Navadurga · Fourth Form
Kushmandaकूष्माण्डा
The radiant goddess whose smile brought forth the cosmos, worshipped on the fourth day.
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः
The Story of Kushmanda
Kushmanda is the Goddess whose gentle smile is said to have brought the entire cosmos into being, scattering the primal darkness with her radiance. Eight-armed and luminous, she rides a lioness.
She is the source of the sun’s own light and the energy that fills all the worlds, worshipped on the fourth night of Navratri.
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The Meaning
Kushmanda is the creative radiance at the heart of existence, the warmth and light from which all life springs. She blesses her devotees with health, strength and vitality.
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