Pratyangira

Pratyangira
Pratyangira
	Pratyangira upon her lion mount
Other names	Atharvana Bhadrakali, Pratyangira, Simhamukhi
Sanskrit	प्रत्यङ्गिरा
Affiliation	Mahadevi, Chandi, Durga, Kaushiki, Mahalakshmi, Lalita
Weapon	Trishula (Trident), Damaru (Drum), Kapala, Pasha (rope/snake rope)
Mount	owl
Texts	Devi Bhagavata, Kalika Purana, Atharvaveda
Consort	Shiva as Sarabha

Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा, IAST: Pratyaṅgirā), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Simhamukhi, and Nikumbala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Narasimha . ^[2]^[3] According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells.^[4] Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.

^ Kindler, Babaji Bob (4 July 1996). Twenty-Four Aspects of Mother Kali. SRV Associations. ISBN 9781891893179.
^ Nagar, Shanti Lal (1989). The Universal Mother. Atma Ram & Sons. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-7043-113-8.
^ Punja, Shobita (1996). Daughters of the Ocean: Discovering the Goddess Within. Viking. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-670-87053-0.
^ Dr Ramamurthy, Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi: Holy Divine Mother in Ferocious Form[1]

[1] Kindler, Babaji Bob (4 July 1996). Twenty-Four Aspects of Mother Kali. SRV Associations. ISBN 9781891893179.

[2] Nagar, Shanti Lal (1989). The Universal Mother. Atma Ram & Sons. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-7043-113-8.

[3] Punja, Shobita (1996). Daughters of the Ocean: Discovering the Goddess Within. Viking. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-670-87053-0.

[4] Dr Ramamurthy, Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi: Holy Divine Mother in Ferocious Form[1]

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