Varnini
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Varnini is a female attendant of Parvati (or Chandika) who becomes extremely hungry and begs for food. She is fed by Parvati's (or Chhinnamasta's) blood after the goddess beheads herself. Varnini is often mentioned alongside Dakini.
When
- First attested
- 1700 CE
- Attested period
- 1700 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Pranatoshini Tantra (18th century).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sarvabuddhi, Krodha Bhairava, Prachanda Chandika, Mahashakti, Śiva, Vajrayogini, Chhinnamasta, Chinnamunda, Mekhala, Kanakhala, Lakshminkara, Sarvabuddha, Vajravaironi, Vajravarnini, Vaironi
- serves
- Sarvasiddhi
- sibling of
- Dakini
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“her two female attendants Dakini and Varnini (also called Jaya and Vijaya) became extremely hungry and began to beg for food.”
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