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Goddess Brahmacharini
| Vande Vaanchitalaabhay Chandraardhakrita Shekharam |
|| Japamala Kamandalu Dhara Bramhacharini Shubhaam ||
| Gourvarna Swadhishthana Sthita Dwitiya Durga Trinetram |
|| Dhawala Paridhaana Bramharupa Pushpalankaar Bhushitam ||
""Glouries to Oh! Gracious one who fulfills all desires who wears a crescent of moon on her head | She is one who holds jaapmala and kamandalu , she is Auspicious Bramhacharini ' She is one is fair and resides in Swadhishthana chakra and is Second among the Nine Durga and have Three Eyes ,Oh Bramharoopa who wears white clothes and adorned with beautiful flowers.
Goddess Brahmacharini did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. She performed hard austerity and due to which She was called Brahmacharini.
It is stated that during her penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband She spent 1000 years on the diet of flowers and fruits and another 100 years on the diet on leafy vegetables while sleeping on the floor.
Further She followed strict fasting regimen while staying at open place in scorching summers, harsh winters and stormy rains. According to Hindu mythologies She was on diet of Bilva leaves for 3000 years while She prayed to Lord Shankar. Later She even stopped eating Bilva leaves and continued her penance without any food and water. She was known as Aparna when She left eating Bilva leaves.
As legends go Goddess Brahmacharini immolated herself by wishing to get a father in her next birth who can respect her husband Lord Shiva.
Goddess Brahmacharini is worshipped on the second day of Navratri. It is believed that Lord Mangal, the provider of all fortunes, is governed by Goddess Brahmacharini.
