Who is Maa Santoshi? Maa Santoshi is a respected goddess in the Hindu religion, particularly worshipped on Fridays. She is considered to be a manifestation of divine grace and the fulfiller of true and pure desires of her devotees. It is said that worshipping Maa Santoshi only started when the movie ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ came to screen, but in reality, she was widely worshipped and looked up to even decades ago.
What her name means The name ‘Santoshi’ comes from the word ‘Santosh’ which means contentment, and the ‘Maa’ added before is a sign of respect. So, going by the name, Maa Santoshi is the Goddess of contentment and satisfaction. She is someone who makes sure that her devotees are always content, in happiness and in sickness, and have the assurance that she would never let anything evil harm them.
Her devotees believe that worshipping Maa Santoshi gives them mental peace, clarity, happiness, and satisfaction in everyday life and goals. The origin story Although much isn’t found and written about Maa Santoshi in ancient scriptures, the most popular story of how she came into being was through the movie itself. The movie showed that Lord Ganesha's sons, Shubh and Labh, wanted to have a sister on the occasion of Rakhi.
When they saw their father being tied the Rakhi, they wanted to experience the same with their sister. Lord Ganesha then conducted a ritual which resulted in the birth of Maa Santoshi, his daughter. How is she worshipped? Worshippi.