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Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras

by Rajeshri Goswami | 1989 | 68,131 words

Hinduism Shaktism
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This essay studies the Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras. In short, this thesis examines Vedic goddesses by analyzing their images, functions, and social positions. It further details how natural and abstract elements were personified as goddesses, whose characteristics evolved with societal changes....

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Description of Goddess Gayatri
Description of Goddess Vedamata
Description of Goddess Ashtaka
Description of Goddess Mekhala
Description of the Door Goddesses (dvara-devi)
Description of the Road Goddess (marga-devi
Description of Goddess Avi
Description of Goddess Ishu
Description of Goddess Vaishvadevi
Description of Goddess Vishucika
Description of Goddess Subrahmani
Description of Goddess Puramdhi
Description of Goddesses Revati, Dhatri, Istva, Gna and Ahoratra
The six goddesses (Urvi)
Description of Goddess Joshtri
Description of Goddess Urjahuti
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