Chaitra Navratri Day 5: Maa Skandmata Puja Vidhi and Muhurat

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It is believed that childless couples can be blessed with baby after worshiping Maa Skandmata.

Chaitra Navrati festival is celebrated for nine days and each day an incarnation of goddess Durga is worshipped. April 6 marks the fifth day of Chaitra Navratri this year and Maa Skandmata is worshipped on this day. It is believed that if childless couples pray, on this day, they can be blessed by the deity. She is also known as Padmasana Devi as she is sitting on a lotus throne.

Maa Skandmata puja muhurat

As per the Panchang here are the auspicious time periods this year for Maa Skandmata Puja

Brahma muhurat- 04:34 am to 05:20 am
Vijay muhurat- 14:30 pm to 15:20 pm
Godhuli muhurat- 18:29 pm to 18:53 pm
Amrit Kal- 16:06 pm to 17:53 pm
Swarth Sidhi Yog- Whole day
Ravi Yog- 19:40 pm to 06:05 am, April 7

Maa Skandmata puja vidhi

Puja should be done with a fresh mind and clean body. So take a bath, wear fresh clothes and sit for the puja.
Next, take a stool and cover it with a red cloth. Place an idol of Maa Skandmata on it.
Decorate the idol and light the incense sticks. Place a red colour flower, rice, kumkum in front of the idol.
Offer five different types of flowers and sweets to the deity.
Recite the mantras 108 times.

Maa Skandmata Mantra

Yaa Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Skandmata rupen sansthita

Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah

Maa Skandmata Beej Mantra

Him Klim Swaminya Namah

Maa Skandmata Maha Mantra

Sinhasan Nityan Padmashritakatdvya

Shubhdastu Sada devi Skandmata yashasvini

Om devi Skandmataye Namah

Maa Skandmata Aarti

Jai teri ho Skandmata

Panchva naam tumhara aata