Śaṅkhinī

deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 1

Śaṅkhinī is one of the seven Dhātunāthās goddesses who consume the seven dhātus of enemies' bodies. These deities have hideous faces and are experts in deluding, slaying, and exterminating the wicked while protecting the devout. She is also enumerated among yoginī goddesses in the Kubjikāmata Tantra.

Relationships

co occurs with: Kubjikā, Kusumamāla, Kusumā, Yākinī, Lalitā, Daṇḍanāthā
allied with: Dakini, Lākinī, Hākinī, Rākinī, Kākinī, Yakṣiṇī, Śākinī, Kusumamālinī
sibling of: Yakṣiṇī, Śākinī

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Mentioned by

Lalitā
Daṇḍanāthā
Kusumamālinī

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Dakini

Source passages

“They were Yakṣiṇī, Śaṅkhinī, Lākinī, Hākinī, Śākinī, Ḍākinī and (another) Hākinī... They had hideous faces. With their harsh leonine roars they filled ten-quarters. They were called Dhātunāthās”
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