Maa Siddhidatri

Maa Siddhidatri is the ninth of the nine forms of Durga (Navdurga), worshipped on day 9 of Navratri, the Shukla Navami tithi. The Devi Kavach names her ninth in its list of the nine forms.

Maa Siddhidatri Mahatmya

It is believed that at the beginning of creation Lord Rudra worshipped the formless Adi-Parashakti to bring the world into being. She then appeared as Siddhidatri from the left half of Lord Shiva, which is how Shiva came to be called Ardhanarishvara.

She is seated on a lotus and rides a lion. Her right hands hold a mace and a chakra, her left a lotus and a conch. Not only humans but devas, gandharvas, yakshas, siddhas and even asuras worship her, as her prayer itself says.

Worship of Maa Siddhidatri is believed to bless the devotee with the attainment of siddhis and complete knowledge, and to ease troubles linked to Ketu. Her customary bhog is sesame seeds.

Maa Siddhidatri: Mantra, Prayer and Stuti

Mantra

ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः॥

oṃ devī siddhidātryai namaḥ||

Prarthana (Dhyana)

सिद्ध गन्धर्व यक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि।सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥

siddha gandharva yakṣādyairasurairamarairapi|sevyamānā sadā bhūyāt siddhidā siddhidāyinī||

Stuti

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ सिद्धिदात्री रूपेण संस्थिता।नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu mām̐ siddhidātrī rūpeṇa saṃsthitā|namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ||

Navdurga in the Devi Kavach (verses 3-5) →

प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी।तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम्॥पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च।सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम्॥नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः।

prathamaṃ śailaputrī ca dvitīyaṃ brahmacāriṇī|tṛtīyaṃ candraghaṇṭeti kūṣmāṇḍeti caturthakam||pañcamaṃ skandamāteti ṣaṣṭhaṃ kātyāyanīti ca|saptamaṃ kālarātrīti mahāgaurīti cāṣṭamam||navamaṃ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ|

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About Maa Siddhidatri

On day 9 of Navratri, after the morning bath, meditate on Maa Siddhidatri before the kalash with the prayer above, chant her mantra and offer the bhog. The Durga Saptashati's seven-day reading order is completed on Saptami, so no chapter is assigned to this day.