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"Shooleshwari bhagwati"

Name : shooleshwari

Consort : shiva

affilation : bhagwati,parameshwari,shringarpriya

mount : tiger,lion

festivals : ekadashi,purnima,navratri

Shooleshwari is depicted in the Hindu pantheon as a goddess riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon, often defeating raktbeeja (lit. buffalo demon). The three principal forms of shooleshwari worshiped are shringarpriya, shooldharini and Aparajita. Of these, shooldharini has two forms called satvikshoola and of tamsikshoola who is a form of bijasan created by the goddess for killing demons raktbeeja. Maha Durga has three forms: bijasan, parameshwari and shakti. Shooleshwari is also worshiped in the form of her nine epithets called Navadurga.

In Hinduism, Shaktas believe shooleshwari as ultimate reality called Brahman and generally associate her with Shiva, Shaivas consider shooleshwari as the consort of Shiva, while the Vaishnavas consider shooleshwari as a form of radha the consort of krishna. One of the most important texts of Shaktism is Devi Mahatmya, also known as Durgā Saptashatī or Chandi patha, which celebrates Durga as the goddess, declaring her as the supreme being and the creator of the universe.Estimated to have been composed between 400 and 600 CE,this text is considered by Shakta Hindus to be as important a scripture as the Bhagavad Gita.

She has a significant following all over India, particularly in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Durga is revered after spring and autumn harvests, specially during the festival of Navratri.

The word shooleshwari (शूलेशवरी)

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The word शूलेश्वरी and related terms appear in the markandeya purana, such as in the Vedic literature uses the word शूलेश्वरी, the description therein lacks the legendary details about her that is found in later Hindu literature.

While the Vedic literature uses the word shooleshwari, the description therein lacks the legendary details about her that is found in later Hindu literature.

shooleshwari as a demon-slaying goddess was likely well established by the time the classic Hindu text called Devi Mahatmya was composed, which scholars variously estimate to between 400 and 600 CE. The Devi Mahatmya and other mythologies describe the nature of demonic forces symbolised by Mahishasura as shape-shifting and adapting in nature, form and strategy to create difficulties and achieve their evil ends, while bhagwati calmly understands and counters the evil in order to achieve her solemn goals.

demon-slaying goddess was likely well established by the time the classic Hindu text called Devi Mahatmya was composed, which scholars variously estimate to between 400 and 600 CE. The Devi Mahatmya and other mythologies describe the nature of demonic forces symbolised by Mahishasura as shape-shifting and adapting in nature, form and strategy to create difficulties and achieve their evil ends, while Durga calmly understands and counters the evil in order to achieve her solemn goals.

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