her upper left hand. She has an extremely fair complexion and therefore Maa is compared with the conch, the moon, and the white flower of Kunda.
Radiant and compassionate, Maa Maugauri is usually depicted in a white or green saari and riding a bull. She is also known as Shwetambardhara.
Maa Mahagauri purifies the souls of Her devotees and removes their sins. She has a calming effect on the lives of Her devotees and she also helps them improve their knowledge.
Worship Maa Mahagauri to be free from the clutches of the material world and to remove sorrows from your life, for She will lead you to the path of virtue and inner power.

Bhog: Offer Coconut to Maa Mahagauri to get rid of your sins and to win Her benediction in the form of worldly gains.

Color for the day: Pink

Shri Durga Saptashati Patha to be recited: Adhyay 12

Chant this mantra to worship Maa Mahagauri…
श्वेते वृषे समारूढा श्वेताम्बरधरा शुचिः |
महागौरी शुभं दद्यान्त्र महादेव प्रमोददा ||
Śvētē vr̥ṣē samārūḍhā śvētāmbaradharā śuciḥ |
mahāgaurī śubhaṁ dadyāntra mahādēva pramōdadā ||