Shatakshi Devi is the form of Mother Goddess Durga in which she feeds all living beings. She is worshipped for ending poverty and for the never-ending supply of food items. Below is Shatakshi Devi puja vidhi or procedure along with mantra. This is a simple guide on how to perform Shatakshi Devi Puja and is ideal for performing it at home.
Shatakshi Devi Mantra
ॐ शताक्षे शंखिनीभ्यां चक्षूरोगान् शमय तेजो दर्शय नमः॥
When to Perform Goddess Shatakshi Devi Puja?
The ideal day to perform the puja:
- Purnima Tithi – full moon day.
Legend has is that when Mother Goddess Durga appeared in this form, she had 1000 eyes. That is the reason why she is known as Shakakshi - the thousand-eyed Goddess.
Benefits of Performing Devi Shatakshi Puja
- Cure from eye ailments.
- There will always be food in the house.
- Even the incurable disease will be cured.
It is said that when she appeared on earth, she saw her children suffering due to drought. She kept crying for 9 days. Her tears watered earth and plants appeared.
Simple Shatakshi Devi Puja Vidhi
- The puja should be performed early morning after sunrise or during the pradosh period (1.5 hours before sunset).
- The murti (picture, photo or painting) of Shatakshi Devi worshipped should be green in color. She should be surrounded by vegetables and fruits. It should be placed on a green color cloth.
- The puja should be performed facing north.
- The person performing puja should wear green color clothes.
- A bronze lamp should be used. The lamp should be lit using til oil (sesame oil). One wick is preferred.
- Red shoe flower should be offered if not available other red color flowers
- Dhoop should be of Gugal
- Offer uncooked wheat.
- Offer sindhoor.
- Offer kadhu or pumpkin.
- Tilak should be of kesar.
- The bhog or Prasad or naivedya on the day should be prepared using Jaggery (gud). It should be later shared with family members.
- The mantra ॐ शताक्षे शंखिनीभ्यां चक्षूरोगान् शमय तेजो दर्शय नमः॥ should be chanted 108 times. The count should be kept on a red chandan mala.
Special Pujas
- To cure eye ailments show water to Chandra (full moon) and later use it to wash the eyes daily.
- Offer uncooked wheat (gehu) to Goddess Shatakshi and later keep it hidden in kitchen for 15 days.
- For early cure from diseases, offer pumpkin to Goddess and later keep it in an intersection.