Pratyangira also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi, Simhamukhi, and Nikumbala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Narasimha. According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells.Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.
Legends
There are many Hindu texts that state the different legends of Narasimhi.
In a tale of the Devi Mahatmyam, Narasimhi was one of the Saptamatrikas, or one of the seven mother goddesses who were forms of the goddess Mahadevi, who assembled to defeat the forces of the asuras Sumbha and Nisumbha, who had overrun Svarga (heaven). Following this, the Matrikas defeated and killed the forces of Sumbha and Nisumbha and the asuras Sumbha and Nisumbha themselves. [5]
According to many Puranas, at the end of the Krita Yuga, a glittering spark appeared from the universe and transformed into a wicked demon named Vipulasura. Vipulasura disturbed a group of eight sages who were performing rituals of Ashta Lakshmi. This angered the goddess Lakshmi who transformed a holy lotus flower into a kavacha or a strong shield. It is also mentioned that the lotus that was transformed had 562 petals in it. The shield provided a great protection to the eight sages, allowing them to perform the holy rituals without any disturbance. Following this, the Mahadevi took the form of Narasimhi and then she defeated and killed the demon Vipulasura.
According to the Markandeya Purana and Shiva Purana, in the beginning of the Treta Yuga, Narasimha, the fourth among the ten avataras of Vishnu, killed the unruly asura king Hiranyakashipu by disembowelling him. Narasimha grew furious and unstoppable due to the evil energies contained in Hiranyakashipu's body entering him. While the actual story ended with Prahlada pacifying him and Narasimha returning to Vaikuntha after assuming his true form as Vishnu,[7] in the Shaiva tradition, Shiva assumed the form of Sharabha, a bird-lion hybrid form. Sharabha tried to carry Narasimha in his talons, but Narasimha in turn assumed the form of Gandabherunda and engulfed Sharabha. Upon the prayers of Shiva as Sharabha, Parvati took the form of Pratyangira and emerged out of the head of Sharabha, pacifying Narasimha and taking her place as his consort, Narasimhi, after which Narasimha released Sharabha.[8]
The term 'Prati' means reverse and 'Angiras' means attacking. Thus, the goddess Pratyangira is the one who reverses any black magic attacks. In the temples of South India, She is also eulogised as Atharvana Bhadrakali as the she is considered the embodiment of the Atharva Veda.[9][10]
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