| Prathyangira | |
|---|---|
| Goddess of Victory | |
| Tamil script | பிரத்யங்கிரா |
| Hindi | प्रत्यंगिरा |
| Affiliation | Avatar of Devi |
| Mantra | om hrim ksham paksha jwala gihve karala damshtre prathyangire ksham hrim om mama shatrun hana hana hum phat swaha |
| Weapon | Trishulam (trident), Shankham, Chakram, Gadha |
| Consort | Sarabeswara |
| Mount | Simha (lion) |
| Texts | Atharvaveda |
Prathyangira, also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali, is a Hindu Goddess associated with shakti, the Hindu concept of feminine energy. She is described as a goddess with a lion's face and a human body. This combination of lion and human forms represents the balance of good and evil.
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The Goddess's alternative name is Atharvana Bhadrakali, identified in the Atharvaveda with Kali. "Bhadra" means "benevolent".but according to hindu mythology she is the supreme & most powerful goddess than any other gods.there was a racshasa who is the most powerful where gods vishnu,shiva & brahma couldn't help the sansar so they have prayed to adi para shakti durga devi.but she also couldn't do anything because of the power of demon ,so she took all the rest of the gods power and a lalitha devi supreme power that is maha pratyangira devi where she is ten avatars.she battled with the demon and killed demon
As told in Markandeya Purana: In the beginning of the Satya yuga, the Lord Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu, killed the unruly King Hiranyakashipu by tearing up his body and drinking his blood. Because of the anger in Hiranyakashipu's body and the malicious effects of human blood, Narasimha was drunk on rage and could not be stopped. To calm him down with the power of compassion, Lord Shiva came down as Sarabeswara, a bird-animal-human hybrid. Upon seeing this, Lord Narasimha created Ganda-Berunda, a two headed-bird that was Sarabeswara's opposite. Upon seeing this, Sarabeshwara turned into Bhairava (Shiva's fierce form) and created Goddesses Pratyangira from his third eye. Prathyangira ate the bird, displaying rage the like of which the gods had never seen before. They praised her as she calmed Narasimha down by sitting on his lap.
Prathyangira is also mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Indrajit was performing "Nikumbala yaga" (a sacred ritual to worship Prathyangira) while Rama and his soldiers were waging war in Sri Lanka. Hanuman came down to stop this ritual because he knew that if Indrajit completed it, he would become invincible.
In the Lalita Sahasranama, the title "Maha Bhairava Poojitha" is identified with Prathyangira. She was also called "Bhairava pathni", (wife of Bhairava). Another one of her names is "Daksha yagna vinasini", "the goddess who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice".
There are three temples in India with dedications to Prathyangira, usually consisting of a Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi Statue and Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi Sannadhis:
ksham Pratyangiraa mahaadevi mahaa shakthiswaroopinee | sarwadhukha nivaarinee rakshamaam parameishwareishwaree ||
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