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Vindhya mountains

Also called: Vindhyachala

The mountain range of central India to which Brahma sends the dark goddess Kaushiki (Ratri, Ekanamsha) with her lion in the Matsya and Skanda Puranas.

Sources: The Matsya Puranam, Part II (chapters 129-292), translated by a Taluqdar of Oudh (Sacred Books of the Hindus 17.2, 1917); The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda, Kaumarika Khanda, on wisdomlib.org · see Vindhya mountains's web

Relations 1

Vindhya mountains home of

Kaushiki (Form) · Night colours the unborn Parvati
Brahma sends her to the Vindhya mountains.

Stories 1

Night colours the unborn Parvati
Legend · 3 tellings

Cited

The Matsya Puranam, Part II (chapters 129-292), translated by a Taluqdar of Oudh (Sacred Books of the Hindus 17.2, 1917) § 157.17-19 Primary text (translation)
The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda, Kaumarika Khanda, on wisdomlib.org § kaumarika.29.47-51 Primary text (translation)