As the ninth morning of Chaitra Navratri unfolds like a lotus in the early light, we arrive at the sacred culmination — the threshold of completeness. Today, we bow before Ma Siddhidatri, the radiant giver of Siddhis, the silent force of supernatural power, and the cosmic Mother who gifts fulfillment before desire even arises.
She is the stillness after Sadhana, the flame that no longer burns but glows, the silence that sings of completion. She is the Divine Fulfillment — not loud like thunder, but deep like the ocean. The one who brings us home to our highest potential.
To worship Ma Siddhidatri is to awaken the siddhi of divine alignment — where intention becomes manifestation, and every action is grace in motion.
✺ Who is Goddess Siddhidatri? ✺
Ma Siddhidatri is the ninth and final form of Navadurga — the divine Mother who bestows siddhis, the supernatural perfections and spiritual attainments.
In the beginning, Lord Rudra meditated upon the formless Adi-Parashakti. From his left half emerged this luminous Devi, granting him the eight great siddhis and completing the union of Shiva and Shakti as Ardhanarishwara. It was from this sacred merger that the cosmic play of creation began.
Her name combines Siddhi (attainment/perfection) and Datri (bestower) — she is the Giver of Fulfillment.
Seated on a lotus or riding a lion, with four arms holding a discus, conch, lotus, and mace, she is both serenity and strength — a mirror of divine completeness.
✺ Symbolic Insights & Divine Attributes ✺
Deity Name in Devanagari: सिद्धिदात्री
Day of Worship: Navami (Day 9 of Navratri)
Planet: Ketu — the karmic liberator, the disintegrator of illusions
Favorite Flower: Lotus – symbol of purity rising from the depths
Associated Chakra: Soul Star Chakra – the gateway to divine union, above the Sahasrara
She is also known as Jaya, Parachandi, and Simhamukhi — the victorious flame of Shakti seated beyond form.
✺ Iconography of Ma Siddhidatri — The Seated Flame of Perfection ✺
In her sacred form, Ma Siddhidatri is a vision of transcendent serenity and divine radiance.
🪷 Lotus Seat or Lion Ride: The lotus signifies awakened consciousness; the lion speaks to her fearless sovereignty.
👐 Four Sacred Arms:
– Mace (Gada): Power to destroy ego and ignorance
– Discus (Chakra): Cutting through karmic bonds
– Lotus: Full flowering of the spiritual journey
– Conch (Shankha): The victorious call of return to source
👑 Red Saree: Symbol of auspicious action and divine engagement — the spiritual radiance that comes after inner stillness.
She is surrounded by siddhas, gandharvas, yakshas, rishis, and devas — all bowing to her perfection.
✺ The Tale of Divine Bestowal — From Ardhanarishwara to Cosmic Completion ✺
In the timeless story, Ma Siddhidatri appears at the dawn of creation. From the smile of the formless Supreme emerges Mahashakti, who gives birth to the three great Shaktis — Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati. From these, the Divine Trinity and their consorts are born.
Yet the divine play cannot begin without balance. And so, from the left half of Shiva, Siddhidatri emerges — bestowing him the siddhis and uniting the polarities in one cosmic form.
Thus arises Ardhanarishwara, the divine balance of masculine and feminine, the womb of all creation.
She grants the Ashtasiddhis — Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Ishatva, and Vashitva — not only to Shiva but to any seeker ready to transcend the ego.
Her grace is the final breath of the divine spiral — where the seeker no longer seeks, but becomes the path itself.
✺ Esoteric Meaning — Siddhi as Shuddhi, Fulfillment as Responsibility ✺
Siddhi is not magic. It is the sacred outcome of shuddhi — inner purification.
From Shailaputri’s inspiration at the root, to Siddhidatri’s blessing above the crown, each goddess of Navadurga leads us step by step. Through devotion, tapas, and surrender, we move from impulse to awareness, from darkness to radiance, from ego to grace.
Ma Siddhidatri teaches:
🪶 True Siddhi is silence after surrender
🪶 True Perfection is grace without grasping
🪶 True Power is when the ego has dissolved, and only the Divine remains
She arrives not with thunder but with mastery. She grants the siddhi of being a vessel — so full of divinity that manifestation becomes natural, effortless, and luminous.
✺ The Spiritual Gifts of Worshipping Ma Siddhidatri ✺
🌸 Bestows extraordinary spiritual powers and divine insights
🌸 Supports completion of sadhanas and initiations
🌸 Invokes inner perfection, divine fulfillment, and grace
🌸 Awakens the Soul Star Chakra — aligning soul with cosmic consciousness
🌸 Grants success in all righteous pursuits — both worldly and spiritual
🌸 Encourages purification of vasanas (mental impressions) for a focused mind
🌸 Uplifts devotees into service, wisdom, and spiritual leadership
She is not just a Goddess to be worshipped — she is the Siddhi of the Self recognizing its own Divinity.
✺ Soul Star Chakra — The Gateway to Divine Union ✺
As the Goddess of the Divya Chakra, also known as the Soul Star, Ma Siddhidatri governs the field beyond individual identity — the meeting place of the self and the Source.
When awakened:
💫 You transcend karmic loops
💫 Your thoughts become prayers
💫 Your actions ripple across realms
💫 You remember that you are That — you are Her
Visualize a radiant lotus of white-gold light above your crown. Sit in that glow. Let her bless you into divine alignment. Let her dissolve every limitation.
✺ Tantric Invocation ✺
In Tantra, Ma Siddhidatri is hailed as Parachandi, Simhamukhi, and Narayani — the Supreme Auspicious One beyond all opposites, the grantor of liberation and victory.
On this final sacred day of Navratri, chant her mantra with awe and devotion. Sit in silence. Let her seat you on her lotus lap.
Let your life be her offering.
🔥 Tantric Invocation Mantra:
Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namaha
Let this mantra become the siddhi you seek.
✺ Daily Rituals for Day 9 of Navratri ✺
Flower Offering: Lotus — for full spiritual blossoming
Naivedya (Offering): Sweet coconut treats, milk-based prasad
Mantra Japa:
ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः॥
Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah
Meditative Practice: Visualize a white-gold orb above your head. Inhale slowly, imagining divine light pouring in. Exhale all ego and limitation. Sit in stillness. Let her presence complete you.
Sacred Act: Write down one deep desire for spiritual growth or healing. Fold it, offer it beneath her image or flame, and whisper: Siddhirastu — “May it be accomplished.”
May Ma Siddhidatri, the Lotus of Divine Perfection, awaken within you the siddhi of alignment — where thought, word, and deed flow from the Source.
May she grant you the perfection of love, the mastery of service, and the radiant joy of divine completeness.
🌸 Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namaha 🌸
🌿 Jaganmatruke Pahimam 🌿
🔱 Om Namashchandikaye 🔱
MANTRA
Mantra
ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः॥
Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah॥
Prarthana
सिद्ध गन्धर्व यक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि।
सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥
Siddha Gandharva Yakshadyairasurairamarairapi।
Sevyamana Sada Bhuyat Siddhida Siddhidayini॥
Stuti
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ सिद्धिदात्री रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Siddhidatri Rupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥
Dhyana
वन्दे वाञ्छित मनोरथार्थ चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
कमलस्थिताम् चतुर्भुजा सिद्धीदात्री यशस्विनीम्॥
स्वर्णवर्णा निर्वाणचक्र स्थिताम् नवम् दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्।
शङ्ख, चक्र, गदा, पद्मधरां सिद्धीदात्री भजेम्॥
पटाम्बर परिधानां मृदुहास्या नानालङ्कार भूषिताम्।
मञ्जीर, हार, केयूर, किङ्किणि रत्नकुण्डल मण्डिताम्॥
प्रफुल्ल वन्दना पल्लवाधरां कान्त कपोला पीन पयोधराम्।
कमनीयां लावण्यां श्रीणकटिं निम्ननाभि नितम्बनीम्॥
Vande Vanchhita Manorathartha Chandrardhakritashekharam।
Kamalasthitam Chaturbhuja Siddhidatri Yashasvinim॥
Swarnavarnna Nirvanachakra Sthitam Navam Durga Trinetram।
Shankha, Chakra, Gada, Padmadharam Siddhidatri Bhajem॥
Patambara Paridhanam Mriduhasya Nanalankara Bhushitam।
Manjira, Hara, Keyura, Kinkini, Ratnakundala Manditam॥
Praphulla Vandana Pallavadharam Kanta Kapolam Pin Payodharam।
Kamaniyam Lavanyam Shrinakati Nimnanabhi Nitambanim॥
Stotra
कञ्चनाभा शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरा मुकुटोज्वलो।
स्मेरमुखी शिवपत्नी सिद्धिदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
पटाम्बर परिधानां नानालङ्कार भूषिताम्।
नलिस्थिताम् नलनार्क्षी सिद्धीदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
परमानन्दमयी देवी परब्रह्म परमात्मा।
परमशक्ति, परमभक्ति, सिद्धिदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
विश्वकर्ती, विश्वभर्ती, विश्वहर्ती, विश्वप्रीता।
विश्व वार्चिता, विश्वातीता सिद्धिदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
भुक्तिमुक्तिकारिणी भक्तकष्टनिवारिणी।
भवसागर तारिणी सिद्धिदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
धर्मार्थकाम प्रदायिनी महामोह विनाशिनीं।
मोक्षदायिनी सिद्धीदायिनी सिद्धिदात्री नमोऽस्तुते॥
Kanchanabha Shankhachakragadapadmadhara Mukatojvalo।
Smeramukhi Shivapatni Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Patambara Paridhanam Nanalankara Bhushitam।
Nalisthitam Nalanarkshi Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Paramanandamayi Devi Parabrahma Paramatma।
Paramashakti, Paramabhakti, Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Vishvakarti, Vishvabharti, Vishvaharti, Vishvaprita।
Vishva Varchita, Vishvatita Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Bhuktimuktikarini Bhaktakashtanivarini।
Bhavasagara Tarini Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Dharmarthakama Pradayini Mahamoha Vinashinim।
Mokshadayini Siddhidayini Siddhidatri Namoastute॥
Kavacha
ॐकारः पातु शीर्षो माँ, ऐं बीजम् माँ हृदयो।
हीं बीजम् सदापातु नभो गृहो च पादयो॥
ललाट कर्णो श्रीं बीजम् पातु क्लीं बीजम् माँ नेत्रम् घ्राणो।
कपोल चिबुको हसौ पातु जगत्प्रसूत्यै माँ सर्ववदनो॥
Omkarah Patu Shirsho Maa, Aim Bijam Maa Hridayo।
Him Bijam Sadapatu Nabho Griho Cha Padayo॥
Lalata Karno Shrim Bijam Patu Klim Bijam Maa Netram Ghrano।
Kapola Chibuko Hasau Patu Jagatprasutyai Maa Sarvavadano॥
Aarti
जय सिद्धिदात्री माँ तू सिद्धि की दाता। तु भक्तों की रक्षक तू दासों की माता॥
तेरा नाम लेते ही मिलती है सिद्धि। तेरे नाम से मन की होती है शुद्धि॥
कठिन काम सिद्ध करती हो तुम। जभी हाथ सेवक के सिर धरती हो तुम॥
तेरी पूजा में तो ना कोई विधि है। तू जगदम्बें दाती तू सर्व सिद्धि है॥
रविवार को तेरा सुमिरन करे जो। तेरी मूर्ति को ही मन में धरे जो॥
तू सब काज उसके करती है पूरे। कभी काम उसके रहे ना अधूरे॥
तुम्हारी दया और तुम्हारी यह माया। रखे जिसके सिर पर मैया अपनी छाया॥
सर्व सिद्धि दाती वह है भाग्यशाली। जो है तेरे दर का ही अम्बें सवाली॥
हिमाचल है पर्वत जहाँ वास तेरा। महा नन्दा मन्दिर में है वास तेरा॥
मुझे आसरा है तुम्हारा ही माता। भक्ति है सवाली तू जिसकी दाता॥