Historical Period10c CE
Classical Shakta canon; integrated into Navratri by c. 10th c. CE
3000 BCE10th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Devyai Shailaputriāyai Namaḥ
- Vahana
- white bull
- Sacred Colours
- white
- Sacred Flowers
- red lotus
Primary Scriptures
3 sources- Devī Māhātmya (Durgā Saptaśatī)purana
- Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇapurana
- Durgā Kavachastotra
Shailaputri
Shailaputri is worshipped on the designated day of Navratri as one of the Navadurga — the nine progressive forms of the supreme goddess. The nine forms together narrate the complete theological progression from the newborn mountain-daughter to the liberated giver-of-siddhis:
- Shailaputri (daughter of mountain) — the beginning
- Brahmacharini (ascetic) — spiritual practice
- Chandraghanta (with moon-bell) — courage
- Kushmanda (cosmic-egg) — creation
- Skandamata (mother of Skanda) — nurturing
- Katyayani (born of sage) — warrior-power
- Kalaratri (dark night) — destruction of evil
- Mahagauri (great-fair) — purification
- Siddhidatri (giver of powers) — final liberation
The nine days of Navratri are thus a structured spiritual progression — the devotee moves with the goddess from mountain-innocence to liberated wisdom.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Devyai Shailaputriāyai Namaḥ
- Vāhana
- Nandi
- Sacred flowers
- red lotus
- Sacred colours
- white
🎊 Festivals
- Navratri day — shailaputriĀśvina (Sep–Oct)
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Devī Māhātmya (Durgā Saptaśatī)purana
- Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇapurana
- Durgā Kavachastotra
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookDevī Māhātmya — Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookDurgā Saptaśatī commentary