
The First Night of #NavRatri is dedicated to Ma as Shailaputri – the Daughter of the Mountain. In English, ‘Daughter of the Mountain’ would be quite a frequent hailing for Devi – ‘Girija’ [i.e. Giri – Mountain, plus Ja – ‘born from’], and even ‘Parvati’ may be translated in such a manner [‘Parvata’ – Mountain; […]
Shailaputri for Chaitra Navratri – Daughter of the Mountain