Kushmanda

Kushmanda
Creator of the universe
Statue of goddess Kushmanda
AffiliationAvatar of Parvati and Durga
AbodeKailasha
PlanetSurya
Mantrasurāsampūrṇakalaśaṁ rudhirāplutameva ca dadhānā hastapadmābhyāṁ kūṣmāṇḍā śubhadāstu me
Weaponlotus, chakra, kamandalu, bow, arrow, gada, akshamala, amrita
Mounttiger
ConsortShiva

Kushmanda (Sanskrit: कुष्माण्डा, romanized: Kuṣmāṇḍā, lit. 'little hot egg') is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as the creator of the universe, best-known for her act of liberating the energy of the Sun to the rest of creation. She is the fourth of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the fourth day of Navaratri.

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