Deity Today (February 18, 2025): Seek Shashthi Devi’s Blessings for Children’s Well-being

The sacred Krishna Shashthi day brings divine protection from Shashthi Devi to devotees who pray for the fertility and health of their children. Shashthi Devi represents the divine goddess who protects infants while bestowing longevity and happiness upon families through her maternal energy. Through Hindu tradition, Shashthi Devi appears tenderly and forcefully to comfort those who show her devotion.
The moment celestial energies align with her divine power creates a favourable time for devotees to perform prayers and rituals dedicated to her. Worshipping Shashthi Devi on this day is of immense importance because it fulfils the desires of those who want children, those who want to bless their little ones, and those who wish to experience divine motherly love. People who pray with honest intentions will experience their hopes materialise through miraculous and unexpected blessings from this benevolent deity.
Who is Shashthi Devi?
Shashthi Devi serves as Devsena while being the divine wife of Lord Kartikeya, the warrior god and commander who leads celestial armies. People consider Shashthi Devi, a goddess who rules over fertility and childbirth and safeguards young children. Hindus deeply embed Shashthi Devi into their family traditions, which primarily focus on safeguarding newborns and pregnant women.
Shashthi Devi protects newborns and watches over family relationships to bring happiness and abundance into the household. The sacred animal cat symbolises her protective instincts and swift action against negativity because she is often shown seated upon it. New mothers and grandmothers in various households perform special prayers to invoke Shashthi Devi’s blessings because they believe her grace protects children from sickness and bad fortune.
Hindu family customs consider her essential because of her relationship with her children. According to belief, she maintains a record of newborns while bestowing upon them good health, intelligence, and happiness. Indian families honour her through fasting and prayers to demonstrate how maternal love strengthened by divine grace generates protective forces surrounding their children.
The Legend of Shashthi Devi
The sacred stories and ancient texts describe Shashthi Devi with profound religious respect. The most famous myth recounts how human society suffered from a baby disappearance crisis. The cradles of babies became empty as parents lost their children without any reason. A religious king lost hope until the sages showed him Shashthi Devi, who protects all children from the heavens.
The king started an intense period of spiritual practice to find answers while he prayed to the goddess without hesitation. Shashthi Devi responded to his devotion when she manifested with a compassionate and warm divine essence. She explained that all the disappeared children remained safe in her protection. According to the goddess, she accepted infants from parents who did not recognise her divine protection. She declared that only her worship would protect every child’s future because she possessed the sole ability to do so.
Worshipping her has become a crucial religious custom in Hindu homes. Mothers show their appreciation to her by performing prayers and delivering symbolic food gifts during the sixth day following childbirth. The legend demonstrates her eternal devotion to children and divine power to protect the spiritual connection between mothers and their newborns.
Advantages of Praying to Shashthi Devi on Krishna Shashthi
The holy connection between Krishna Shashthi and Shashthi Devi creates a potent opportunity to receive divine blessings from Shashthi Devi. Krishna Shashthi’s special tithi strengthens her maternal powers, boosting the spiritual impact of all rituals and prayers directed to her. Worship of the goddess on this day brings children health benefits, long life, and safeguarding protection, making it an important tradition for families.
People who want to become parents should consider this day highly beneficial. Through her divine blessings, Shashthi Devi creates favourable conditions for fertility and easy childbirth. The observance of special prayers on Krishna Shashthi by couples brings them the divine grace which removes pregnancy difficulties and creates safe childbirth conditions. Women who want divine pregnancy assistance typically practice fasting while giving traditional sweets to show their devotion to the divine.
People who pray to Shashthi Devi achieve protection, family harmony, and safe childbirth. Through her power, the goddess creates peaceful relations between parents and children, strengthening the emotional connections within families. Through her divine power, Shashthi Devi removes misunderstandings, leading to family members loving and respecting each other.
Worship of her brings healing to children who suffer from various illnesses. People with sick children often pray to Shashthi Devi because they think her divine help makes recovery happen faster. Her divine presence provides both physical recovery and spiritual power, which creates an environment of happiness and positive energy for the child.
Rituals and Practices Regarding Worship of Shashthi Devi
Devotees perform sacred religious practices on Krishna Shashthi to welcome the divine goddess into their homes. The morning starts with the ritual of bathing, which purifies both physical and spiritual aspects of the self. Women and mothers perform vrat (fast) to honour the goddess until they complete rituals dedicated to her.
Shashthi Devi receives worship through a dedicated altar that features her image or idol, fresh flowers, and sacred offerings. The goddess receives milk and fruits, rice, and sweets, symbolising both nourishment and abundant blessings. The devotees use incense and a lamp to welcome Shashthi Devi’s divine power into their environment.
Her worship includes the cherished tradition of storytelling, among other customs. Elders tell the Shashthi Devi legend to future generations so they can understand the importance of her divine blessings. This tradition strengthens family relationships as people strengthen their belief in her protective powers.
On this day, numerous families carry out a ceremonial feeding ritual with a cat. The belief that the goddess rides a cat makes feeding this sacred animal an immediate form of worship to her. The belief among devotees states that feeding a cat well brings peace and prosperity to the home because it carries blessings from the goddess.
Devotees perform evening prayers, engage in mantra chanting, and ask for divine blessings from Shashthi Devi. Parents softly pray for their children’s safety to Shashthi Devi because they trust in her protection, which has continued for many generations.
Special Mantras for Shashthi Devi
People enhance the sacred energy during Shashthi Devi worship by performing sacred mantra chants on Krishna Shashthi. The invocations create a positive spiritual power that fills the surrounding space.
“Om Hreem Shashthi Devyai Swaha” Repeat this mantra 108 times to receive the goddess’s divine blessings.
“Om Kartikey Priyayai Namah” The repetition of this mantra develops strong maternal relationships while safeguarding children.
“Om Shashthi Matre Namah” (A powerful invocation for fertility and safe childbirth.)
Through the devoted recitation of these prayers, you will access divine blessings from Shashthi Devi, which will protect you and your family members forever.