Brahmacharini
| Brahmacharini | |
|---|---|
Goddess who did severe penance, goddess of devotion and penance | |
Brahmacharini | |
| Devanagari | ब्रह्मचारिणी |
| Affiliation | Avatar of Durga |
| Planet | Ketu |
| Mantra | दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू। देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा॥2 |
| Symbols | kamandalu, Kamandal (water pot), Pink Lotus Flower and rudraksha Jaap mala (rosary) |
| Texts | Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Devi Gita |
| Consort | Shiva |
Brahmacharini (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मचारिणी) means a devoted female student who lives in an Ashrama with her Guru along with other students. She is the second aspect of the Navadurga forms of Mahadevi and is worshipped on the second day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga). The goddess Brahmacharini is an aspect of Parvati and wears white clothes, holding a japamala in her right hand and a kamandalu in her left.