Navratri 2025 Day 5: Maa Skandamata, Puja Rituals, Color, Mantra & Significance
Annanya Saxena | Sep 26, 2025, 08:05 IST
Maa Skandamata on Navratri 2025 Day 5
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Highlight of the story: The 5th day of Navratri 2025 is dedicated to Maa Skandamata, the compassionate mother goddess. Wearing green, devotees perform rituals, offer bhog, and chant her powerful mantras. Skandamata symbolizes purity, protection, and nurturing love while ruling the throat chakra, aiding truth and creativity. Her story reminds us that maternal care builds strength and courage. On this day, devotees seek harmony, blessings for children, and family prosperity while celebrating the essence of motherhood and divine protection.
Your spiritual journey reaches new heights today September 26 as devotees honor Maa Skandamata the loving mother who carries Lord Kartikeya on her lap. Navratri Day 5 color green brings growth plus renewal plus harmony into homes while Maa Skandamata blesses devotees with prosperity. This complete guide helps you worship the divine mother who represents pure maternal love plus protection.
The fifth form of Durga appears as gentle mother holding her son Skanda (Kartikeya) in her lap showing divine maternal care. Her four hands hold lotus flowers plus baby Kartikeya while sitting gracefully on lotus throne. The goddess has golden complexion radiating warmth plus compassion plus unconditional love.
Maa Skandamata rules the Vishuddha throat chakra helping devotees express truth plus creativity plus clear communication. Her lion mount represents courage while lotus symbols show purity plus spiritual awakening. This mother form teaches balance between strength plus gentleness.
Begin with morning bath plus wear green clothes before setting up puja space with Skandamata image or idol. Chant the Skandamata Mantra: "ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः" (Om Devi Skandamatayai Namaha) Offer banana and kheer as bhog. Light ghee lamp plus incense while offering green flowers plus fruits with pure devotion.
Place banana plus green fruits plus kheer made with milk plus cardamom plus sugar as special bhog for divine mother. Keep clean water in copper pot plus fresh tulsi leaves for sacred offerings. Recite Durga Saptashati or listen to Navratri bhajans. Perform aarti and seek her blessings.
The puja vidhi includes meditation on Vishuddha chakra while chanting mantras 108 times using rudraksha mala. Conclude with aarti plus distribute prasad among family members seeking maternal blessings for protection plus prosperity.
This form represents pure maternal instinct plus protective love that mothers show toward children. Worshipping Skandamata Mata brings peace, prosperity, and fulfillment of desires. Devotees pray for healthy children plus family harmony plus protection from evil forces.
The goddess teaches balance between nurturing care plus fierce protection when needed. Her worship removes obstacles from married life plus blesses couples with healthy offspring plus family happiness.
Day 5 (Sept 26 – Green): Growth & renewal. Dedicated to Skandamata, green symbolizes fertility and fresh beginnings. This color represents nature's healing power plus new growth plus hope for better future.
Green activates heart chakra energy promoting love plus compassion plus emotional healing. Wearing green clothes plus decorating with green flowers plus offering green fruits creates harmony with divine mother's nurturing energy. The color brings mental peace plus reduces stress plus promotes spiritual growth.
The mantra of Skandamata is "ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः" (Om Devi Skandamātāyai Namah). The meaning of the mantra is I bow to the divine Skandamata. The powerful beej mantra "Om Hreem Saha Skandmatryai Namah" Chanting the Skandamata mantra or jaap mantra 108 times brings divine energy, protection, and success.
Daily chanting routine includes morning 108 repetitions after bath plus evening 51 times during aarti plus silent repetition throughout day for continuous protection.
Childless couples observe fast plus chant Skandamata mantras seeking blessings for healthy children. Students pray for better communication skills plus creative expression plus academic success through throat chakra activation.
Feed green foods to cows plus distribute green sweets to children plus plant green trees for environmental blessings. Light green candles plus meditate on heart center for emotional healing plus relationship harmony.
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Navratri 2025 Day 5: Worship of Maa Skandamata
Story of Skandamata
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The fifth form of Durga appears as gentle mother holding her son Skanda (Kartikeya) in her lap showing divine maternal care. Her four hands hold lotus flowers plus baby Kartikeya while sitting gracefully on lotus throne. The goddess has golden complexion radiating warmth plus compassion plus unconditional love.
Maa Skandamata rules the Vishuddha throat chakra helping devotees express truth plus creativity plus clear communication. Her lion mount represents courage while lotus symbols show purity plus spiritual awakening. This mother form teaches balance between strength plus gentleness.
Puja Rituals Plus Vidhi for Skandamata Puja 2025
Navratri 2025 5th Day celebrations
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Begin with morning bath plus wear green clothes before setting up puja space with Skandamata image or idol. Chant the Skandamata Mantra: "ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः" (Om Devi Skandamatayai Namaha) Offer banana and kheer as bhog. Light ghee lamp plus incense while offering green flowers plus fruits with pure devotion.
Place banana plus green fruits plus kheer made with milk plus cardamom plus sugar as special bhog for divine mother. Keep clean water in copper pot plus fresh tulsi leaves for sacred offerings. Recite Durga Saptashati or listen to Navratri bhajans. Perform aarti and seek her blessings.
The puja vidhi includes meditation on Vishuddha chakra while chanting mantras 108 times using rudraksha mala. Conclude with aarti plus distribute prasad among family members seeking maternal blessings for protection plus prosperity.
Significance of Maa Skandamata in Navratri
Skandamata Puja Rituals & Mantra
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This form represents pure maternal instinct plus protective love that mothers show toward children. Worshipping Skandamata Mata brings peace, prosperity, and fulfillment of desires. Devotees pray for healthy children plus family harmony plus protection from evil forces.
The goddess teaches balance between nurturing care plus fierce protection when needed. Her worship removes obstacles from married life plus blesses couples with healthy offspring plus family happiness.
Color Green Plus Its Symbolism on Day 5
Skandamata blessings
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Day 5 (Sept 26 – Green): Growth & renewal. Dedicated to Skandamata, green symbolizes fertility and fresh beginnings. This color represents nature's healing power plus new growth plus hope for better future.
Green activates heart chakra energy promoting love plus compassion plus emotional healing. Wearing green clothes plus decorating with green flowers plus offering green fruits creates harmony with divine mother's nurturing energy. The color brings mental peace plus reduces stress plus promotes spiritual growth.
Skandamata Mantra Plus Stuti 2025
Maa Skandamata Day 5
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The mantra of Skandamata is "ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः" (Om Devi Skandamātāyai Namah). The meaning of the mantra is I bow to the divine Skandamata. The powerful beej mantra "Om Hreem Saha Skandmatryai Namah" Chanting the Skandamata mantra or jaap mantra 108 times brings divine energy, protection, and success.
Daily chanting routine includes morning 108 repetitions after bath plus evening 51 times during aarti plus silent repetition throughout day for continuous protection.
Remedies Plus Special Wishes on Day 5
Feed green foods to cows plus distribute green sweets to children plus plant green trees for environmental blessings. Light green candles plus meditate on heart center for emotional healing plus relationship harmony.
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