Kūṣmāṇḍas
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 1
Kūṣmāṇḍas are fearsome attendants who serve in the retinue of Kālī and Shiva. They are invoked as evil spirits to be warded off in protective rituals, particularly those protecting children.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Vishnu, Krishna, Matres
- allied with
- Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Śākinī, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“their fearsome attendants, namely 'Ḍākinī, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas...The Dākinīs, the Yātudhānīs, the Kūṣmāṇḍas, the infanticides...may these and all other evil spirits be destroyed'”
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