Raktadantika

Raktadantika
AffiliationDevi, Durga
MantraOm raktadantikayaya namaha
WeaponSword, pestle, plough

Raktadantika (Sanskrit: रक्तदन्तिका, romanizedRaktadantikā) is a form of the Hindu goddess Durga. According to the Devi Mahatmya, Raktadantika incarnated to slay the descendants of the asura Viprachitti. Another account describes her as a form of Kali, with an entirely red body.[1]

  1. ^ Gupta, N.B. Sen (162). Sri Sri Chandi. University of Virginia. pp. 97, 119, 132. Retrieved 3 July 2022.