Mother Narmada is worshiped on Narmada Jayanti. Narmada Jayanti is well known as a festival in India. This festival is well known with great pomp in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. According to the scriptures, the mother Narmada was born from this place.
This festival is well known on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha of Magh Magh. 7 rivers are highly recognized in India. Narmada is one of the seven important rivers. Lord Shiva gave Narmada river a boon to wash away the sins of the gods.
Hence Narmada River is given extra significance. Not solely this, if you're suffering from Kalsarp Dosh, then on the day of Narmada Jayanti, by including a silver serpent, Nagin, within the Narmada River, Kalsarp Dosh is eliminated forever. Like Maa Ganga, Maa Narmada is worshiped exclusively on the Narmada Jayanti.
Narmada Jayanti Puja Vidhi
1. If possible, worship Maa Narmada on the ghat of Narmada River. If you can not do that then you may worship Maa Narmada at home also.2. For this, you are taking a shower before dawn in the morning, if possible, add water or Ganga water from the river Narmada and take a shower.
3. After bathing, put on white cloth and sprinkle Ganga water on a chowki and put white cloth on it and set the picture of that mother Narmada.
4. After this, offer white flowers, fruits and white sweets to the mother Ganga.
5. After offering all this, light a lamp of cow's ghee in front of Maa Narmada and duly worship Maa Narmada.
6. After this, chant the mantras of Maa Narmada and listen to their story.
7. Perform the Aarti of Maa Narmada after listening to the story
8. After offering the aarti of Maa Narmada, offer white sweet to Maa Narmada.
9. After this, apologize to mother Narmada for any kind of mistake made in the worship.
10. Lastly distribute the Prasad offered to Maa Narmada in the midst of all the folks of the home.
Narmada Jayanti Katha
In keeping with the legend, Andhakasura was the son of Lord Shiva and mother Parvati. A demon Hiranayaksha, after doing severe austerities of Lord Shiva, sought a boon to get a strong son like him. Lord Shiva misplaced a single moment and gave his son Andhakasura to Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha was slaughtered by Lord Vishnu with the Varaha avatar. After which, to avenge the death of his father, Andhakasura by his own force gained his suzerainty over Devaloka.After which Andhakasura attacked Kailash and a fierce battle took place between Lord Shiva and Andhakasura. After which Lord Shiva killed Andhakasura. After the slaughter of Andhakasura, the gods also came to know of their sins. After which all of them go to Lord Shiva and pray to him, Lord, inform us some solution to get rid of our sins.
After which a drop of sweat of Lord Shiva falls on the earth that drop was remodeled into a shocking girl. The woman was named Narmada and was given many boons. Lord Shiva ordered Narmada to circulate in the river form from the seventh day of the bright fortnight of Magh month and defeat the sins of the people. Narmada Jayanti is celebrated on this incarnation date of Narmada. Listening to Lord Shiva's orders, Mother Narmada tells Lord Shiva, "O Lord, how can I defeat people's sins. Then Lord Vishnu grants them a boon that you should have the power to defeat all sins."
