9 aspects of shakti
Each day has a different aspect and name
- Shailaputri
- Brahmacharini
- Chandraganta
- Kushmanda
- Skanda mata
- Katyayani
- Kaalratri
- Mahagauri
- Sidhidatri
Each number corresponds to the day of Navratri
There are stories behind each day
However the stories have a spiritual interpretation. And thus corresponds to a different yoga experience
I have hinted at them elsewhere
To give an example – she is called Maha Gauri. Meaning very fair. Once Shankar made fun of her called her dark complexioned – kaali. So she went to Maansarovar. She took a bath in it, the dark complexion part of her separated out , was called kaushiki and Kaushiki destroyed Shumba and Nishumba
The spiritual meaning is – the inner most part of us – the anahkarana has spots. Defects. It is full of desires, anger, etc. that is the dark complexion. Bathing in maansarovar refers to merging our consciousness able Agnachakra ( in manaschakra ) gets rid of am the defects. The dark complexion that emerges from the bath destroys shumba and nishumba – the dualities that we see good and bad, etc and replaces it with seeing purity in the world which of course is God or shakti herself
Bhavin