Goddess Kushmanda worshiped on fourth day

Maa Kushmanda rides a lion who personifies 'Dharma', and possesses eight arms. She is also called 'Ashtabhuja'. In her seven hands she holds kamandalu, bow, arrow, a jar of nectar, discus, mace and a lotus. In her eighth hand she holds a rosary which blesses her devotees with the Ashtasiddhis (8 types of studies or Wisdom sources) and Navniddhis( 8 types of wealth).