jagaddhAtrI pujA

jagaddhAtrI pujA, one of the most important festivals of bangavAsis ( Bengalis )is the worship of sakthI or the divine power. It is basically a festival with a long series of rituals followed on every day of the pujA. Like durgApujA this Deity is also worshipped for three consecutive days of mahAsaptamI , mahAashthamI and mahAnavamI .
{ This year timings based on Indian Standard Time:
saptamI : 18th November, 2015 Wednesday
asthamI: 19th November, 2015 Thursday
navamI: 20th November, 2015 Friday
dashamI: 21st November, 2015 Saturday  }
The ruling to perform the special pujA of the goddess on the ninth lunar day of the light fortnight in the month kArtika  (in our regional dialect we pronounce it kAtI   ) has been mentioned in krityakarmodaya by srInATha AcharyachudAmani of th15-16th CE. It is the time of the year when the weather is at its moderate best giving the air a festive touch. The formal difference between durgA ( durgai) and occurs in Tantra Literatures. It is that between Devi Durga and jagaddhAtrI lies in mAyA tantraM and jagaddhAtrI is mentioned with reference to durgA in tantrasAra of krishnAnanda AgamavAgisha . As per ancient paurAnika lore of the Hindu scriptures, soon after the victory  the devAs became highly egoistic. They thought because of lending to durgA their instruments the mighty asuras were vanquished. To make them understand that the primordial power is alone behind every action, then paraMshivA ( parambramha ) appeared before the devAsin the form of effulgent yaksha .
Bewildered by its presence one by one the devas approached yaksha. First the god of wind vAyU. The yaksha asked him what he could do. The vAyU replied that he could throw away huge trees, tumble high mountains. The yaksha then placed a small grass and asked him to move it. The vAyU utilised all his powers but lo! he could not even displace it. So also the god of fire Agni, could not even burn it. Likewise one by one the devas failed. And it dawned on them that their powers are in reality not their own but derived from the supreme power who as protecting mother holds the entire creation and therefore called jagaddhAtrI . ( shrUtI ref: kenopnishada ब्रह्म ह देवेभ्यो विजिग्ये तस्य ह ब्रह्मणो
विजये देवा अमहीयन्…..
…..
स तस्मिन्नेवाकाशे स्त्रियमाजगाम बहुशोभमानामुमाँ
हैमवतीं ताँहोवाच किमेतद्यक्षमिति….
. )
Anybody who worships jagaddhAtrI becomes absolutely ego less and a true servant of the world which is nothing but a manifestation of the Brahman.

In tantra she is depicted as being the colour of the morning sun, three-eyed and four-armed, holding chakra, conch, bow and arrow, clothed in red, bright jewels and nAgaygnopavitha , a symbol of Yoga and the Brahman. She rides a lion standing on the dead karIndrAsura, the Elephant Demon. “Jagaddhatri arises in the heart of a person,” said Sri Ramakrishna, “who can control the frantic elephant called mind.” Recitation of jagaddhAtrI stotra has highly spritual benefits so I’m also including that. Either one should worship jagaddhAtrI in a lamp / jalakumbha/shivaling with panchopchAras and should recite this stotra or  meditation on stotra should be done .It was grace of hemAvatI ( jagaddhAtrI ) that devas were able to recognize paraM brahma so let all of us try to seek grace of jagaddhAtrI  so we too can recognize brahman.

  ( sanskritaM )

॥  श्री जगद्धात्री स्तोत्रं ॥

आधारभूतेचाधेये धृतिरूपेधुरन्धरे । ध्रुवेध्रुवपदेधीरे जगद्धात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
शवाकारेशक्तिरूपेशक्तिस्थेशक्तिविग्रहे । शाक्ताचारप्रियेदेवि जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तुते ॥
जयदेजगदानन्देजगदेकप्रपूज्जिते ।  जय सर्वगतेदुर्गे जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तु ते ॥
सूक्ष्मातिसुक्ष्मरूपेचप्राणपानादिरूपिणि। भावाभावस्वरूपे च जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तुते ॥
कालादिरूपेकालेशे कालाकालविभेदिनि । सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वज्ञे जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तुते ॥
महाविघ्नेमहोत्साहे महामायेवरप्रदे । प्रपञ्चसारेसाध्वीशो जगद्धात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
अगम्येजगतामाध्ये माहेश्वरिवराङ्गने । अशेष रूपे रूपस्थे जगद्धात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
द्विसप्तकोटिमन्त्राणांशक्तिरूपे सनातनि । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपे च जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तु ते ॥
तीर्थयज्ञतपोदानयोगसारे जगन्मयि । त्वमेवसर्वंसर्वस्थे जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तुते ॥
दयारूपेदयादृष्टेदयार्द्र दुःखमोचनि । सर्वापत्तारिके दुर्गे जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तु ते ॥
अगम्यधामधामस्थे महायोगिशहृतपुरे । अमेयभावकूतस्थे जगद्धात्रिनमोऽस्तुते ॥

( Bengali )

॥  শ্রী জগদ্ধাত্রী স্তোত্রং ॥

আধারভূতেচাধেযে ধৃতিরূপেধুরন্ধরে । ধ্রুবেধ্রুবপদেধীরে জগদ্ধাত্রি নমোঽস্তু তে ॥
শবাকারেশক্তিরূপেশক্তিস্থেশক্তিবিগ্রহে । শাক্তাচারপ্রিযেদেবি জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তুতে ॥
জযদেজগদানন্দেজগদেকপ্রপূজ্জিতে ।  জয সর্বগতেদুর্গে জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তু তে ॥
সূক্ষ্মাতিসুক্ষ্মরূপেচপ্রাণপানাদিরূপিণি। ভাবাভাবস্বরূপে চ জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তুতে ॥
কালাদিরূপেকালেশে কালাকালবিভেদিনি । সর্বস্বরূপে সর্বজ্ঞে জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তুতে ॥
মহাবিঘ্নেমহোত্সাহে মহামাযেবরপ্রদে । প্রপঞ্চসারেসাধ্বীশো জগদ্ধাত্রি নমোঽস্তু তে ॥
অগম্যেজগতামাধ্যে মাহেশ্বরিবরাঙ্গনে । অশেষ রূপে রূপস্থে জগদ্ধাত্রি নমোঽস্তু তে ॥
দ্বিসপ্তকোটিমন্ত্রাণাংশক্তিরূপে সনাতনি । সর্বশক্তিস্বরূপে চ জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তু তে ॥
তীর্থযজ্ঞতপোদানযোগসারে জগন্মযি । ত্বমেবসর্বংসর্বস্থে জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তুতে ॥
দযারূপেদযাদৃষ্টেদযার্দ্র দুঃখমোচনি । সর্বাপত্তারিকে দুর্গে জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তু তে ॥
অগম্যধামধামস্থে মহাযোগিশহৃতপুরে । অমেযভাবকূতস্থে জগদ্ধাত্রিনমোঽস্তুতে ॥

     ( Tamil/ Tamizh )
॥  ஶ்ரீ ஜகத்தாத்ரீ ஸ்தோத்ரஂ ॥

ஆதாரபூதேசாதேயே த௃திரூபேதுரந்தரே । த்ருவேத்ருவபதேதீரே ஜகத்தாத்ரி நமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
ஶவாகாரேஶக்திரூபேஶக்திஸ்தேஶக்திவிக்ரஹே । ஶாக்தாசாரப்ரியேதேவி ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்துதே ॥
ஜயதேஜகதாநந்தேஜகதேகப்ரபூஜ்ஜிதே ।  ஜய ஸர்வகதேதுர்கே ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
ஸூக்ஷ்மாதிஸுக்ஷ்மரூபேசப்ராணபாநாதிரூபிணி। பாவாபாவஸ்வரூபே சஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்துதே ॥
காலாதிரூபேகாலேஶே காலாகாலவிபேதிநி । ஸர்வஸ்வரூபே ஸர்வஜ்ஞே ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்துதே ॥
மஹாவிக்நேமஹோத்ஸாஹே மஹாமாயேவரப்ரதே । ப்ரபஞ்சஸாரேஸாத்வீஶோ ஜகத்தாத்ரி நமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
அகம்யேஜகதாமாத்யே மாஹேஶ்வரிவராங்கநே । அஶேஷ ரூபே ரூபஸ்தே ஜகத்தாத்ரி நமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
த்விஸப்தகோடிமந்த்ராணாஂஶக்திரூபே ஸநாதநி । ஸர்வஶக்திஸ்வரூபே ச ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
தீர்தயஜ்ஞதபோதாநயோகஸாரே ஜகந்மயி । த்வமேவஸர்வஂஸர்வஸ்தே ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்துதே ॥
தயாரூபேதயாத௃ஷ்டேதயார்த்ர துஃகமோசநி । ஸர்வாபத்தாரிகே துர்கே ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்து தே ॥
அகம்யதாமதாமஸ்தே மஹாயோகிஶஹ௃தபுரே । அமேயபாவகூதஸ்தே ஜகத்தாத்ரிநமோऽஸ்துதே ॥

       ( Kannada )
॥  ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರೀ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ॥

ಆಧಾರಭೂತೇಚಾಧೇಯೇ ಧೃತಿರೂಪೇಧುರನ್ಧರೇ । ಧ್ರುವೇಧ್ರುವಪದೇಧೀರೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ಶವಾಕಾರೇಶಕ್ತಿರೂಪೇಶಕ್ತಿಸ್ಥೇಶಕ್ತಿವಿಗ್ರಹೇ । ಶಾಕ್ತಾಚಾರಪ್ರಿಯೇದೇವಿ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥
ಜಯದೇಜಗದಾನನ್ದೇಜಗದೇಕಪ್ರಪೂಜ್ಜಿತೇ ।  ಜಯ ಸರ್ವಗತೇದುರ್ಗೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಾತಿಸುಕ್ಷ್ಮರೂಪೇಚಪ್ರಾಣಪಾನಾದಿರೂಪಿಣಿ। ಭಾವಾಭಾವಸ್ವರೂಪೇ ಚ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥
ಕಾಲಾದಿರೂಪೇಕಾಲೇಶೇ ಕಾಲಾಕಾಲವಿಭೇದಿನಿ । ಸರ್ವಸ್ವರೂಪೇ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥
ಮಹಾವಿಘ್ನೇಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹೇ ಮಹಾಮಾಯೇವರಪ್ರದೇ । ಪ್ರಪಞ್ಚಸಾರೇಸಾಧ್ವೀಶೋ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ಅಗಮ್ಯೇಜಗತಾಮಾಧ್ಯೇ ಮಾಹೇಶ್ವರಿವರಾಙ್ಗನೇ । ಅಶೇಷ ರೂಪೇ ರೂಪಸ್ಥೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ದ್ವಿಸಪ್ತಕೋಟಿಮನ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂಶಕ್ತಿರೂಪೇ ಸನಾತನಿ । ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತಿಸ್ವರೂಪೇ ಚ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ತೀರ್ಥಯಜ್ಞತಪೋದಾನಯೋಗಸಾರೇ ಜಗನ್ಮಯಿ । ತ್ವಮೇವಸರ್ವಂಸರ್ವಸ್ಥೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥
ದಯಾರೂಪೇದಯಾದೃಷ್ಟೇದಯಾರ್ದ್ರ ದುಃಖಮೋಚನಿ । ಸರ್ವಾಪತ್ತಾರಿಕೇ ದುರ್ಗೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥
ಅಗಮ್ಯಧಾಮಧಾಮಸ್ಥೇ ಮಹಾಯೋಗಿಶಹೃತಪುರೇ । ಅಮೇಯಭಾವಕೂತಸ್ಥೇ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರಿನಮೋಽಸ್ತುತೇ ॥

     ( Telugu )
॥  శ్రీ జగద్ధాత్రీ స్తోత్రం ॥

ఆధారభూతేచాధేయే ధృతిరూపేధురన్ధరే । ధ్రువేధ్రువపదేధీరే జగద్ధాత్రి నమోఽస్తు తే ॥
శవాకారేశక్తిరూపేశక్తిస్థేశక్తివిగ్రహే । శాక్తాచారప్రియేదేవి జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తుతే ॥
జయదేజగదానన్దేజగదేకప్రపూజ్జితే ।  జయ సర్వగతేదుర్గే జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తు తే ॥
సూక్ష్మాతిసుక్ష్మరూపేచప్రాణపానాదిరూపిణి। భావాభావస్వరూపే చ జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తుతే ॥
కాలాదిరూపేకాలేశే కాలాకాలవిభేదిని । సర్వస్వరూపే సర్వజ్ఞే జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తుతే ॥
మహావిఘ్నేమహోత్సాహే మహామాయేవరప్రదే । ప్రపఞ్చసారేసాధ్వీశో జగద్ధాత్రి నమోఽస్తు తే ॥
అగమ్యేజగతామాధ్యే మాహేశ్వరివరాఙ్గనే । అశేష రూపే రూపస్థే జగద్ధాత్రి నమోఽస్తు తే ॥
ద్విసప్తకోటిమన్త్రాణాంశక్తిరూపే సనాతని । సర్వశక్తిస్వరూపే చ జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తు తే ॥
తీర్థయజ్ఞతపోదానయోగసారే జగన్మయి । త్వమేవసర్వంసర్వస్థే జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తుతే ॥
దయారూపేదయాదృష్టేదయార్ద్ర దుఃఖమోచని । సర్వాపత్తారికే దుర్గే జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తు తే ॥
అగమ్యధామధామస్థే మహాయోగిశహృతపురే । అమేయభావకూతస్థే జగద్ధాత్రినమోఽస్తుతే ॥

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॥  ശ്രീ ജഗദ്ധാത്രീ സ്തോത്രം ॥

ആധാരഭൂതേചാധേയേ ധൃതിരൂപേധുരന്ധരേ । ധ്രുവേധ്രുവപദേധീരേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രി നമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
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ജയദേജഗദാനന്ദേജഗദേകപ്രപൂജ്ജിതേ ।  ജയ സര്വഗതേദുര്ഗേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രിനമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
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കാലാദിരൂപേകാലേശേ കാലാകാലവിഭേദിനി । സര്വസ്വരൂപേ സര്വജ്ഞേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രിനമോഽസ്തുതേ ॥
മഹാവിഘ്നേമഹോത്സാഹേ മഹാമായേവരപ്രദേ । പ്രപഞ്ചസാരേസാധ്വീശോ ജഗദ്ധാത്രി നമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
അഗമ്യേജഗതാമാധ്യേ മാഹേശ്വരിവരാങ്ഗനേ । അശേഷ രൂപേ രൂപസ്ഥേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രി നമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
ദ്വിസപ്തകോടിമന്ത്രാണാംശക്തിരൂപേ സനാതനി । സര്വശക്തിസ്വരൂപേ ച ജഗദ്ധാത്രിനമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
തീര്ഥയജ്ഞതപോദാനയോഗസാരേ ജഗന്മയി । ത്വമേവസര്വംസര്വസ്ഥേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രിനമോഽസ്തുതേ ॥
ദയാരൂപേദയാദൃഷ്ടേദയാര്ദ്ര ദുഃഖമോചനി । സര്വാപത്താരികേ ദുര്ഗേ ജഗദ്ധാത്രിനമോഽസ്തു തേ ॥
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