Seventh day of navratri devoted to Maa Kalratri

With the approaching end to the Holy Navratri, Day 7 belongs to unarguably the fiercest and most petrifying of manifestations of the Holy Mother. Maa Kalaratri happens to be the seventh incarnation of the Divine Mother and is also the most violent of all. Her appearance evokes fear and enemies tremble and wet their pants. This form of the Goddess is said to be the assassin of all demon entities.

The very essence of Kalaratri is being the One who finishes off all the Kaal. She is prophesized to destroy ignorance and take away darkness. This form reveals the Dark Side of the Divine Mother, the one who shows no mercy and in whose books every sin is unforgivable. The manifestation has also been bestowed with other names as Shubhankari, the one who was the slayer of Raktabeej. The demon in mention was a tyrant with the gift of multiplying through every drop of his blood that fell onto the ground. The Goddess maneuvered to slay him by licking every drop of crimson before it could fall to the ground. She is said to bequeath her devotees with courage and calmness.

Her complexion is dark and hair is messed. She has four hands, the ones on the left holding a torch and cleaver where as the ones on the right being in quintessential Mudra of ‘giving’ and ‘protecting’. The necklace she wears has a terrific shimmer and her three eyes emanate rays like lightning. Her nostrils exude blazing flames when she inhales and exhales air. Her escort is a Donkey, on whom she sits and rides. The most auspicious colors for this day are White, Blue and Red.

Those who worship her are always free of enemies and become fearsome. Nobody runs into them unnecessarily and peace, serenity and composure always prevail with them in life.