Chandika
Chandika is a form of goddess Durga. She shares similarities with the Goddess Chamunda, not only in name but also in attributes and iconography. Due to these similarities, some consider them to be the same deity, while others view them as different manifestations of Mahadevi.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Shaktisamgama Tantra (c. 16th century).
Relationships
- consort of
- Śiva
- co occurs with
- Chhinnamasta, Krodha Bhairava, Prachanda Chandika, Mahashakti, Mahisha, Chamunda, Durga, Bhadrakali, Katyayani
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Chandi (Sanskrit: चण्डी, IAST: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (IAST: Caṇḍika) is a Hindu deity. Chandika is a form of goddess Durga. She shares similarities with the Goddess Chamunda, not only in name but also in attributes and iconography”
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“He recounts that his consort Chandika (identified with Parvati) was engrossed in coitus, but became enraged at his seminal emission.”
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“In Shaktism, she is associated with the fierce forms of Shakti or Durga, a warrior goddess, which also includes Bhadrakali and Chandika.”
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