Mata Skadamata Pooja: Story, Benefits, Significance, and Dates
Day 5 of Navratri is celebrated as Mata Skandamata Pooja. She was known for her warfare and tactics. She was chasing Mahishsura for the past 5 days and she had understood a lot about warfare and winning tactics along with a lot of antics and twists to make the same a topic of study. She wasn't sure if she will be successful in her fight with the devil or not, even if she had the powers in her. She, therefore, created a backup of her knowledge reserve in the form of Skandamata. Read more about Skandamata under:
Story of Skandamata:
Skandamata literally means Mother of Skand. Skand is Lord Skand, also called Lord Kartikeya and Mata means Mother. Lord Kartikeya was named Skand because he was a very good war strategist and executioner. So he was called the God of War power. Goddess Skandamata is called the mother to Lord Skanda, or Lord Kartikeya, as Goddess Parvati was an incarnation of Goddess Durga. Goddess Parvati is the wife of Lord Shiva and Lord Kartikeya is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Also, Goddess Durga was created as a Shakti Swaroop by Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Brahma. So, technically Goddess Skandamata is the mother of Lord Kartikeya, as Goddess Skandamata is an incarnation of Lord Durga, which is an equivalent position of her to Goddess Parvati. Also, Lord Kartikeya learned the art of war from the Skandamata incarnation of Goddess Durga and thus, she was the one who gave birth to Lord Kartikeya as Lord Skanda or the one expert with war strategies and execution methodologies.
Goddess Skandamata is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri. Due to her fierce style and fearless attitude, her appearance portrays her four hands. One hand rides her lion, the second hand holds out lotus, the third hand is held out in a boon position to grant all the wishes and the fourth hand is to hold Shankh. She rides a lion and sits on a lotus. She holds her son Lord Skanda in her lap, due to which it is said that worshipping Goddess Skandamata will bless the devotee twice. Once with Lord Kartikeya/ Lord Skanda and the second time with Goddess Skandamata.
Benefits of Goddess Skandamata Pooja:
- To be fearless in your approach
- To be quite good at strategizing and planning
- To make sure a good decision-making ability
- To hold a complete clean thought process for taking an action
- To provide with power and prosperity if the need is not selfless
- To create a clear head around the path to follow by the devotee
- To be in the good books of Goddess Durga
When is Skandamata Mata Pooja Done?
In 2022, Skandamata Mata Pooja will be done on the 5th day of Navratri, on the 6th of April 2022. People who worship Skandamata will never be subject to any type of physical or mental harassment. They will also be blessed with a lot of knowledge and understanding of warfare and war tactics.
Where is Skandamata Mata Temple?
Skandamata temple is located at Jaitpura in Kashi (Varanasi). Devotees come here to offer their prayers and seek blessings to be victorious in all types of war and warfares without being defeated in anything.
