Once there was Sati, who was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati. Sati
was devoted to Shiva since her childhood. She had married Shiva against
the wishes of Daksha.
Once Daksha performed a great yajna and not invited Shiva and Sati to attend it.
Sati came to know about her Daksha’s yajna from the sage Narada. She requested Shiva to let her attend the yajna. Shiva tried to explain Sati that her father was trying to offend him, and so even if she attend the yajna, the fruit of the sacrifice would not be auspicious. Therefore, he denied Sati not to attend the yajna.
Enraged Sati thought that Shiva was treating her like an unaware lady and not as the Goddess. She assumed a form of the angry goddess and shook the entire Universe and frightened Shiva.
Shiva tried to flee from Kailash (his abode). Sati tried to stop him and incarnated into ten different forms, guarding each of the ten directions, and blocked each escape route.
These ten forms of Sati are known as the Das Mahavidyas. Each form has a unique identity, saga, significance, and Mantra. The literal meaning of Das Mahavidyas is: Das – ‘Ten’, Maha – ‘Great’, and Vidya – ‘Wisdom’.
The ten great wisdom Goddesses are given below:
• Kali
• Tara (Devi)
• Tripura Sundari
• Bhuvaneshvari
• Chhinnamasta
• Bhairavi
• Dhumavati
• Bagalamukhi
• Matangi
• Kamala
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Once Daksha performed a great yajna and not invited Shiva and Sati to attend it.
Sati came to know about her Daksha’s yajna from the sage Narada. She requested Shiva to let her attend the yajna. Shiva tried to explain Sati that her father was trying to offend him, and so even if she attend the yajna, the fruit of the sacrifice would not be auspicious. Therefore, he denied Sati not to attend the yajna.
Enraged Sati thought that Shiva was treating her like an unaware lady and not as the Goddess. She assumed a form of the angry goddess and shook the entire Universe and frightened Shiva.
Shiva tried to flee from Kailash (his abode). Sati tried to stop him and incarnated into ten different forms, guarding each of the ten directions, and blocked each escape route.
These ten forms of Sati are known as the Das Mahavidyas. Each form has a unique identity, saga, significance, and Mantra. The literal meaning of Das Mahavidyas is: Das – ‘Ten’, Maha – ‘Great’, and Vidya – ‘Wisdom’.
The ten great wisdom Goddesses are given below:
• Kali
• Tara (Devi)
• Tripura Sundari
• Bhuvaneshvari
• Chhinnamasta
• Bhairavi
• Dhumavati
• Bagalamukhi
• Matangi
• Kamala
Now, we try give brief on each Goddess and Mantra dedicated to her and its... Read More
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