Navadurga – Nine Avatar of Maa Durga

Navadurga

Navadurga (नवदुर्गा) are nine manifestations or forms of Durga, which are worshipped during Navaratri.

Navratri is a nine day festival, where all these nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. Navratri in Sanskrit means “Nine Nights”.

In Durga Saptashati – Devi Kavach verse 3- 5, these nine different names of Devi Durga are mentioned.

प्रथमं शैलपुत्रीति द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी।
तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ॥ 3॥
पंचमं स्कंदमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनी तथा।
सप्तमं कालरात्रिश्च महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ॥ 4॥
नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः।
उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना ॥ 5॥

Nine Forms of Goddess Durga

Nine forms of Goddess Durga worshipped in Hinduism are:

1. Shailaputri (शैलपुत्री)
2. Brahmacharini (ब्रह्मचारिणी)
3. Chandraghanta (चन्द्रघण्टा)
4. Kushmanda (कूष्माण्डा)
5. Skandamātā (स्कन्दमाता)
6. Katyayani (कात्यायनी)
7. Kalaratri (कालरात्रि)
8. Mahagauri (महागौरी)
9. Siddhidhatri (सिद्धिदात्री)