Navratri Day 4

๐—ก๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฐ: ๐—ž๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ
As we enter the fourth day of ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ also known as Chaturti, this day is associated with ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ.
Ku meaning “๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ”, Ushma meaning “๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ” or “๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ” and Anda meaning “๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜จ”
It is stated that She created the whole universe, which is called ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ in Sanskrit, by just flashing a little bit of her smile. As She is believed to be the creative power of the universe, Kushmanda is associated with the endowment of vegetation on earth. She is depicted as having eight arms and is sitting on a Tiger.
When the universe was non-existent and darkness prevailed everywhere, Maa Kushmanda produced the Cosmic egg, bringing light to the universe. Kushmanda has the power and strength to live in the core of the Sun. Her luminosity gives the Sun its brightness. She is said to provide directions to the Sun God, Surya
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
Om Devi Kushmandayai Namahเฅฅ