Kotavi
deity Hindu single tradition · 2
Kotavi is an asuri in Hindu mythology and the tutelary goddess of the race of daityas. She is also identified with the goddess Durga. In the Puranas, she is depicted as the mother of Banasura.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Kotavi is mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata Purana as a foe of the god Vishnu.
Relationships
- parent of
- Banasura
- syncretized with
- Durga
- co occurs with
- Renuka, Chhinnamasta, Korravai
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Kotavi (Sanskrit: कोटवी, romanized: Koṭavī) is an asuri in Hindu mythology and the tutelary goddess of the race of daityas. She is also identified with the goddess Durga. In the Puranas, she is depicted as the mother of Banasura”
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“Kotavi, sometimes described as a Matrika ('mother goddess'), is nude, dishevelled, wild, and awful in appearance. She is mentioned in the scriptures Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata Purana, often as a foe of the god Vishnu.”
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