Matrikas

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Matrikas (Sanskrit: mātṝkās, मातृका, lit. "The Mothers"), also called Matara (Sanskrit: mātaraḥ, मातरः) and Matris (mātṛs, मातृ), are a group of Hindu goddesses who are always depicted together. Since they are usually depicted as a heptad, they are called Saptamatrikas (Sanskrit: saptamātṝkās, सप्तमातृका, "seven mothers"): Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshvari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi and Chamunda or Narasimhi. However, they may sometimes be eight (Ashtamatrikas: ashtamātṝkās, अष्टमातृका, "eight mothers"). Whereas in South India Saptamatrika worship is prevalent, the Ashtamatrika are venerated in Nepal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510634545
• ISBN13: 9785510634549
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"