Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah
Siddhidhatri is the ninth incarnation of the Goddess Durga, and is worshipped on the ninth day of the Navaratri. Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or awarder hence she is Siddhidatri. She fulfils all the divine aspirations and completes the mundane.
It is believed that in the beginning Lord Rudra worshipped Goddess AdiParashakti for creation of the universe. She had no form, The Supreme Goddess of Power, Adi Parashakti appeared in the form of Siddhidatri from the left half of Lord Shiva. Therefore, he is also known as Ardhanarishwar. According to Vedic scriptures, Lord Shiva attained all the siddhis by worshiping this Goddess.
In this form Durga is seated on a lotus and is four-armed. She holds a lotus, mace, Sudarshana Chakra and conch. In this form Durga removes ignorance and she provides the knowledge to realize that or Brahman. She possesses eight supernatural powers, or the siddhis, called Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakambya, Ishitva and Vashitva Hence she is surrounded
by Gandharvas, Yakshas, Devas and Asura who worship her. The Siddhi that she provides is the realization that only she exists. She is the mistress of all achievements and perfections.
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