Chhinnamasta Jayanti: Know how to perform puja and when it will be celebrated?

Chhinnamasta Jayanti is an important Hindu festival celebrating the birth anniversary of Goddess Chhinnamasta. It is celebrated on the 14th day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakh. Goddess Chhinnamasta is one of the ten Mahavidyas who is known to cut off her head to feed her assistants. This act symbolizes sacrifice and nourishment. The festival involves rituals, pujas and prayers dedicated to the goddess, emphasizing her fierce yet compassionate nature.

Table of Contents

1. Date and auspicious time
2. Importance of Goddess Chhinnamasta
3. History of Goddess Chhinnamasta
4. How to celebrate Chhinnamasta Jayanti?
5. Tamasic and Tantric worship
6. How to worship Goddess Chhinnamasta?

Date and Auspicious time

Chhinnamasta Jayanti will be celebrated on Tuesday, 21st May. Chhinnamasta Jayanti is on the Chaturdashi day of Shukla Paksha of Baisakh month.
Chaturdashi Timings: May 21, 05:39 PM – May 22, 06:48 PM

Importance of Goddess Chhinnamasta

Goddess Chhinnamasta is considered both the giver as well as the destroyer of life.She is considered to be the form of Goddess Kali who can sacrifice her life to protect her devotees and can even take someone's life.
The goddess is considered the embodiment of sexual vitality and a symbol of sexual abstinence.
Goddess Chhinnamasta is adept in Tantric disciplines and other great disciplines. Chinnamasta is said to be a Tantric Goddess who is famous among esoteric Tantric practitioners.

History of Goddess Chhinnamasta

 The history of Goddess Chhinnamasta is rooted in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In Hindu mythology, Chhinnamasta is considered one of the Mahavidyas,one of the ten goddesses known as Goddess of knowledge and power. She is known for her fierce and captivating representation, symbolising both the life-giving and life-taking aspects of the goddess. The story of Chhinnamasta tells of her self-sacrifice, where she cuts off her head to feed her servants, with three streams of blood symbolising different aspects of life. This act symbolizes her ability to transcend physical existence and shows the transformative potential of self-sacrifice. Chinnamasta is also associated with Vajrayana practices in Buddhism, where she is known as Vajrayogini, which emphasizes wisdom, emptiness, and the union of opposing forces. The symbolism of the goddess in both Hinduism and Buddhism underlines themes of selflessness, transformation, and transcendence of the ego.

How to Celebrate Chhinnamasta Jayanti?

1. Start the day by waking up early in the morning and taking bath.
2. Clean the temple area of the house and the idol or statue of Goddess Chhinnamasta.
3. Perform a special puja dedicated to Goddess Chhinnamasta. Read prayers and mantras in praise of the Goddess.
4. Some devotees also perform homam yagya and abhishekam ceremonies to honor Lord Shiva especially along with Goddess Chinnamasta.
5. Do charity and acts of kindness to please the Goddess. This may include charity, feeding the needy or other noble deeds.
6. Devotees can observe fast on Chhinnamasta Jayanti as a form of spiritual discipline and devotion.
7. Chant special aarti and mantras dedicated to Goddess Chhinnamasta to seek her blessings and protection.
8. Get the blessings of Goddess Chhinnamasta and pray for fulfilment of desires, happiness, peace and removal of obstacles in life.
9. Offer symbolic items like halwa, chana prasad and other traditional prasad to the goddess.
10. Visit temples dedicated to Goddess Chhinnamasta like Maa Chintapurni in Himachal Pradesh or Maa Chhinnamasta in Jharkhand for blessings and fulfilment of wishes.

Tamasic and Tantric Worship

Maa Chhinnamasta is one of the ten Mahavidyas and great knowledge goddesses in Shaktism. She is worshipped in both Tamasic and Tantric ways.

Tamasic Chhinnamasta Puja
1. In Tamasic form, Chhinnamasta is worshipped as a fiery, blood-drinking goddess.
2. In the puja, meat, fish, wine and grains are offered to the goddess.
3. Chhinnamasta mantra is chanted 10,000 times by wearing yellow clothes and using yellow posture (asana).
4. Worship should be done sitting in the south direction at night.

Tantric Chhinnamasta Puja
1. In Tantric form, Chinnamasta is worshipped as a wisdom goddess who represents self-knowledge and liberation.
2. The nine chakras (covers) of the Sri Yantra are worshipped, with Chhinnamasta placed at the centre.
3. Elemental purification and Sri Vidya Sadhana are done.
4. It is considered important to meditate on Chhinnamasta as the embodiment of the Mahavidyas and the ultimate reality.

How to worship Goddess Chhinnamasta?

1. Take a bath and wear clean clothes.
2. Prepare a clean puja place by placing a red cloth on a small stool.
3. Place the idol or yantra of Chinnamasta Devi on the post.
4. Gather puja materials like red flowers, vermilion, rice, incense sticks, ghee lamp, naivedya (food offerings).
5. Invoke the Goddess by chanting the Beej Mantra “Shree Hreem Kleem Aim Vajra Vairochanyai Hum Hum Phat Swaha” andstart worship.
6. Offer prayers, flowers, vermilion, rice, incense, lamp and naivedya.
7. Chant Chhinnamasta Chalisa or stotra.
8. Meditate on the divine form of the Goddess and ask for boons.

Worshipping Chhinnamasta Devi is very beneficial. Chhinnamasta Devi cures our diseases and provides protection from enemies. Provides longevity, attractiveness, wealth and sharp intelligence. Fulfils all the wishes of the devotee.

Devi Chhinnamasta Temple Rajrappa, Jharkhand

Chhinnamasta Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Chhinnamasta, a form of Goddess Durga, and is one of the Shakti Peetha temples in India. Located in Rajrappa, Jharkhand, it is an important pilgrimage centre in the region. The temple is famous for its unique depiction of Goddess Chhinnamasta, who is shown as a naked goddess standing over Kamadeva (Cupid) and Rati (goddess of love) as they make love in a lotus bed. She is shown bleeding from her neck, which is eventually consumed by her head and her friends, Jaya and Vijaya. The temple is known for its Tantric style architecture and is considered one of the most important Shakti Peethas in the country. It is believed to be built thousands of years ago and is a popular destination for devotees, especially during festivals like Makar Sankranti and Maha Shivratri. The history and legends of the temple are deeply rooted in Hindu mythology, including stories of Goddess Chinnamasta's self-immolation to quench the blood thirst of her friends Jaya and Vijaya. Damodar and Bhera The spiritual importance of the temple situated at the confluence of rivers increases even more. Visitors can reach the temple by air, rail or road, with the nearest airport being at Ranchi and the nearest railway station being at Ramgarh. The temple is open throughout the year, but the best time to visit is from October to March, when the weather is more pleasant.

Book Puja with Utsav app

Utsav app is the most preferred puja app for making puja booking. To get the blessings of Chinnamasta Mata, you can book your puja at Mata temple through the Utsav app. By worshipping Mata, various issues related to progeny, debt and sexual problems are solved. Devotees also worship the deity to fulfil all their desires and for victory over enemies and for financial prosperity.
If you are also troubled by these problems then you can book a puja to get rid of your problems by clicking on the link given below. After booking, Pandit ji will perform puja in the temple on your behalf by pronouncing your name and Gotra. After the puja, the video of your puja will be shared with you through WhatsApp and the prasad will be sent to your home.