Energy: Spiritual elevation and Vata- Pitta balance.
Devi Kushmanda is associated with the Anahata (heart) Chakra, radiating love, warmth and compassion.
Mantra to Chant
“Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah”.
Chant 108 times for peace, protection and emotional stability
Vedic Diet (Vata-Pitta Pacifying)
Early Morning
Warm water infused with rose petals and 3 cloves in it.
Breakfast
1 whole sweet pomengranate (Dadima), balances the ‘tridoshas’, supports the digestion without aggravating the pitta dosha.
Mid-Morning
1 glass of A2 gir cow milk with 3-4 strands of kesar, 2 pistachio and 2 crushed green cardamom in it at room temperature
Benefits of this infusion
- Balances Vata and Pitta because of its ‘snigdha’ (moist) and ‘shitha’ (cooling).
- Enhances digestion without aggravating heat.
- It Maintains the lightness during fasting.
Lunch
- 1 bowl of boiled or roasted sweet potato.
- ‘Madhura’ (sweet) taste and ‘shitha’ (cooling) potency balances both vata and pitta in the body.
Evening
Dandelion or rose cooling herbal tea
Dinner (before sunset)
- Raw banana sabzi with singhara atta roti.
- Add sendha namak (rock salt), black pepper in the sabzi ghee while making it.
- Raw banana is kashaya (astringent), hence balances the pitta dosha in the body, while singhara being cooling in potency, balances out the pitta dosha, aids in digestion.
Strictly Avoid
- Papaya as it is heating in potency
- Fried vrat foods such as sabudana, pooris and fried potatoes
- Excess spices and chillies
Vedic Insight
Maa Kushmanda is Known as the creator of the universe, she represents life, fertility, and cosmic energy. She is believed to reside within the Surya mandala (sun) and provides energy to the universe.