Pratyangira

Prathyangira
Goddess of Victory
A depiction of Prathyangira
Tamil script	பிரத்யங்கிரா
Sanskrit	प्रत्यङ्गिरा
Affiliation	Devi, Associated with Shakti
Weapon	Trishula (trident), Shankha (conch shell), Chakra (discus), Gada (mace)
Consort	Sarabeswara
Mount	Simha (lion)
Texts	Atharvaveda

Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा; Pratyaṅgirā, IPA: / 'Pratyangira/) or sometimes called Prathyangira, 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.

Appearance

Prathyangira is a devi but also has a lion face, usually many arms, and many legs in legends and depictions. She also appears sometimes blue. Here is a list of facial features and appearance details:

• Lion face: Prathyangira's lion face usually protects the good from evil.
• Thousand heads: Making the evil fearful; Making the good protected.
• Ayudha: Ayudha means weapon in Sanskrit, so she has a thousand weapons in her hands.
• Two thousand hands: In Hinduism, Prathyangira usually has two thousand hands or arms holding weapons.

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.

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

• Bhadrakali
• Narasimha
• Sekhmet
• Durga
• Kali
• Shakti

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.

External links

1. http://www.astrologypredict.com/special-category.php?page=Pratyangira%20Devi%20-%20Protect%20us%20from%20all%20Terrible

2. http://ekatvam.org/about-ekatvam/sri-maha-pratyangira-devi.html

3. Pratyangira Devi In Nanjangud