Kotarī
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 1
Kotarī is an evil spirit or Mātṛkā invoked in protective rituals to be warded off. She is listed among malevolent beings that threaten children and is to be destroyed by the recital of Viṣṇu's name.
Relationships
Mentioned by
- Krishna
- kali
- Brahmarakshasa
- Dakini
- Matres
- Śākinī
- Bhūtas
- Pramathas
- Guhyakas
- Kūṣmāṇḍas
- Parpaṭas
- Caṭakas
- Bhairavas
- Kṣetrapālas
- Vīrabhadra
- Yātudhānīs
and 5 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, and other Mātṛkās, Unmāda, Apasmāra, and other devils inimical to the mind, the body and the senses...may these and all other evil spirits be destroyed”
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