Durgā
deity figure · 4 works · 6 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Bhadra · Bhadrakali · Bhadrakālī · Bhadrā · Mahiṣamathanī · Slayer of the Buffalo Demon · slayer of the buffalo demon · the Goddess
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
The goddess invoked to destroy the 'buffalo demon of delusion,' identified by her epithet as slayer of the buffalo demon (Mahiṣāsura).
who has slain Her enemies—may that Mahiṣamathanī, the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon, destroy for you the buffalo demon of delusion.
Therefore, Durgāṣṭamī should be performed by the wise when conjoined with Saptamī.
> When the sun sets, having reached Aṣṭamī, one should perform the festival of Durgā there, not on the other day.
Manusmṛti
A fierce goddess, recipient of a household offering at the foot of the bed.
At the head of the bed, he should make an offering to Shri (Fortune), and at the foot, to Bhadrakali;
Slokantara
One of the four goddesses/wives of Rudra.
The holy god Rudra, he has four goddesses.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
One of Rāma's court raconteurs, asked by Rāma to report public opinion and who relays the citizens' rumor about Sītā.
Thus spoken to by Rāghava, Bhadra, standing with joined palms and fully composed, replied to the mighty-armed king with these well-chosen words:
"— but this victory of yours, O gentle one, pertaining to the slaying of the ten-necked one, is what is talked of most by the citizens in the city, O bull among men.
"What stories, O Bhadra, are circulating in the city and in the countryside?