Katyayani
| Katyayani | |
|---|---|
Goddess of power | |
Murti of Katyayani | |
| Affiliation | Avatar of Durga |
| Abode | Kailasha |
| Planet | Mars |
| Mantra | oṃ devī kātyāyanyai namaḥ
kātyāyanī śubhaṁ dadhyād devī dānavaghātinī |
| Weapon | Khadga (longsword) Lotus, Abhayamudra, Varadamudra |
| Mount | Lion |
| Genealogy | |
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| Consort | Shiva |
Katyayani (Sanskrit: कात्यायनी, romanized: Kātyāyanī, lit. 'she who is of Katya') is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as the slayer of the tyrannical asura Mahisha. She is the sixth of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the sixth day of Navaratri.
In Shaktism, she is associated with the fierce forms of Shakti or Durga, a warrior goddess, which also includes Bhadrakali and Chandika.