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Matrikas (Wikipedia)

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A Wikipedia article on the Matrikas, the group of mother goddesses in Hinduism, describing the seven, or with Narasimhi an eighth, as the shakti or embodied power of a corresponding male deity: Brahmani of Brahma, Vaishnavi of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes. The article recounts their role in the Devi Mahatmya, springing from the bodies of the gods at Devi's summons to slaughter the demon armies alongside her, corroborating the Metropolitan Museum's own battle scene record from outside the museum's catalogue. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Tier three: a crowd sourced, not independently peer reviewed encyclopedia entry, matching this atlas's established convention for a Wikipedia citation. Used here only to corroborate the Met's own naming of the five Matrikas against the general iconographic canon, not for facts specific to the Met object.
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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrikas
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encyclopedia
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Brahma, Deities

This source names Brahma directly: "power of a corresponding male deity: Brahmani of Brahma, Vaishnavi of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each..."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Brahmani, Deities

This source names Brahmani directly: "power of a corresponding male deity: Brahmani of Brahma, Vaishnavi of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each..."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Chamunda, Deities

This source names Chamunda directly: "Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Indra, Deities

This source names Indra directly: "of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Indrani, Deities

This source names Indrani directly: "of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Kartikeya, Deities

This source names Kartikeya directly: "Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Kaumari, Deities

This source names Kaumari directly: "of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Parvati, Deities

This source names Parvati directly: "of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Shakti, Deities

This source names Shakti directly: "or with Narasimhi an eighth, as the shakti or embodied power of a corresponding male deity: Brahmani of Brahma, Vaishnavi of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha..."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Vaishnavi, Deities

This source names Vaishnavi directly: "male deity: Brahmani of Brahma, Vaishnavi of Vishnu, Maheshvari of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own..."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Varaha, Deities

This source names Varaha directly: "Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Varahi, Deities

This source names Varahi directly: "of Shiva, Kaumari of Kartikeya, Varahi of Varaha, Indrani of Indra and Chamunda of Chandi or Parvati, each riding her parent god's own vahana and carrying his attributes."

Source Matrikas (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (113 claims)

This source backs 113 claims across the atlas. As facts: 52 well-attested. As cited relationships: 54 holds. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Deities, 96 claims: 47 well-attested, 42 holds, 7 general references.
  • Sources, 17 claims: 5 well-attested, 12 holds.
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