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.
Thus ends the determination of Durgāṣṭamī.
Worshipped in Bhadrā, I will grant all success.
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 addressed by Rāma, Bhadra, with joined palms, replied:
For kings in a new reign do become subjects of public speech.
"What stories, O Bhadra, are circulating in the city and in the countryside?