First Day of Navratri - Maa Shailputri

First Day of Navratri Rituals/Worship:

First day of the Navratri is to do sthapana of Goddess at home and invoke goddess to enter at home. Get the detailed information on how to worship goddess Shailputri on the first day of Navratri.

In order to start the Puja on the first day, it is essential to put a flower garland around the photo of the Goddess and take a bowl or metallic diya holder for lightening the lamp. Some people lighten the lamp twice in a day; while, many like to lighten the lamp continuously for 9 days. In the second condition, the care has to be taken by the people of the family to put Desi Ghee regularly in the bowl. Indeed, the preparations have to be made properly to let the custom continue without difficulty.

At the first step, the bowl should be filled more than half with Desi Ghee and one has to put small Swang rice pieces in it. Then, the Moli or holy thread in red color should be taken long enough to continue for 9 days. Further to this, the silver Chhatar should be placed in the bowl and the thread needs to be passed out of the middle hole in the Chhatar and lit with “Agni”. In order to protect the lamp-light, the devotees also make use of metal cover with holes in it. As the preparations get complete, devotees should worship goddess by singing Durga aarti, reciting special Durga Mantra, one can start reading Durga Chalisa during each day of navratri and also read Durga Saptshathi with one chapter every day. All these moments make the entire home pious on the very first day of Navratri.

Mantras for First Day of Navratri:

Devotees should chant following mantra, shlokas and stutis to invoke goddess Shailputri Maa on the first day of Navratri.

वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
वृषारुढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥

Vande Vanchhitalabhay chandrardhakritshekharam |
Vrisharudham Shooldharam Shailputreem Yashasvineem ||

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ शैलपुत्री रूपेण संस्थिता।
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Shailaputri Rupena Samsthita ।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥

वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥
पूणेन्दु निभाम् गौरी मूलाधार स्थिताम् प्रथम दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
पटाम्बर परिधानां रत्नाकिरीटा नामालंकार भूषिता॥
प्रफुल्ल वन्दना पल्लवाधरां कान्त कपोलाम् तुगम् कुचाम्।
कमनीयां लावण्यां स्नेमुखी क्षीणमध्यां नितम्बनीम्॥

Vande Vanchhitalabhaya Chandrardhakritashekharam।
Vrisharudham Shuladharam Shailaputrim Yashasvinim॥
Punendu Nibham Gauri Muladhara Sthitam Prathama Durga Trinetram।
Patambara Paridhanam Ratnakirita Namalankara Bhushita॥
Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Tugam Kucham।
Kamaniyam Lavanyam Snemukhi Kshinamadhyam Nitambanim॥