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The Mahavidya (Sanskrit: महाविद्या, IAST: Mahāvidyā, lit. Great Wisdoms ) are a group of ten Hindu [ 1 ] Tantric goddesses . [ 2 ] The ten Mahavidyas are usually named in the following sequence: Kali , Tara , Tripura Sundari , Bhuvaneshvari , Bhairavi , Chhinnamasta , Dhumavati , Bagalamukhi , Matangi and Kamalatmika . [ 3 ]
Bhairavi is the consort of Bhairava according to the Puranas and Tantras. In Tantra Shastra all 64 yogini, 52 Bhairav and 56 Kalve work together. Bhairavi is also called as Shubhankari, which means that she is the doer of auspicious deeds to her devotees who are her children, which means she is a good mother.
Akṣobhya Bhairava, In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism , the goddess Tara ( Sanskrit : तारा , Tārā ) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas . She is considered a form of Adishakti , the tantric manifestation of Parvati .
An 18th-century painting from Rajasthan depicts Chhinnamasta as black, as described in the Pranatoshini Tantra legend. She is seated on a copulating couple. Chhinnamasta is often named as the fifth [24] [25] [26] or sixth [1] [27] [20] Mahavidya (Mahavidyas are a group of ten fearsome goddesses from the Hindu esoteric tradition of Tantra), with hymns identifying her as a fierce aspect of Devi ...
Dasa Mahavidya Kali : The fierce and powerful goddess representing time, change, and destruction. Tara : Symbolizing the power of speech, she is associated with divine knowledge and guidance.
Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव, lit. ' frightful '), or Kala Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva. [1] [2] [3] In the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, Bhairava represents the Supreme Reality, synonymous to Para Brahman.
Other Mahavidya goddesses are also said to represent similar powers useful for defeating enemies, to be invoked by their worshippers through various rituals. Bagalamukhi is also called Pitambaradevi , Shatrubuddhivinashini and Brahmastra Roopini and she turns each thing into its opposite.
Bhairava sela or Bayyanna sela in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh; Kaal Bhairva Temple at Ratanpur (considered to be guardian deity of Mahamaya Temple) Bhairava Kona, Near Pamur, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh; Kala Bhairava in Mruthyunjaya Swamy Temple, Yogimallavaram Village, Near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh