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10 Mahavidya Godesses
1. Kali is the 1st of the 10 Mahavidya & the fiercest aspect of Goddess Durga.Kali is considered as the Goddess of time & change.She presides over the time before the creation of the universe.She is represented as the consort of Lord Shiva.
Her abode is cremation grounds and her weapons are Kripana & Trishul. As per Devi Mahatmya, Devi Kali was appeared out of Goddess Durga to defeat the demon Raktabija. Raktabija, which means blood-seed, was able to clone himself out of the dripped blood on the ground.
2. Maa Tara is the 2nd of the 10 Mahavidya. Tara, which means star, is seen as a beautiful but perpetually self-combusting. Hence Goddess Tara is perceived as the personification of unquenchable hunger that propels the life.
Maa tara is the Goddess who offers ultimate knowledge and gives salvation & also known as Neel Saraswati. Her weapons are Khadga, Sword & scissors.
3. Maa Shodashi 3rd Mahavidya is also known as Tripura Sundari. As the name suggests Goddess Shodashi is the most beautiful in all three worlds. In Mahavidya, She represents Goddess Parvati or also known as Tantric Parvati.
She is also known as Lalita & Rajarajeshwari. She is represented as a 16 year old girl & is believed to embody 16 types of desires. Mantra to worship maa Shodashi also consists of 16 syllables. Tripura Sundari is also worshipped as the Shri Yantra.
4. Maa Bhuvaneshvari is the 4th of the 10 Mahavidya Goddesses. She is also known as World Mother and personifies the whole universe. As name suggests she is the queen of all the worlds and rules the whole universe. She relates to Tripura Sundari in many aspects.
Bhuvaneshvari is known as Adi Shakti i.e. one of the earliest forms of Shakti. In Her Saguna Rupa, Maa Bhuvaneshvari is known as Parvati. In appearance Maa Bhuvaneshvari resembles Tripura Sundari. Bhuvaneshvari is the color of the rising sun with the crescent moon in her hair.
5. Maa Bhairavi is the 5th of the 10 Mahavidya. Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Goddess & in nature hardly indistinguishable from Kali. Maa Bhairavi is the consort of the Bhairava which is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with the annihilation.
Maa Bhairavi is seen mainly as the Chandi in the Durga Saptashati who slays Chanda and Munda. Maa Bhairavi is portrayed with two strikingly different iconographies. In one Maa Bhairavi resembles with Maa Kali. In the other iconography, Maa Bhairavi resembles with Maa Parvati.
6. Maa Chhinnamasta is the 6th of the 10 Mahavidya & She is known as the self-decapitated Goddess. She is also known as Prachanda Chandika. There are several legends about her origin. However most of them suggest that she beheaded herself to accomplish a greater & noble cause.
The iconography of Chhinnamasta is fearsome. The self-decapitated Goddess holds her own severed head in 1 hand & holds a scimitar in the other hand. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two female attendants, Dakini and Varnini.
7. Dhumavati is the 7th of the 10 Mahavidya Goddesses. Devi Dhumavati is an old widow and is associated with things considered inauspicious and unattractive. She is always hungry and thirsty who initiates quarrels.
In characteristics and nature She is compared with Goddess Alakshmi, Goddess Jyeshta and Goddess Nirriti. All these three Goddesses are embodiment of negative qualities but at the same time worshipped at special timings of the year.
8. Bagalamukhi is the 8th of the 10 Mahavidya. Combination of Bagala and Mukhi. Bagala which is distortion of the original Sanskrit root Valga (वल्गा) means bridle & also headgear used to control a horse.Hence Bagalamukhi means who has the power to control & paralyze the enemies.
As per legends, when a huge storm erupted over earth which threatened to destroy whole of the creation, all the Gods assembled in the Saurashtra region and prayed to devi. Pleased by the prayers of the Gods, maa Bagalamukhi emerged from the Haridra Sarovara & calmed the storm.
9. Matangi is the 9th of the 10 Mahavidya Goddesses. Like Goddess Saraswati, She governs speech, music, knowledge and the arts. Hence Maa Matangi is also known as Tantric Saraswati.
Although Maa Matangi is compared with Goddess Saraswati, She is often associated with pollution & impurity. She is considered an embodiment of Ucchishta (उच्छिष्ट) which means leftover food in hands and the mouth. She is also known as Ucchishta Chandalini and Ucchishta Matangini.
10. Maa Kamala is the tenth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses. Maa Kamala is considered the most supreme form of the goddess who is in the fullness of Her graceful aspect. She is not only compared with Goddess Lakshmi but also considered to be Goddess Lakshmi.
She is also known as Tantric Lakshmi. The goddess in the form of Kamala bestows prosperity and wealth, fertility and crops, and good luck. Hence She is Devi of both Dhan and Dhanya i.e. wealth and grains. Goddess Kamala is same as Goddess Lakshmi.
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