
ब्रहमचारिणी का अर्थ है – ‘तप का आचरण करने वाली’| देवी ब्रहमचारिणी ने भगवान शिव को प्राप्त करने हेतु अपना सर्वस्व त्याग कर, सहस्त्रों वर्ष तक कठिन तपस्या की थी| श्वेत वस्त्र धारण कर, हाथों में कमंडलु एवं जप की माला ले कर, आदिशक्ति माँ दुर्गा, इस ज्योतिर्मय स्वरूप में वैराग्य एवं सदाचार को प्रतिबिम्बित करती हैं| नवरात्रि के द्वितीय दिवस पर ब्रहमचारिणी की आराधना कर, भक्त कामना करते हैं कि वह सच्चिदानन्द ब्रह्म तक पहुंचने की अपनी यात्रा में कभी भ्रमित न हों एवं त्याग और संयम से जीवन व्यतीत करें|
ॐ देवी ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः॥
Her severe penance for thousands of years to attain Lord Shiva earned her the name –Brahmacharini, ‘she who practices austerities’. This self-luminous form of Durga is adorned in white clothes and carries a rosary in one hand and a kamandalu (small vessel for carrying water) in the other. Devotees seek the blessings of Devi Brahmacharini, on the second day of Navratri and pray that they should not stray from the path of sacrifice and restraint as they continue in their quest of ‘Brahma’ – the ultimate truth and reality.
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