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Kaushiki (Sanskrit: कौशिकी, romanized: Kauśikī, lit. 'woman of the cell',) is a Hindu goddess, a deity who emerged from the sheath of Parvati. She was created before Parvati's conflict with the asura brothers Sumbha and Nisumbha, and was also the reason the Matrikas come into existence. According to the Lakshmi Tantra, Kaushiki is a manifestation of the goddess Lakshmi.

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  • Kaushiki (Sanskrit: कौशिकी, romanized: Kauśikī, lit. 'woman of the cell',) is a Hindu goddess, a deity who emerged from the sheath of Parvati. She was created before Parvati's conflict with the asura brothers Sumbha and Nisumbha, and was also the reason the Matrikas come into existence. According to the Lakshmi Tantra, Kaushiki is a manifestation of the goddess Lakshmi. (en)
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  • Vindhya Parvata, Himalayas, Manidvipa, Vaikuntha (en)
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  • * Mahadevi * Lakshmi * Durga * Saraswati (en)
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  • Kaushiki's form of Mahasaraswati (en)
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  • Oṃ Kauśikyai Namaḥ (en)
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  • Kaushiki (en)
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  • Ambika, Mahasaraswati, Chandika (en)
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  • Srimad Devi Bhagavatam Fifth Canto, Chapter 23, Verses 1:2 (en)
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  • O King! When the tormented Devas praised thus, the Devi created from Her body another supremely beautiful form. This created form, the Ambika Devi, became known in all the worlds as Kaushiki, as She came out of the physical sheath of the Devi Parvati. (en)
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  • Hindu (en)
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  • Trishula, Bell, bow and arrow, Plough, Pestle, Conch, Discus (en)
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  • Kaushiki (Sanskrit: कौशिकी, romanized: Kauśikī, lit. 'woman of the cell',) is a Hindu goddess, a deity who emerged from the sheath of Parvati. She was created before Parvati's conflict with the asura brothers Sumbha and Nisumbha, and was also the reason the Matrikas come into existence. According to the Lakshmi Tantra, Kaushiki is a manifestation of the goddess Lakshmi. (en)
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  • Kaushiki (en)
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