Navratri 2025 Day 2 – Dwitiya: Maa Brahmacharini Puja Vidhi, Mantra, Rituals & Significance

Navratri 2025 Day 2 – Dwitiya: Maa Brahmacharini Puja Vidhi, Mantra, Rituals & Significance (image: canva)

Navratri 2025 continues with great devotion as devotees worship Maa Brahmacharini on Dwitiya (Day 2). This form of Goddess Durga is revered for her penance, devotion, and simplicity. She blesses her devotees with wisdom, strength, and peace. Worshippers observe Maa Brahmacharini Puja Vidhi, chant her mantras, and follow the rituals with faith to seek her divine grace.

After her form as Kushmanda, Goddess Parvati was born in the house of Daksha Prajapati. In this incarnation, she performed deep penance and austerity, and her unmarried form is worshipped as Goddess Brahmacharini. Her name symbolizes "one who practices Brahmacharya," representing self-control, devotion, and discipline.

On the second day of Navratri, devotees worship Maa Brahmacharini with flowers, lamps, and devotion. Her blessings are believed to remove obstacles and fill life with courage and spiritual strength.

According to sacred texts, Maa Brahmacharini governs Lord Mangal (Mars), the planet of energy, discipline, and determination. Worshipping her on Dwitiya helps reduce the malefic effects of Mangal Dosha and brings prosperity.

Maa Brahmacharini is depicted as a calm and graceful goddess walking barefoot. She carries a Jap Mala (rosary) in her right hand and a Kamandal (water pot) in her left hand. Her appearance symbolizes peace, simplicity, and spiritual knowledge.

Maa Brahmacharini is known for her intense penance to attain Lord Shiva as her husband. She lived on fruits and flowers for 1,000 years, then survived only on leafy greens for another 100 years. Later, she even gave up food, sleeping under harsh conditions of sun, cold, and storms.

She survived on Bilva leaves for 3,000 years, and when she left even that, she earned the name Aparna. Her unmatched devotion and austerity symbolize dedication, patience, and strength. Eventually, she married Lord Shiva, showing the triumph of faith and perseverance.

• Devanagari Name: ब्रह्मचारिणी
• Favourite Flower: Jasmine (चमेली)
• Mantra:

• Prarthana:

• Worshipping Maa Brahmacharini brings peace, discipline, and strength.
• She removes Mangal Dosha and negative energies.
• Devotees gain patience, wisdom, and mental clarity.
• Her blessings ensure success in spiritual and worldly life.