Gupt Navratri 2025 Day 5: Maa Skandamata Puja & Significance

Gupt Navratri is a spiritually significant time observed by seekers and tantric practitioners in silence and devotion. On the fifth day (Panchami), devotees worship Maa Skandamata, the fifth form of Navadurga, who represents motherhood, wisdom, and nurturing energy. In 2025, this day falls on Monday, June 30.

Who Is Maa Skandamata?

Maa Skandamata, meaning "Mother of Skanda (Kartikeya)", is depicted seated on a lion with her son in her lap. She has four arms—two holding lotuses, one in a blessing gesture, and one cradling Skanda. She is a symbol of divine motherhood and also represents the Vishuddha Chakra (throat chakra), purifying the mind and speech.

Spiritual Significance of Day 5

• She blesses her devotees with wisdom, clarity, and peace
  

• Helps childless couples attain the joy of parenthood
  

• Her worship ensures protection of children and the family
  

• Symbolizes the union of strength and compassion
  

• Encourages seekers to adopt patience, purity, and care
  

Puja Vidhi – How to Worship Maa Skandamata

To perform Skandamata puja during Gupt Navratri:

• Rise early during Brahma Muhurat, bathe, and wear clean or yellow clothing
  

• Set up the altar with a clean cloth and place her idol or image on it
  

• Offer lotus flowers, fruits (especially bananas), sweets, and white items
  

• Light a ghee diya and incense sticks
  

• Chant the mantra:
  "या देवी सर्वभूतेषु स्कन्दमाता रूपेण संस्थिता।
  नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥"
  

• Recite Durga Saptashati, Skandamata Stotra, and perform her aarti
  

• Offer bhog and conclude with prayers for peace and protection
  

Benefits of Worshipping Maa Skandamata

• Brings mental peace, spiritual knowledge, and divine grace
  

• Protects the devotee’s family from evil and misfortune
  

• Grants motherhood, especially to those praying for children
  

• Helps in the growth of intelligence and speech
  

• Removes arrogance and encourages devotion and humility
  

What Maa Skandamata Teaches Us

Her gentle appearance conceals the fierce power she possesses. Maa Skandamata is not just a mother—she’s a spiritual guide who teaches:

• To raise children with love and discipline
  

• To remain composed yet courageous in life’s battles
  

• To express devotion through selfless service and faith
  

• That true motherhood is a powerful form of divinity
  

Gupt Navratri and the Inner Journey

While regular Navratris are celebrated publicly, Gupt Navratri is a time for inward exploration. Each day marks an energy center or chakra. Day 5, ruled by Skandamata, helps cleanse the throat chakra, aiding in clearer communication, truthfulness, and spiritual expression.
Seekers also use this time for mantra sadhana, meditation, and introspection to evolve spiritually.

Tantric Connection: Maa Chhinnamasta

In certain Tantric traditions, the fifth day is also associated with Maa Chhinnamasta, one of the 10 Mahavidyas. She is fierce and symbolic of self-sacrifice, ego transcendence, and kundalini awakening. Advanced sadhaks may choose to worship her on this day for spiritual liberation.

Worshipping Maa Skandamata on the fifth day of Gupt Navratri invokes divine grace, emotional strength, and familial blessings. Her presence blesses both mind and heart. As you chant her name and visualize her nurturing form, may she fill your life with love, strength, and serenity.

Connect with Divinity on this sacred day!
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