God · Shakta · West India · Guptakshetra, Gujarat

Siddhambika

Also called: Siddha Mother

The Siddha Mother of Guptakshetra, chief of the goddesses Barbarika worships there; with the fourteen goddesses she catches him when he throws himself into the sea.

Sources: Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 61, The liturgy of Ganeshvara, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library); Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 64, The greatness of Bhimeshvara, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library) · see Siddhambika's web

Relations 2

Siddhambika blessed

Barbarika (Mortal) Shakta · The grandson at the pond
Saves him from the sea and names him Chandila.

Siddhambika worshipped by

Barbarika (Mortal) Shakta · The guard at Vijaya's fire
Three years of worship at Guptakshetra.

Stories 2

The guard at Vijaya's fire
Legend · as the Siddha Mother · 1 telling
The grandson at the pond
Legend · as who saves him · 1 telling

Cited

Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 61, The liturgy of Ganeshvara, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library) Primary text (translation)
Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 64, The greatness of Bhimeshvara, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library) Primary text (translation)