Vishaladamshtrini, Viśāladaṃṣṭriṇī: 2 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Viśāladaṃṣṭriṇī can be transliterated into English as Visaladamstrini or Vishaladamshtrini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇa

Viśāladaṃṣṭriṇī (विशालदंष्ट्रिणी) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Viśāladaṃṣṭriṇī) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”

The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Viśāladaṃṣṭriṇī (विशालदंष्ट्रिणी).—A mind-born mother.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 17.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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