One of the wives of Shiva. She is the goddess of retribution and justice. She is both beautiful and fierce, and usually appears with her weapons and riding upon a tiger or a lion.
Female deity. A form of the goddess Parvarti; wife of Shiva.
the Goddess as the destroyer of demons, one of the energy forms of Siva
goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible"
"Awe-inspiring,""distant"; a goddess that is a form of Devi.
An aspect of the Divine Mother of the universe, the consort of Shiva. Durga is generally represented with ten arms, seated on a lion. She is the protector of the universe, destroying the demons of ignorance and giving the blessings of divine love and knowledge.
'unfathomable one'; one of the names given to the Mother Goddess in Hinduism, the consort of Shiva and the embodiment of his energy
Durga derives her name from the god Durgu, whom she slew. She is depicted as a yellow female with 10 arms sitting on a lion (the form of Vishnu) as the giver of success to her worshipers. She is usually attended by her son Kartikeyu, who rides on a peacock. She wields a trident, scimitar, discuss, spear, club, bow, axe, the serpent weapon, and the hook for guiding an elephant. She has one foot on Muheshu, a giant, to show that she subdues the enemies of worshipers. In Ward's day many thousands of victims were annually slaughtered in front of her temple and offered to her image. () Her hands are covered in blood.
Tantric sex term meaning warrior goddess.
In Hinduism, Durga (, ) is a form of Devi, the supreme goddess. She is sometimes referred to as the mother of Kartikeya, and Ganesha only.
