The final Mahāvidya, Kamalātmikā or Kamalā is the goddess of abundance. She represents weath, health, food, money and fortune. She is closely associated with Lakśmī.
She has four hands and holds lotuses and gives boons and fearlessness to her devotees. She is of golden hue and wears red clothes. She is decked with golden jewellery. She is often depicted with 2, 4 or 8 elephants bathing her with water.
Mātangī is also known as Mantriṅi, Śyāmalā, Ucchista Chāndalinī or Rājaśyāmalā. She is the goddess of art and music. She is the same Mantriṅi who is Lalitā Tripurasundarī' s chief minister. Though Mātangī has many forms, both pleasant and ferocious, I have depicted her in her calm and pleasant form.
She is the hue of an emerald, has beautiful hair tied up in a bun, decorated with the moon. She is drinking nectar and is blissfully playing her Vīṅā, called Vallakī. She has become lazy due to her exuberance and is seated on a golden throne. She holds a drinking cup, a veena and a bunch of lotus flowers. She is engrossed in music and is extremely beautiful.
The 8th of the Mahavidyas is Devi Bagalāmukhi. She is the goddess of supreme speech and justice. She is the one who excells in paralysing the enemy and is thus called Stambhinī. She is said to live in a palace of turmeric and is extremely fond of yellow colour.
She is depicted sitting on a golden throne, wearing a turmeric colour saree and has a turmeric complexion. She has two hands in which she holds a mace and pulls the tongue of an Asura, ready to strike at any moment. She wears golden ornaments, is extremely beautiful and has long hair. She is the goddess who always supports the truth.
The 7th Mahavidyā, Dhumavatī is a widow. Her colour is grey like that of smoke. She is depicted as poor, malnourished and dissatisfied. She is homeless and roams around asking for food. Her socially outcasted image is a striking social portrayal of the struggles of widows in ancient India. She holds a winnowing fan and is seated upon a chariot with no horses. She is often associated with Alakśmi and Niritti. She is a representation of the immense knowledge that a person accquires during the challenging times in life.
The 6th Mahāvidyā, Chinnamastikā, though having a fearful form, has a heartwarming story associated with her.
One day, Pārvatī had set out to bathe in the river Mandākinī with her two friends, Ḍākinī and Varṅinī. Both her friends suddenly became extremely hungry. As a līla, the one who is Annapūrṅā herself, asked them to wait till they reached home. Due to their uncontrolable hunger, her friends said that being the whole world's mother, they too are like her children and she should feed them. Parvatī, out of her selflessness and in order to complete her act, cut her own head off from which three spurts of blood came out. Two of them were drunk by Ḍākinī and Varṅinī, and the third one was consumed by Parvatī's own decapitated head.
Bhairavī or Tripura Bhairavī is the fifth Mahavidya. She expells all kinds of fears, the fear of death itself too.
She is the colour of the rising sun. She wears a red Sārī and is seated atop a red lotus. Bedecked in all types of jewelley, she wears a necklace of severed heads and holds a rosary and a book and bestows fearlessness (Abhaya) and boons (Varada) to her devotees.
Jay Maa Bhairavī
Also wishing all of you a very auspicious Lalitā Paṅchamī.
Bhuvanēśvarī, the fourth Mahavidya is extremely similar to Shōḍaśī. She is the supreme ruler of the universe (Bhuvana = universe, Ishvari = ruler). She is the material aspect of creation and is thus known as Mahāmāyā.
She is the hue of the rising sun, has three eyes and long hair. She wears all kinds of jewellery and a red saree. She has four arms in which she holds a Pāśa (noose), Aṅkuśa (elephant goad) and gives Abhaya mudra (granting fearlessness to devotees) and Varada mudra (boon bestowing). She is seated atop a lotus seat.
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Day 10: Kamalātmikā
The final Mahāvidya, Kamalātmikā or Kamalā is the goddess of abundance. She represents weath, health, food, money and fortune. She is closely associated with Lakśmī.
She has four hands and holds lotuses and gives boons and fearlessness to her devotees. She is of golden hue and wears red clothes. She is decked with golden jewellery. She is often depicted with 2, 4 or 8 elephants bathing her with water.
Jay Maa Kamalātmikā
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Day 9: Mātangī
Mātangī is also known as Mantriṅi, Śyāmalā, Ucchista Chāndalinī or Rājaśyāmalā. She is the goddess of art and music. She is the same Mantriṅi who is Lalitā Tripurasundarī' s chief minister. Though Mātangī has many forms, both pleasant and ferocious, I have depicted her in her calm and pleasant form.
She is the hue of an emerald, has beautiful hair tied up in a bun, decorated with the moon. She is drinking nectar and is blissfully playing her Vīṅā, called Vallakī. She has become lazy due to her exuberance and is seated on a golden throne. She holds a drinking cup, a veena and a bunch of lotus flowers. She is engrossed in music and is extremely beautiful.
Jay Maa Mātangī
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Day 8: Bagalāmukhi
The 8th of the Mahavidyas is Devi Bagalāmukhi. She is the goddess of supreme speech and justice. She is the one who excells in paralysing the enemy and is thus called Stambhinī. She is said to live in a palace of turmeric and is extremely fond of yellow colour.
She is depicted sitting on a golden throne, wearing a turmeric colour saree and has a turmeric complexion. She has two hands in which she holds a mace and pulls the tongue of an Asura, ready to strike at any moment. She wears golden ornaments, is extremely beautiful and has long hair. She is the goddess who always supports the truth.
Jay Maa Bagalamukhī
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Day 7: Dhumāvatī
The 7th Mahavidyā, Dhumavatī is a widow. Her colour is grey like that of smoke. She is depicted as poor, malnourished and dissatisfied. She is homeless and roams around asking for food. Her socially outcasted image is a striking social portrayal of the struggles of widows in ancient India. She holds a winnowing fan and is seated upon a chariot with no horses. She is often associated with Alakśmi and Niritti. She is a representation of the immense knowledge that a person accquires during the challenging times in life.
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Day 6: Chinnamastikā
The 6th Mahāvidyā, Chinnamastikā, though having a fearful form, has a heartwarming story associated with her.
One day, Pārvatī had set out to bathe in the river Mandākinī with her two friends, Ḍākinī and Varṅinī. Both her friends suddenly became extremely hungry. As a līla, the one who is Annapūrṅā herself, asked them to wait till they reached home. Due to their uncontrolable hunger, her friends said that being the whole world's mother, they too are like her children and she should feed them. Parvatī, out of her selflessness and in order to complete her act, cut her own head off from which three spurts of blood came out. Two of them were drunk by Ḍākinī and Varṅinī, and the third one was consumed by Parvatī's own decapitated head.
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Day 5: Bhairavī
Bhairavī or Tripura Bhairavī is the fifth Mahavidya. She expells all kinds of fears, the fear of death itself too.
She is the colour of the rising sun. She wears a red Sārī and is seated atop a red lotus. Bedecked in all types of jewelley, she wears a necklace of severed heads and holds a rosary and a book and bestows fearlessness (Abhaya) and boons (Varada) to her devotees.
Jay Maa Bhairavī
Also wishing all of you a very auspicious Lalitā Paṅchamī.
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Day 4: Bhuvaneśvarī
Bhuvanēśvarī, the fourth Mahavidya is extremely similar to Shōḍaśī. She is the supreme ruler of the universe (Bhuvana = universe, Ishvari = ruler). She is the material aspect of creation and is thus known as Mahāmāyā.
She is the hue of the rising sun, has three eyes and long hair. She wears all kinds of jewellery and a red saree. She has four arms in which she holds a Pāśa (noose), Aṅkuśa (elephant goad) and gives Abhaya mudra (granting fearlessness to devotees) and Varada mudra (boon bestowing). She is seated atop a lotus seat.
Jay Maa Bhuvanēśvarī
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