Shakambhari | |
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Goddess of Nourishment[1] | |
Devanagari | शाकम्भरी |
Venerated in | Shaktism |
Festivals | Navaratri, Durga Puja, Durga Ashtami, Lakshmi Puja |
Shakambhari (Sanskrit: शाकम्भरी, IAST: Śākambharī), also referred to as Shatakshi, is a goddess of nourishment. She is regarded to be an incarnation of Mahadevi, and identified with Durga in Hinduism.[2] After the malevolent asura Durgamasura deprived the earth of nourishment by causing the sages to forget the Vedas, the goddess appeared to offer human beings and devas sufficient fruits and vegetables to restore their strength.[3]
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