Chaitra Navratri 2025: The nine-day Chaitra Navratri, the great festival of Adishakti, is starting from March 30, 2025. As soon as Navratri begins, Maa Durga comes riding on a special vehicle. What will be the ride of Maa Durga, it completely depends on the day. Also, good and bad signs are also received from the ride of Maa Durga.
This year on Chaitra Navratri, Maa Durga is coming riding on an elephant. Although Maa Durga rides on a lion, so Goddess Durga is also known by the names Maa Sherawali and Singhvahini etc. But this year on Chaitra Navratri, Maa Durga will come to earth riding on an elephant. Along with this, Maa Durga will also depart riding on an elephant. Let us know what the elephant being the vehicle of Maa Durga indicates.
Astrologer Anish Vyas tells that this year Chaitra Navratri is starting from Sunday. Also, this year Navratri will be of 8 days instead of 9 days and in such a situation Navratri will also end on Sunday. When Navratri starts and ends on Sunday or Monday, then the vehicle of Mata Rani is an elephant. Elephant is considered auspicious and prosperous. Also, this year Chaitra Navratri will also start with many auspicious yogas. The day Navratri starts, there will be Ravi Yoga, Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga, Indra Yoga and Revati Nakshatra.
This year Navratri is starting from Sunday. Therefore, the vehicle of Mata Rani will be an elephant. According to Devi Bhagwat Purana, the arrival of Mother Durga on an elephant is considered a very auspicious sign. Elephant is considered a symbol of happiness, prosperity and peace. It is believed that the year in which the mother comes and goes on an elephant, that year there is good rain and good harvest in the country. Along with this, there is also an increase in wealth and grains. Mother’s departure will also be on an elephant. In such a situation, the mother will also bless the devotees with economic progress and prosperity while leaving.
Usually every deity has a special vehicle. Like Lord Ganesha’s mouse, Bholenath’s Nandi, Mata Lakshmi’s owl, Goddess Saraswati’s swan, Lord Vishnu’s Garuda and Goddess Durga’s lion. But Navratri is such a time when it is believed that Goddess Durga resides on earth for nine days. During this time, the mother comes to earth riding a special vehicle. Let us know how the vehicle of the mother is decided.
What will be the vehicle of Mata Rani, it completely depends on the day of the beginning and end of Navratri. According to Devi Bhagwat Purana, when Navratri starts and ends on Sunday or Monday, then Mata Rani comes and goes riding on an elephant (Gaj).
On the other hand, when Navratri starts and ends on Tuesday and Saturday, then the vehicle of the mother is horse. It is not considered good for Mata Rani to come or go on a horse. It is considered a sign of discord.
On the other hand, when Navratri starts and ends on Wednesday, then Mata Rani comes and goes riding on a boat. The boat is considered an auspicious sign. It is a symbol of freedom from calamity and peace.
When Navratri begins and ends on Thursday and Friday, the Goddess comes and goes on a palanquin. This is also not auspicious. The Goddess’ coming and going on a palanquin is considered a sign of instability and challenges.