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🌺Did you know about the Saptamatrika(s) - The Magnificent Seven Mother (मातृका) Goddesses?🌺
Saptamatrikas are the seven divine mothers and is often associated with Shiva and Shakti.
🌸Names of Saptamatrika;
Brahmani (ब्रह्माणी)
Vaishnavi (वैष्णवी), Maheshvari (माहेश्वरी),
Saptamatrikas are the seven divine mothers and is often associated with Shiva and Shakti.
🌸Names of Saptamatrika;
Brahmani (ब्रह्माणी)
Vaishnavi (वैष्णवी), Maheshvari (माहेश्वरी),
Indrani (इन्द्राणी),
Kaumari (कौमारी),
Varahi (वाराही)
Chamunda (चामुण्डा)
🌸Saptamatrikas Emerged From Hindu Gods and Deities;🌸
Brahmani from Brahma,
Vaishnavi from Vishnu
Maheshvari from Shiva Indrani from Indra
Kaumari from Skanda, Varahi from Varaha Chamunda from Devi.
Kaumari (कौमारी),
Varahi (वाराही)
Chamunda (चामुण्डा)
🌸Saptamatrikas Emerged From Hindu Gods and Deities;🌸
Brahmani from Brahma,
Vaishnavi from Vishnu
Maheshvari from Shiva Indrani from Indra
Kaumari from Skanda, Varahi from Varaha Chamunda from Devi.
Some Puranas indicate that the Saptamatrikas are personifications of desire, anger, covetousness, pride, illusion, fault-finding, gossip and envy.
Matrikas mention in the Rigveda (they control the preparation of Soma), the Mahabharata, and more Hindu scriptures.
Matrikas mention in the Rigveda (they control the preparation of Soma), the Mahabharata, and more Hindu scriptures.
These Goddesses Saptamatrikas are identified or associated with Vedic Krittikas, the constellation Pleiade. Many Ancient Temples dedicated to 64 Yoginis, all forms of Shakti, also built.
💮The Varaha-purana, states that these matrikas represent our mental qualities / aspects of Shakti;💮
kama (desire),
krodha (anger),
lobha (covetousness),
mada (pride),
moha (illusion),
matrsya (false finding), parsunya (tale bearing), assya (energy) respectively.
kama (desire),
krodha (anger),
lobha (covetousness),
mada (pride),
moha (illusion),
matrsya (false finding), parsunya (tale bearing), assya (energy) respectively.
🌺And they are worshipped to keep out or stay away from such qualities;🌺
(1) Yogeswari represents Kama or desire;
(2) Maheswari, Krodha or anger;
(3) Vaishnavi lobha or covetousness
(4) Brahmani, mada or pride; (5) Kaumari moha or illusion;
(1) Yogeswari represents Kama or desire;
(2) Maheswari, Krodha or anger;
(3) Vaishnavi lobha or covetousness
(4) Brahmani, mada or pride; (5) Kaumari moha or illusion;
(6) Indrani, matsanya or faultfinding
(7) Chamunda pasunya or tale bearing.
Mata Kali or Chamunda represents the uppermost chakra and completes the initiate’s ascent. Brahmani signifies the lowest chakra (personified energy centers).
(7) Chamunda pasunya or tale bearing.
Mata Kali or Chamunda represents the uppermost chakra and completes the initiate’s ascent. Brahmani signifies the lowest chakra (personified energy centers).
She is just initiated into the world of spirituality and Tantra. Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi and Indrani are the five middle chakras. They symbolically represents the five rungs of the ladder toward liberation, which the devotee must ascend.
As the spiritual infant passes from one matrika to the next, the spiritual aspirant is progressing along the road to emancipation.
The Devi-Bhagavata Purana mentions three other Goddesses, Shaktis of other gods in addition to Saptamatrikas making a group of 10 Matrikas.
The Devi-Bhagavata Purana mentions three other Goddesses, Shaktis of other gods in addition to Saptamatrikas making a group of 10 Matrikas.
The Devi Purana (6th to 10th century) mentions a group of sixteen matrikas and six other types of Matrikas mentioned, apart from the Saptamatrikas.
In Matsya Purana, Shiva had created seven Matrikas to combat the demon Andhaka, who had the ability to duplicate from each drop of
In Matsya Purana, Shiva had created seven Matrikas to combat the demon Andhaka, who had the ability to duplicate from each drop of
his blood that falls from him when he is wounded. The Vamana Purana gives another version about the birth of Sapta Matrikas. A war took place between the Devas and the Asuras.
When the Asuras, Chanda and Munda, were killed, another asura named Raktabija entered the battlefield with chariots, elephants, horses and infantry.
Seeing the large troop, Kauisiki and Kali (Goddesses) made a loud sound and from their mouth Maheswari and Brahmani came out seated on a swan and wearing rosary and holding water pot in their hands.
From the lion of Maheswari came out Kaumari, seated on a peacock and holding a lance. Vaishnavi came out from Kaumari's hand, seated on Garuda and holding a conch, discus, club, sword, bow and arrow.
From her posterior came out Varahi, seated on the Seshnaga (serpent), and from her heart came out Narasimhini with fierce claws, and from her foot Chamunda came out.
The Mahabharata narrates in different chapters the birth of warrior-God Skanda (the son of Shiva and Parvati) and his association with the Matrikas, his adopted mothers. In one version, Indra (king of demi-gods) request the Goddesses called "mothers of the world" to kill him.
However, upon seeing Skanda, instead they follow their maternal instincts and raise him.
Another account mentions the Matrikas, a group of the wives of the Saptarishis (7 great sages), who were accused of being Skanda's real mothers and thus abandoned by their husbands.
Another account mentions the Matrikas, a group of the wives of the Saptarishis (7 great sages), who were accused of being Skanda's real mothers and thus abandoned by their husbands.
They request Skanda to adopt them as his mothers. Skanda agrees and grants them two boons: to be worshipped as great Goddesses and permission to torment children till they are younger than 16 years and then act as their protectors.
Some of the Saptamatrikas are worshipped individually in temples in India. Some of them are also worshipped during Navratri.
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