re: mangala chandika stotra

[Guest guest]

Dear All

 

I am looking for the " Devanagari " version of the Mangala Chandika stotra.

Also interested in knowing the details of this vratha, its background and

special benefits conferred by this vratha, normally undertaken by women in

honour of Durga.

 

Also info on specfic temples where this deity is worshipped is needed.

 

Rgds

 

Suresh

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear suresh,

 

Mangala Chandika is the form of Durga that is worshipped on Tuesdays for

auspiciousness. It was first worshipped by Lord Siva, King Mangala and Plant

Mars. You can refer Devi Bhagavata Mahapuran for the details of this vrata.

 

There is Mangala Chandi Moola Mantra, Stotra and Vrata which is to be found in

Devi Bhagavata. Women undertake this vrata for quick alliances and good

husbands. This vrata is generally not found to be practiced in South India. It

is prevalent in Orissa and Bengal. Shashti Devi, Manasa Devi and Mangala Chandi

are generally worshipped in Orissa and Bengal.

 

For quick alliances, Katyayani Vrata, Gowri-Haritalika Vrata are undertaken in

South India. There are also certain parayanas prescribed like from Ramayana,

the sarga related to Sita-Rama kalyana for specific period else from

Lalithopakhyana, the marriage of Kameswara-Kameswari episode is also done.

 

The Harasiddhi temple of Ujjain is considered to be Mangala Chandika. You can

visit that temple.

 

Otherwise, there is a method of performing the sapthasathi parayana with

samputikara of sloka " Sarva Mangala Maangalye Sive .............Narayani

Namostute " . This becomes the Mangala Chandi Upasana

 

with regards,

sriram

 

suresh maruthi <sureshrmaruthi2001 wrote:

Dear All

 

I am looking for the " Devanagari " version of the Mangala Chandika stotra. Also

interested in knowing the details of this vratha, its background and special

benefits conferred by this vratha, normally undertaken by women in honour of

Durga.

 

Also info on specfic temples where this deity is worshipped is needed.

 

Rgds

 

Suresh

 

 

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[Guest guest]

, venkata sriram

<sriram_sapthasathi wrote:

> Mangala Chandika is the form of Durga that is worshipped on

Tuesdays for auspiciousness. It was first worshipped by Lord Siva,

King Mangala and Plant Mars. You can refer Devi Bhagavata Mahapuran

for the details of this vrata.

>

> There is Mangala Chandi Moola Mantra, Stotra and Vrata which is to

be found in Devi Bhagavata.

 

In the prakriti khanda of Brahma-Vaivarta purana too, one can find the

ma~Ngala chaNDikA mUla mantra, stotra along with the procedure.

 

Rgds

[Guest guest]

I am sorry if this has been mentioned before. When Vishnu shattered

the body of Sati into pieces the right wrist fell in Ujjain. This

place became the Pitha of Mangalachandika along with the Bhairava

appearing as KapilAmbara. When my family returned to India many years

ago my parents were filled with the urge to visit Shakti Pithas and we

went to many of them. It was my first real experience of India but I

found a deep connection in this Pitha (and also others). As per our

parampara it is near Ujjain near the jyotirlinga of Mahakaleshvara.

Three years later during my class 10 vacations we went to see

Dakshinakali in Bengal. There we heard that according to their

Parampara the Pitha of Mangalachandi was in Bengal. My father decided

we should visit it and somehow we made our way there through

completely unfamiliar terrain and language. Interestingly the Bengali

Pitha is also called something like Ujjain. It was a quiet and old

Tirtha but my the old image of Mangalachandi from the temple is kept

in a museum in Calcutta. Similarly Bhramara-durga is also also there

in Madhya Pradesh and also Bengal. If one does not have initiation in

Mangalachandi one should visit Ujjain during Navaratri and go to the

Pitha.

-Rajita