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Pratyaṅgirā
Sign in to savePratyangira (, ), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi and Nikumbhala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Narasimha. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented earliest in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells. According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- File:Pratyangira 2014-02-25 09-47.JPG
- Deity.caption
- Pratyangira upon her lion vehicle
- Deity.name
- Pratyangira
- Deity.other_names
- Atharvana Bhadrakali, Pratyangira, Nikumbhila
- Deity.script_name
- Sanskrit
- Deity.script
- प्रत्यङ्गिरा
- Deity.affiliation
- Mahadevi, Mahalakshmi, Bhadrakali
- Deity.weapon
- Trishula (Trident), Damaru (Drum), Kapala (Skull), Pasha (rope or snake)
- Deity.mount
- Lion
- Deity.texts
- Atharvaveda, Devi Bhagavata, Kalika Purana,
- Deity.consort
- Sharabheshwara Bhairava
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Legends
- Iconography
- Literature
- Worship
- Eight kinds of Tantric acts
- See also
- References
- External links
Pratyangira (, ), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi and Nikumbhala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Narasimha. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented earliest in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells. According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.
==Legends==