Shailaputri
शैलपुत्री śailaputrī'Daughter of the mountain' - the first of the nine forms of the Goddess worshipped across Navaratri, invoked on the opening night, and identified with Parvati.
Where this term appears
- Who is Durga? Deities
They run from Shailaputri, the daughter of the mountain, through Brahmacharini the ascetic, Chandraghanta the warrior crowned with the moon, Kushmanda the cosmic creator, Skandamata the mother of the war-god, K…
- Who is Parvati? Deities
She is Aparna , the leafless one, and that name is earned. She is Shailaputri , first of the nine Navadurgas of Navaratri.
- What is Navaratri? Worship
… the Navadurga , the nine forms of Durga, one assigned to each night: Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri.