The Navratri celebration is one of India's most revered holidays. It is a joyful, happy, and exciting time of the year. Every year, devotees from all around the nation participate in various celebrations of this event. Maa Siddhidatri is worshipped on the ninth day of Navratri. Siddhi denotes a supernatural ability, while Dhatri designates the conferrer. As a result, it is thought that Maa Siddhidatri satisfies all heavenly desires.

Ninth day of Navratri

Goddess Siddhidatri is one of the nine forms of Goddess Durga. She is worshipped on the 9^th day of Navratri. Navami is the Navratri Ninth Day, which is considered the most auspicious day of the Navaratri festival. It is on the ninth day that Goddess Siddhidartri is worshipped.

The Story of Maa Siddhidatri

When our universe first began, there was nothing more than a vast nothingness, which is when Maa Siddhidatri's narrative begins. There was no indication of life, and it was completely black. With the light of her smile, Goddess Kushmanda created the cosmos at this time.

The energy of Lord Bramha, the energy of sustenance, the energy of Lord Vishnu, and the energy of destruction, Lord Shiva,were created by Maa Kushamnda. After they had been made, Lord Shiva requested Maa Kushmanda to give him perfection.

Therefore, Maa Kushmanda created a different goddess who gave Lord Shiva 18 different types of perfection. These included the Ashta Siddhi, which Lord Krishna defined as consisting of eight fundamental kinds of perfection and ten subsidiary forms of perfection.

This goddess who had the ability to bestow these perfections on Lord Shiva is Maa Siddhidatri, the giver of perfection. Lord Bramha was asked to create the rest of the universe. However, since he required a man and a woman for creation, Lord Bramha found this task to be very challenging.

He prayed to Maa Siddhidatri and asked her to help him. Upon hearing Lord Bramha’s request, Maa Siddhidatri converted half of Lord Shiva’s body into a woman’s body. Therefore, Lord Shiva is also known as Ardhanarishwar (Ardh, half; Nari, woman; Ishwar, refers to Lord Shiva).

Lord Bramha was now able to create living beings along with the rest of the universe. So, it was Maa Siddhidatri who helped Lord Bramha with the creation of the universe and also bestowed perfection upon Lord Shiva. 

Conclusion

Maa Siddhidatri is seen sitting on a lion or a lotus. She has four arms, and in each of them she carries a conch shell, a mace, a lotus, and a discus. Maa Siddhidatri, who is worshiped on the ninth day of Navratri, holds the Ashta Siddhi. It is said that Maa Siddhidatri bestows spiritual understanding upon her followers and that she also purges ignorance.