Navratri Durga Ashtami 2025: Navratri Durga Ashtami today in rare combinations, know Kanya Puja time and worship method..

Navratri Durga Ashtami 2025: The holy festival of Chaitra Navratri is going on and today is Maha Ashtami. Maha Ashtami has special significance in Hinduism. On this day, there is a ritual of worship and mantra chanting of the eighth form of Maa Durga, Maha Gauri. There is also special significance of worshipping girls on Maha Ashtami. It is a religious belief that for 9 days of Navratri, Mother Durga resides inside small girls aged 2 to 10 years. Therefore, considering the girls as the form of mother, worship and feast are done with these rituals. Let us know everything from the rare yoga made on Maha Ashtami today, Puja Muhurta and time for Kanya Pujan.

Chaitra Navratri Maha Ashtami in Savarthi Siddhi Yoga

According to the Vedic Panchang, today on 05 April, on Maha Ashtami, the worship of Goddess Durga will be done in Savarthi Siddhi and Sukarma Yoga. This yoga is considered very auspicious and fruitful. Apart from this, yogas like Panchgrahi, Lakshmi Narayana, Shukraditya have also been formed. Worshiping Goddess Durga and Kanya Pujan in these auspicious yogas yields many times more fruits.

Auspicious time for Kanya Pujan on Maha Ashtami today

The auspicious time for Kanya Pujan on Maha Ashtami today is from 11:59 am to 12:49 pm. This time will be the best time for Kanya Pujan.

Navratri Maha Ashtami and Navami Tithi

Today is Maha Ashtami and tomorrow is Navami Tithi. According to the Panchang, today is the Ashtami Tithi of Chaitra month, which started yesterday i.e. on April 04 at 08:12 pm, which will end on April 5 at 07:26 pm, after which Navami Tithi will begin. Navami Tithi will remain till 07:22 pm on April 06. In this way, Ashtami is on 05 and Ramnavami is on 06 April.

Auspicious time for Mahagauri Puja on Ashtami

Morning Puja Muhurta - from 04:35 am to 06:07 am.

Abhijeet Muhurta - from 11:59 am to 12:49 pm.

Vijay Muhurta - from 02:30 pm to 03:20 pm.

Evening Puja Muhurta - from 06:40 pm to 07:50 pm.

Nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped during Navratri. On the eighth day, the worship of the eighth form of Maa Durga, 'Mahagauri', has special significance. According to religious belief, worship of Maa Mahagauri removes all the troubles of life and the devotee gets happiness, peace and prosperity. She is worshipped on Ashtami day, and usually Kanya Pujan is done on this day.

Form of Mahagauri

Maa Mahagauri is a goddess with a very beautiful, bright and calm form. Her colour is completely Gaur i.e. bright like milk, that is why she is called Mahagauri. Maa's vehicle is Vrishabha (Bull), she has four hands - Trishul and Abhaya Mudra in the right two hands and Damru and Var Mudra in the left hands. She is considered a symbol of gentleness, compassion and purity.

Importance of Mahagauri Puja

Worship of Mahagauri increases happiness, peace and prosperity in the house. Girls who wish to get married soon should especially worship Maa Mahagauri. It is said that with the grace of Mahagauri, positive changes come in life and wishes are fulfilled.

Durga Ashtami Puja Vidhi
On the day of Ashtami Tithi, after morning bath and meditation, worship the Goddess after the Kalash Puja. On this day, offer white flowers to the Goddess, recite the Goddess' Vandana Mantra. On this day, offer the Goddess Halwa, Puri, Vegetable, Black Gram and Coconut. Offer a Chunari to the Goddess. If Ashtami is worshipped at your home, you can also feed the girls after the Puja, this is considered to give auspicious results.

Durga Ashtami Puja 
By worshipping her, all the sins of a man are washed away, the worshipper becomes pure in all ways and entitled to everlasting virtues. His previously accumulated sins are also destroyed and in future, sins, sufferings, poverty and sorrow never remain with him. Mother Gauri should be worshipped to attain wealth, grains and happiness and prosperity.

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