Pratyangira

Pratyangira
Goddess of Victory

Goddess Pratyangira
Tamil script பிரத்யங்கிரா
Sanskrit प्रत्यङ्गिरा
Affiliation Devi, Associated with Shakti
Weapon Trishula (trident), damarukha (drum), kapala, paasa (mace)
Mount Simha (lion)
Texts Atharvaveda
Consort Sarabeswara Shiva

Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा; Pratyaṅgirā, IPA: / 'Pratyangira/) also called Atharvana Bhadrakaali, Narasimhi or Narashimhika, is a Hindu Goddess associated with Shakti, the Hindu concept of eternal energy. She is described as a goddess with a lioness's face and a human body. This combination of lion and human forms represents the balance of good and evil.

In Hindu Epics

The Pratyangira yantra.

Prathyangira is also mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Indrajit was performing "Nikumbala yaga" (a sacred ritual to worship Prathyangira) [1] while Rama and his soldiers were waging war in Lanka. Hanuman came down to stop this ritual because he knew that if Indrajit completed it, he would become invincible.

Birth Of Pratyangiri Narshimhi devi

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 blood Lord Narsimha drunk on rage and could not be stopped. To calm him down, Lord Shiva came down as Sharabha, a bird-animal-human hybrid. Upon seeing this, Lord Narasimha created Gandaberunda, a two headed-bird that was Sarabeswara's opposite. Seeing this it was known that only Lakshmi can calm down vishnu avatar Narsimha. Everyone praised her as she calmed Narasimha down Some believe that in ancient time when two Rishis, Prathiyangira and Angiras, were meditating discovered a goddess through a Moola Mantra who was nameless. Later she privileged the rishis by naming her after them and hence she was called as Prathiyangara Devi. Narasimhi is another name of hers. 'Naran' means human and 'Simha' means lion, so she got named thus as she appears with a lion's face and a human body.In Sri Chakra or Sri_Yantra worship, she protects her devotees against all odds.

Pratyangira Devi Homam (Havan)

Havan dedicated to Pratyangira devi is performed at many places for the welfare of the people and for eliminating the influences of evil forces. In some temples Pratyangira Devi Homam (Havan) is performed on days of Amavasya.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi: The Goddess to Counter Black Magic". Indiadivine.org. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Pratyangira Devi Homa". nanjangud.info. Retrieved 2016-01-17.


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