Prachanda Chandika

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Prachanda Chandika is a goddess who appeared to aid the gods in the god-demon war when they prayed to the Great Goddess Mahashakti. After slaying all demons, the enraged goddess cut off her own head and drank her own blood. The name Prachanda Chandika also appears as a synonym of Chhinnamasta.

When

First attested
1800 CE
Attested period
1800 – 1900
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Shakta Pramoda (19th century).

Relationships

child of
Mahashakti

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The name Prachanda Chandika also appears as a synonym of Chhinnamasta in her hundred-name hymn in the Shakta Pramoda (19th century).”

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