

She is also associated with Bhairava, and she has a variant form, namely Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali. In some images she is shown with a dark complexion, ferocious in aspect, having a lion’s face with reddened eyes and riding a lion, entirely nude or wearing black garments, she wears a garland of human skulls her hair strands on end, and she holds a trident, a serpent in the form of a noose, a hand-drum and a skull in her four hands. Those interested in hearing mantras and bhajans of Pratyangira Devi can find some videos on YouTube (see bottom of this article for one video). Pratyangira sadhana is done mainly to protect yourself from attacks of black magic (Dhurmantravaadam) and to prosper in your life. However it is far better to worship Devi in One form as Kali, Kamalatmika, Tara, Tripurasundari etc. Pratyangira is sometimes identified with Bhadrakali and Siddhilakshmi. Pratyangira mantras are also given in Mantra-mahodadhi and some other texts. The most detailed source for worshipping Pratyangira is Meru Tantra. In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees against all odds and guides him/her along the right path. She is considered to be a powerful repellent of the influences generated by witchcraft.

Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra. She is supposed to frustrate the witchcraft attacks by enemies. I hazard a guess that the name pratyangira is derived from this. Prati-Angirasa denotes counter-witch craft.
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Angirasa kalpa denotes a manual on witchcraft. Angirasa veda denotes black magic or witchcraft. In the Rig Veda khila kAndam a suktam named Pratyangira sUktam occurs.Īnother name of the atharvaveda is atharvAngirasa. She is enveloped as bliss in the letter “Ksham”. It is said that when Narashimhika shakes her Lion’s Mane, she throws the stars into disarray. She is also known as Narasimhika, “She who is the Ferocious Half Human Half Lion of Courage”. Sarabheswara is an ugra avatar of Lord Siva. Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to have destroyed Sarabheswara’s arrogance.
