Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras

by Rajeshri Goswami | 1989 | 68,131 words

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....

Description of the Door Goddesses (dvara-devi)

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The Door Goddesses (dvarodevyah) The door goddesses are mentioned only a few times in the Vedic texts. They are prayed to be approachable to the devotee. 7 6 CBI : 6 : 28. CI 16: 29. 8 Maitrayani-samhita III : 16 : 21.

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294 Exalted by the worshipper, they are said to produce a creaking sound, they shine and are beautiful, great and regarded as the prayaja goddesses 10 They are mentioned only once in the sutras, where they are beseeched to make free space in the tortured world, and are held to be the pillars, the main pillars.11

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