Katyayani or Mahalakshmi is the sixth form in Navadurga or one of the nine forms of the Hindu goddess Durga (Shakti), which is worshiped during Navratri celebrations. They also have 18 or 10 hands or 4 hands. This is the second name given to the Goddess Adishakti in Amarkosh, Sanskrit language (Devi Parvati name - "Uma Katyayani Gauri Kali Haimavati Ishwari"). Goddess Katyayani is the sister of Lord Krishna. In Shaktism, she is associated with fierce forms of Shakti or Durga, a warrior goddess, which also includes Bhadrakali and Chandika, and traditionally she is associated with the color red, as with the primordial form of Shakti, the goddess Durga. A fact is also mentioned on Panini in the great language of Patanjali, written in the second century BCE.
It is first mentioned in the Taittiriya Aranyaka section of the Yajurveda. The Skanda Purana mentions arising from the spontaneous wrath of the gods, which eventually led to the slaying of the demon Mahishasura by climbing on the lion given to him by the goddess Parvati. The occasion is celebrated during the annual Durga Puja festival in most parts of India.
Her exploits are described in the Devi-Bhagavata Purana and the Devi Mahatmayam, part of the Markandeya Purana is attributed to Markandeya Rishi, who wrote it in Sanskrit. 400–500 BC Over time, his presence was also felt in Buddhist and Jain texts and in many Tantric texts, notably the Kalika-Purana (10th century), in which the goddess Katyayani and Lord Jagannath as the seat of Uddiyana or Odradesa (Odisha) Mention [citation needed].
In Hindu traditions such as yoga and tantra, he is offered the sixth Ajna Chakra or the third eye chakra and is blessed by meditating on this point.
According to the Vamana Purana they were created from the combined energies of the gods when their anger at the demon Mahishasura manifested itself in the form of energy rays. The rays of the crystal as the consort of the Katyayana sage, who gave it proper form, are therefore also called Katyayani or "daughter of Katyayan". It is mentioned somewhere in texts like Kalika Purana that it was the sage Katyayan who first worshiped him, hence he came to be known as Katyayani. In any case, he is a performance or performance of Durga and is worshiped on the sixth day of Navratri festival.
Main text of Shaktism Devi Mahatmya in Sanskrit, dated 11 CE
The story of his creation is mentioned in detail in the Vamana Purana: "When the gods asked Vishnu to fall into their peril, he and Shiva, Brahma and other gods at his command had such flames with their eyes and flames Was formed, which was a mountain of destruction, from which Katyayini appeared, rekindled as a thousand suns, three eyes, black hair and eighteen arms. Shiva gave him his trident, the Sudarshan Chakra or discus to Vishnu, a conch to Varuna, a conch, a dart to Agni., Wind bow, sun-filled quiver, Indra Vajra, Kuvera a mace, Brahma a garland and water. -Patra, Kala a shield and sword, Vishwakarma a battle-ax and other weapons. Thus armed and adorable by the gods., Katyayani marched towards the Mysore hills. There the Asuras saw her and her beauty. Fascinated and he told his king Mahishasura that he was anxious to get him. On asking for his hand he said that he would have to win. In the fight. He came and fought, at length Durga restlessness from his lion. Instigated, and leapt onto Mahisha's back, who was in the form of a buffalo and hit her on the head with her soft feet in such a way that she fainted and fell to the ground, when she would strike his head with her sword. Every week and so Mahisasuramardini called kill Mahishasura. This story is also mentioned in the Varaha Purana and the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, the classical text of Shaktism.
Katyani Mata - Sixth day of Navratri
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