MAA CHINNAMASTHA

INTRODUCTION
Chinnamastha is a Hindu goddess. She is one of
the Mahavidyas and a ferocious form of Parvati
Devi. Chinnamastha is a goddess of purity and
sexual self-control and gives more energy for
married people, and bless them to have good
children. She also gives immortality after our
death. The goddess helps us for self-realization
and will awake our kundalini – spiritual energy.
Chinnamastha is worshipped by the Kalikula sect
of Hinduism. She has only few temples devoted to
her in Nepal and eastern India. She is mostly
worshipped by the Tantric practitioners.
Chinnamastha is also named as Vajrayogini by the
Buddhists, and worshipped by them. It is believed
that by worshipping her, the evil effects of the
Rahu Graha will be eradicated.
Chinnamastha is also known by the names of
Kotavi and Korravai and worshipped by the tribal
people. She is also described in the Hindu
puranas. Since she appears in the form of
headless, she is also considered as Mata Renuka
Devi, the holy mother of Sage Parasumrama, and
worshipped all over india. She is also considered
as an incarnation of Mata Sati Devi.
Chinnamastha is mentioned as red in colour and
contains the brightness of several million suns.
She is depicted as nude in some pictures, but
sometimes, she is partially or fully clothed.
Chinnamastha is considered as a great yogini, and
contains the Shakti element. By reciting her
hundred names we will get all prosperity in our life,
and will be free from our life cycle.
Chinnamastha's photo and yantra must be
worshipped along with her attendants. We can
offer flowers and fruits for her worship. And we can
do homam also by mentioning her various names
and recite slokas meant for her.
In Kolkata, some people are worshipping
Chinnamastha as Kali and perform special pujas
to her during the Navaratri festival.
The Chintpurni Temple is situated in Himachal
Pradesh and is the famous temple of Mata
Chinnamastha, and considered as one of
the Shakti Peethas. Here, Chinnamastha appears
with severed-headed. Most of the people worship
her as a form of the goddess Durga and Kali.
There is another important Chinnamastha
Temple located in Jharkhand and lot of devotees
are visiting this shrine on a daily basis. A shrine
dedicated to Chinnamastha was built in Uttar
Pradesh. Her shrines are also situated in
Assam and West Bengal. Chinnamastha's shrines
are also found in Nepal. A chariot festival for the
goddess is also held in Nepal.
IMPORTANCE
She is the divine mother, who helps us to control
our senses and makes us to move towards the
right path in our life. She removes the lust in our
mind, and gives spiritual energy. For married
people she gives the boon of living a good life with
good children. She can be worshipped on each
and every day, by reciting her various names. She
is none other than our divine mother Mata Parvati
and will also reside in the hearts of her sincere
devotees. She also removes all sorts of problems
in our life, removes our sins and health problems,
and gives happiness and peacefulness in our life
and finally will give us SALVATION.
Let us worship the holy mother and be blessed.
“OM MAA CHINNAMASTHA DEVIYE NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR