Devi Bhagavatam 9.46.5 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 5
Shashthi Upakhyana Varnanam: The Story of Goddess Shashthi
मातृकासु च विख्याता देवसेनाभिधा च या । प्राणाधिकप्रिया साध्वी स्कन्दभार्या च सुव्रता
mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā devasenābhidhā ca yā . prāṇādhikapriyā sādhvī skandabhāryā ca suvratā
Siya ay tanyag sa mga Matrika (Banal na Ina) sa pangalang Devasena. Siya ang malinis at tapat na asawa ni Skanda (Kartikeya), na mas mahal sa kanya kaysa sa kanyang sariling buhay.
Narayana
Devi Form: Devasena
Mahavidya Connection: null
Shakti Manifestation: Matrika, Wife of Skanda
Tattva Discussed: Shakti
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
Narrative Source: null
Story Arc Position: exposition
Mantra Referenced: null
Yantra Referenced: null
Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
Tantric Practice Type: null
Stuti Type: null
Recitation Occasion: null
Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: null
Maya Aspect: null
Creation Role: Divine consort and mother
Shakti Philosophy: Shakta
Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Describing Shashthi's identity as Devasena
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Unifies regional folk traditions of Shashthi with mainstream Puranic pantheon by identifying her as Devasena, the consort of the war god Skanda.
FAQs
Goddess Shashthi is identified as Devasena, the beloved wife of Lord Skanda (Kartikeya).
Among the Matrikas, she is famously known as Devasena.
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