Mothering like Durga maa

Navaratri is such a special occasion to worship goddess Durga in various forms. She being the mother of the human kind

knows what is good and what is bad for us. The 9 different avataras of Maa Durga tell us women the meaning of motherhood in many ways

*Sailaputri -Daughter of the Himālayas tells us that how ever great we are we should feel the responsibility to manage our children's lives

*Brahmacharini -One who observes the state of  penance, tells us that whatever we do as a mother to our children should be nothing
less than a penance with all due dedication

* Chandraghanta - One who bears the moon in her necklace. Tells us to have a calm and cool attitude  to manage children's erratic behavior 

*Kusmanda -the mother of the universe, tells us that even though we are strict to some extent, we should deal with every single problem of our children with a  motherly attitude with all love and concern

*Skanda-Mata -The mother of Skanda, Kārttikeya. Tells us that we should raise our children so well that we should be recognized by our children's name not vise versa

*Katyayani -The daughter of sage Kātyāyana tells us that what all we are today as a mother is the result of being some one else's daughter so better pass it on to our children

*Kalaratri -black as night, destroyer of Kālī. tells us to destroy any vice which comes near our children and keep them safe.

*Mahagauri -the wife of Lord Shiva, doing great penance, tells us that how ever busy we are with our children, husband should never become a second priority

*Siddhidatri -Provider of Siddhis, giver of mystic powers, tells us that we should empower our children to face the society

Navaratri on the whole gives us the essence of Motherhood and parenting. Its our turn to learn it the right way.

Happy Dasera!!!

--Bhavana