Dhumavati Jayanti 2025

Dhumavati Jayanti (Tuesday, June 3, 2025) is the day when Goddess Dhumavati is glorified and worshipped.

When Daksha insulted Lord Rudra and his followers, his wife Sati, distressed by the disrespect towards her husband, immolated herself in the flames of Daksha's yagna. From her ashes emerged a deity known as Dhumavati. She is revered as the seventh goddess in the Dasa Mahavidya pantheon.

The word ‘Dhumavati’ is made of ‘Dhuma’ meaning ‘Smoke’ and ‘vati’ meaning ‘being that’, the smoky one. She kills the demons by creating or ejecting dangerous smoke from her body. She is the seventh goddess of the ten Mahavidyas or the ten great divine mothers.

Dhumavati Jayanti falls on Ashtami (eighth day) during Shukla Paksha in Jyeshtha month (June-July). On this day, devotees worship her for relief from distress, frustrations, miseries and mental agonies. She is associated with inauspiciousness, such as diseases, poverty, misfortune and the like. Her appearance, as mentioned in the scriptures, is that of an old woman who is ugly, a widow and associated with anything that brings bad luck or is unattractive. It is said that she rides a horseless chariot in a cremation ground.

Tithi & Muhurat (Date & Time)

Dhumavati Jayanti on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Ashtami Tithi Begins - 08:34 PM on Jun 02, 2025
Ashtami Tithi Ends - 09:56 PM on Jun 03, 2025

How To Celebrate: What to do on Dhumavati Jayanti?

• On the day of Jayanti, one should get up before sunrise and worship the goddess with dhoop , incense sticks and flowers.
• Offering black sesame seeds in black cloth to Devi removes all the negativity from one’s life and rewards the fulfilment of desires.
• One must perform Dhumavati Puja and Yagna on this day.
• You may install a Dhumavati Yantra energised with her mantras at home or the office. It keeps all the negative energies at bay.

Dasmahavidya Puja And Yagna

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The worship of Dasmahavidya on auspicious Dhumavati Jayanti provides Bhoga (fulfilment of materialistic desires) and Moksha (spiritual liberation). The Ten Mahavidyas are known as Wisdom Goddesses. The 'Brihat Dharma Purana' describes how the 10 forms of Goddess appeared when Lord Shiva stopped Sati from attending Yajna organized by her father Daksha Prajapati. Her anger transformed her into a terrible presence which multiplied in ten directions in the form of ten Mahavidyas. These Goddesses jointly subdued Shiva's resistance and thus Sati proceeded to attend the sacrifice ritual.

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Story Of Dhumavati Devi:

Dhumavati one of the Mahavidyas is associated with poverty, frustration, despair, disease and misery, and Alakshmi (misfortune).

Nirriti, a Vedic goddess, personifies death, degeneration, bad luck, rage, and need. There are certain mantras chanted to keep this goddess at bay. Another feature of Dhumavati includes her association with hardship, despair and dissatisfaction resulting from failure. Likewise, there is another goddess by the name Jyestha who, being like Dhumavati, is dark, associated with the crow. Jyestha cannot tolerate any auspiciousness and always stays associated with quarrels, inauspicious places, and displays bad temper. Dhumavati has the characteristics of being a widow and ugliness.

It is said when a devotee becomes puffed up with material possessions and ego; the Lord takes away all his possessions. It is confirmed in Bhagavat Purana (Shrimad Bhagavatm) 10.88.8 wherein the Lord says: If I especially favour someone, I gradually deprive him of his wealth. Then the relatives and friends of such a poverty-stricken man abandon him. In this way, he suffers one distress after another. It is the favour done by the Lord to a devotee to remind them of his actual position (self-realization). When the Lord decides to take away everything material from a devotee, Dhumavati Devi serves Him by executing His wish and introduces the devotee to poverty, misery and distress. In that helpless condition, the devotee remembers the Lord through thinking, singing devotional songs or just remembering him.

Therefore, one must worship Dhumavati Devi to destroy ego, arrogance, anger, harsh speech, aggression and the like that harm no one but the self.

Puja Vidhi (Puja rituals):

• Prepare Yourself: Take a bath or do a cleansing ritual to purify yourself.
• Set Up: Arrange a clean space with a picture or idol of Dhumavati.
• Invoke Dhumavati: Call upon Dhumavati's presence by chanting her prayers.
• Offerings: Offer flowers, incense, fruits, and anything else you feel is appropriate.
• Prayers and Chants: Recite Dhumavati's mantras and prayers with devotion.
• Light the Lamp: Wave a lit lamp or candle in front of her image while chanting.
• Share Blessings: Share the blessed offerings with others.
• Meditate: Spend some quiet time meditating on Dhumavati's energy and seeking her blessings.
• Close the Puja: Conclude with thanks and a prayer for continued blessings.

Perform the puja with sincerity and faith, seeking Dhumavati's guidance and protection on Dhumavati Jayanti.
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Benefits Of This Puja

• For divine grace and blessings of the Dus Mahavidyas
• For protection and relief from diseases
• For health, wealth and prosperity
• For self-confidence and courage
• For spiritual growth

Vrat Vidhi of Dhumavati Maa: (Fasting rituals)

1. Setting Intentions: Begin by setting your intention for the fast, focusing on your goals and seeking blessings from Dhumavati.
2. Duration and Abstinence: Decide how long you'll fast and what foods or drinks you'll abstain from during this time, typically avoiding grains and non-vegetarian items.
3. Spiritual Focus: Use the fasting period for spiritual practices like chanting, reading sacred texts, meditation, or self-reflection.
4. Prayerful Attitude: Maintain a sense of prayer and devotion throughout the fast, seeking Dhumavati's guidance and blessings.
5. Breaking the Fast: When you break your fast, offer the first meal to Dhumavati and express gratitude for her support.
6. Reflection: Take time after the fast to reflect on your experience and express gratitude to Dhumavati for her blessings.

Observe fasting rituals with sincerity and mindfulness, aiming for spiritual growth and connection with Dhumavati.

A Vedic scripture Shaktisangama Tantra mentions a legend of Dhumavati Devi. When Sati, Shiva’s wife, found out that her father Daksha hadn’t invited her husband to a great fire sacrifice, she felt insulted. Despite Shiva’s protests, she went to the assembly where renowned personalities of heaven, sages and saints had come for the sacrifice. Daksha, aware of his daughter’s presence, didn’t pay attention and offered hospitality to her. Feeling humiliated and furious, she committed suicide by jumping into the Fire of Sacrifice.

Moments later, a goddess, blacked and burnt, emerged from the Kunda of fire. That goddess is known as Dhumavati Devi who is what is left of Sati.
“Prapancasarasara-samgraha' states that Goddess Dhumavati has put on ornaments made of snakes or snakeskin and a Sari made of rags taken from the cremation grounds. In her hand, she has a spear and a “Kapala” or the skull cup. Other Devi scriptures mention that she has a wrinkled, fuming face, cloudy complexion, disheveled hair and saggy breasts.

How Can A Goddess Who Is An Epitome Of Misfortune, Be Worshipped?

She is associated with inauspiciousness, such as diseases, poverty, misfortune and the like. Her appearance, as mentioned in the scriptures, is that of an ugly old woman, a widow and associated with anything that brings bad luck or is unattractive. It is said that she rides a horseless chariot in a cremation ground. Yet, the Devi scriptures describe her as tender-hearted and fulfiller of devotees’ desires. One who worships her selflessly is said to attain siddhis (supernatural powers), be saved from troubles and achieve ultimate knowledge and mukti.

Dhumavati Devi is mysterious and manifests herself fully when cosmology is annihilated by the will of the Lord. She represents the ‘void’ that fills the atmosphere before and after creation. The Mahavidya scriptures have certain hymns that praise her. Although personifying the unfavorable objects, she has her actual manifestation which is beyond our senses. Her outer ugly appearance indicates that all material objects should be considered adverse to the path of spirituality. One must look inward to find the real divine beauty of the self which is above material planes.