Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: History, Significance, Shubh Muhurat, And Puja Vidhi
Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: Hindus across the country celebrate Bagalamukhi Jayanti to honour Goddess Bagalamukhi. It is believed that she has firm control over the tongue and mind of all living beings on the earth. Also called Pitambara Devi, Goddess Bagalamukhi is the eighth form among the Dash Mahavidyas, the ten cosmic powers of divine mother Maha Shakti.
Goddess Bagalamukhi is highly revered in the Tantric cult and the devotees worship her to seek powers of stambhan and bashikaran, which refers to controlling and hypnotising someone.
This special day falls in the month of Vaishakha on the eighth day, or the Ashtami Tithi, of the Shukla Paksha, as per the Hindu calendar. Devotees mark the day with prayers, rituals and chants to seek the blessings of the goddess.
Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: Date And Shubh Muhurat
According to Drik Panchang, Bagalamukhi Jayanti in 2025 will be observed on May 5. The Ashtmi Tithi begins at 7:18 AM on May 4 and ends at 7:35 AM on May 5. Vijay Muhurta will continue from 02:32 PM to 03:25 PM. Apart from this, Nishita Muhurta will prevail from 11:56 PM on May 5 to 12:39 AM on May 6.
Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: Significance
Bagalamukhi Jayanti is a special day dedicated to Goddess Bagalamukhi, who is believed to be a very powerful form of Goddess Shakti.
The devotees of Goddess Bagalamukhi worship her to get protection from enemies and evil forces. Many people pray to her to win over enemies, remove obstacles in life and to win court cases.
Goddess Bagalamukhi is also known as the goddess of wisdom, speech and victory. As per Hindu mythology, she has the power to control the minds of the enemies of her devotees and to stop anything harmful or dangerous. She is often worshipped by those who feel surrounded by problems or want to succeed in important matters. Devotees also believe that offering prayers on this day can bring peace, success and good health into their lives.
Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: History
According to Hindu mythology, the story behind Bagalamukhi Jayanti goes back to the Satya Yuga. It is said that once a huge storm on Earth threatened the existence of all living beings. Lord Vishnu became worried and asked Lord Shiva for help. Lord Shiva told him that only Goddess Shakti could stop the storm. So, Lord Vishnu prayed to Goddess Shakti near a lake called Haridra Sarovar. The goddess, pleased with his prayers, appeared from the lake as Bagalamukhi and calmed the storm and saved the universe.
There is also another mythological tale behind the origin of Maa Bagalamukhi. A demon named Madan got a special power, known as Vak-siddhi, through prayer. With this power, whatever he said would come true. But he started misusing it and began troubling innocent people. The gods then prayed to Goddess Shakti to stop him. She took the form of Bagalamukhi, who then caught the demon's tongue and took away his power. Before he died, Madan asked the goddess to let him be worshipped along with her. She agreed and then killed him.
Bagalamukhi Jayanti 2025: Puja Vidhi
On Bagalamukhi Jayanti, people start the day with a bath and wear yellow clothes as the colour is considered auspicious for the goddess. During the auspicious time, they worship the idol or photo of Goddess Bagalamukhi, which should be facing east. Devotees offer yellow flowers, turmeric, yellow clothes, incense, a lamp and sweets to the goddess. They recite the Bagalamukhi Chalisa and the story related to her. The puja rituals come to an end with the aarti.
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May 05, 2025, 06:10 IST
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