Raktadantika

Raktadantika
AffiliationDevi, Durga
MantraOm raktadantikayaya namaha
WeaponSword, pestle, plough

Raktadantika (Sanskrit: रक्तदन्तिका, romanized: Raktadantikā) is a form of the Hindu goddess Durga. According to the Devi Mahatmya, Raktadantika incarnated to slay the descendants of the asura Viprachitti. Another account describes her as a form of Kali, with an entirely red body.

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