#devi katyayani

[ahamasmiyodhah]

चंद्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना।

कात्यायनी शुभं दद्यादेवी दानवघातिनी।।

I worship Devi Katyayani who's holding a shining Scimitar (Chandrahasa) in her hand, and is riding her most excellent Lion carrier. O Devi Katyayani! Please bestow your auspicious blessings on me, you who are slayer of demons.

𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐘𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐈; Mata Katyayani signifies courage, justice, and determination in a woman's life. She embodies fierce independence, empowering women to fight for righteousness, overcome obstacles, and assert their strength in the face of adversity.

[shinymoonbird]

Shakthi - Art of Rajeshwar Nyalapalli

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How is it possible to describe the boundless charm of the Lady of the Lord of the whole world who is the ocean of nectar (bliss) without whose vivacity of existence (life force), all beautiful things would become utterly ghastly? ॥ 10.3॥

[...] The origin of beauty-radiance of all the living beings is called Jivakala i.e., vivacity of existence. Who would like to see the corporal body devoid of vivacity of life (jivakala)? Beauty of life can be appreciated when there is harmonious blend of all the organs with jivakala. Life force with harmony and beauty is the form of ‘the charming lady of the Lord of the whole world’ (akhilendrasundari), a manifestation of supreme Consciousness and Delight. ॥ 10.3॥

~  “Uma Sahasram” Stakaba 10 – Kesaadhi Paadhaantha Varnanam – Description from head to feet, Verse 3

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https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/umasahasram/10stabaka.html  

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mp3: http://www.sriramana.org/music/umasahasram/10_Kesaadhi_Paadhaantha_Varnanam.mp3

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“Uma Sahasram” is a 1000-verse poem on the Divine Mother Parvati / Uma, Composed by Vaśiṣṭha Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni.

[kailasanath]

Devī Kātyāyanī (देवी कात्यायनी)

Worshipped on the 6th night of Navarātri, Devī Kātyāyanī has many legends about her in the Hindu purāṇas. Some believe that the Goddess Pārvatī born as the daughter of Ṛśi Katya got the name Kātyāyanī. Other legends directly associate her with Goddess Durgā as the slayer of Mahiśa the buffalo demon, emerging from the combined wrathful energy of all the Gods.

Devī Kātyāyanī is portrayed riding a siṁha (lion) as her vāhana and with four arms wielding a lotus and a sword while two arms are in gestures of beneficence and protection (varada mudra and abhaya mudra).

Devī Kātyāyanī is invoked with the śloka:

चन्द्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना। कात्यायनी शुभं दद्याद् देवी दानवघातिनी॥