Motherhood has always had a special place in this culture. The relationship between a mother and her child is sacred and this is shown by the worship of Goddess Skandamata.
The fifth of Navaratri is for Skandamata who is worshipped as the mother of Skanda.
Devi is not just the mother of Skanda. This whole universe is her child and she nurtures everyone in this universe from stars to ants.
Goddess Skandamata mounts the ferocious lion. She carries baby Skanda in her lap. Lord Skanda is also known as Murugan or Kartikeya and brother of Lord Ganesha. Goddess Skandamata is depicted with four hands.
She carries lotus flowers in her upper two hands. She holds baby Murugan in one of her right hands and keeps the other right hand in Abhaya Mudra. She sits on a lotus flower and because of that Skandamata is also known as Goddess Padmasana.