Navaratri 1st day
Adi Shakti is the power of Lord Shiva. Adi shakti was born in the form of Sati in the house of Prajapati Daksh. Daksh hated Lord Shiva. He thought of him as a mere man who didn't have a proper home. Adi Shakti or in that life known as Sati didn't know about Lord Shiva for her father's hatred. Once she got to know about Lord Shiva she fell in love with him. Without her father's permission, she married Lord Shiva. One day Daksh had a yaga. He invited all the gods and Goddesses, except Sati and Shiva. Sati wanted to go the yaga. So she told Lord Shiva that she is Daksh's daughter and she doesn't need an invitation to go to the Yaga and set off. After reaching the Yaga place Daksh insulted Sati saying that she was not invited yet came.
Daksh crossed his limits and started insulting Lord Shiva. Sati got angry and with the guilt of knowing she didn't listen to Shiva, she immolated herself in the fie of the Yaga. Shiva was extremely sad seeing his loved one dead. He took her body and began to do Tandav(Lord shiva's angry dance). Virbhadra(another form of Shiva, killed Daksh). Vishnu knew if this continued the Earth would soon meet its end and also that if held Sati's body forever she would never be able to be reborn. So he took a painful and drastic step. He took out his Sudharsan Chakra and cut Sati's body into pieces. ( Where the pieces of Sati's body fell is known as Sati pith.) Lord Shiva went in deep sadhana. But soon Sati was reborn in the form of Parvati to the mountain king Himavat to get reunited with the love of her life. Parvati or Himavat's daughter or Adi Shakti is known as Shailputri. Maa Shailputri rides on Nandi and holds a Trishul in one hand and a lotus in the other. So we worship Goddess Parvati on the 1st day of Navaratri.
JAI MA SHAILPUTRI KI JAI
HAPPY NAVARATRI
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