adhishtana devatas of dasa mahavidya

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The adhishtana devatas of Dasa Mahavidya:

 

Kali - Mahakala Bhairava

Tara - Akshobhya Bhairava

Shodasi - Siva Bhairava (Tryambaka)

Bhuvaneshwari - Tryambakah

Bhairavi - Dakshinamurthy

Chinnamasta - Kabandha

Dhumavati - Nil as Dhumavati is widow

Bagala - Ekavaktra

Matangi - Matanga Siva

Kamala - Vishnu

 

In Sakti Sangama Tantra, the adhishtana devata of Dhumavati is Kala Bhairava.

 

regs,

sriram

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, " sriram " <sriram_sapthasathi wrote:

>

> The adhishtana devatas of Dasa Mahavidya:

>

> Kali - Mahakala Bhairava

> Tara - Akshobhya Bhairava

> Shodasi - Siva Bhairava (Tryambaka)

> Bhuvaneshwari - Tryambakah

> Bhairavi - Dakshinamurthy

> Chinnamasta - Kabandha

> Dhumavati - Nil as Dhumavati is widow

 

According to some other version it is aghora bhairava for dhUmAvati.

 

> Kamala - Vishnu

 

sadAshiva according to some other version. In the shiva purANa I think, one will

find a mention of the consort of sadAshiva as mahAlaxmI. I will give the exact

reference sometime.. I am curious to recollect in what context this is said.

 

Regards

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There are some variations in some tantra

 

Kali - Mahakala Bhairava Night Kala Raatri

Tara - Akshobhya Bhairava Night Krodha Raatri

Shodasi - Pancha Vaktra Shiva Night Divya Raatri

Bhuvaneshwari - Tryambakah Night Siddha Raatri

 

for Bhairavi according to so many tantra's and Mantra its Bhairava

and they are inseparable.

 

Bhairavi - Bhairava Night Kala Raatri

Ananada Bhairavi - Ananda Bhariravi and so on

 

Chinnamasta - Kabandha Night Veera Raatri

Dhumavati - Nil as Dhumavati is widow Night Daruna Raatri

Bagala - Maha Rudra Night Veera Raatri

Matangi - Matanga Siva Night Moha Raatri

Kamala - Sadasiva Vishnu Night Maha Raatri

Regs

Diwakar