Day 3 of Navratri
Chandraghanta
चन्द्रघण्टा
She who wears a bell of the moon on her forehead
Color
Royal blue / silver
Planet
Venus
Mount
Tigress (sometimes lion)
Chakra
Maṇipūra (solar plexus)
Sacred story
When Mahishasura tried to defeat the gods, the universal mother took this form — golden body, ten arms, half-moon shaped like a bell on her forehead. The bell rings to terrify all demons. Combines warrior valor with motherly grace.
Iconography
Ten-armed, golden complexion, mounted on a tigress. Half-moon (chandra) shaped like a bell (ghanta) on forehead. Eight hands hold weapons, two in abhaya & varada mudra — both fierce and benevolent.
Weapons & mudras
- • Trishul, gada, sword, bow, arrows (10 hands)
- • Hand in abhaya & varada mudra
Daily mantra
ॐ देवी चन्द्रघण्टायै नमः
Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah
Beej mantra (advanced)
ह्रीं शक्तयै नमः
Recite 108× on Day 3 of Navratri. Best at Day 3 of Navratri (Tritiya). Sunset arati most powerful..
Prasad / bhog
Kheer (rice pudding)
खीर
Sacred flower
White lotus
Blessing & what she grants
Removes fear, grants courage, awakens spiritual energy, protects from enemies & accidents. Her bell-sound clears all negative vibrations.
Best-suited for these devotees
Avoid today (per tradition)
- • Speak harshly to children today
- • Quarrel with siblings
Want a Day-3 Chandraghanta puja done at a temple?
A pandit can perform the full Chandraghanta sadhana for you with the right muhurat — color, mantra, prasad, flower offered exactly as Devi Mahatmya prescribes.