Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . a received Chanda and Manda, the messen-gers of the giants ; they, struck with her beauty, spokeso rapturously of her to their lords that Sumbha senther an offer of marriage by Sugriva. 2. Dasabhuja,-]- the ten-handed, destroyed Sum-fohas army under the commander-in-chief Dhumlo-chana. Of these troops only a few fugitives escapedto carry the news of their defeat to their master. 3. Singhavahini (riding on a lion) fought with•Chanda and Manda, and has four arms only. Shedrank the blood of the leaders, and devoured a largepart of their troops. * JMuir, O. S.
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . a received Chanda and Manda, the messen-gers of the giants ; they, struck with her beauty, spokeso rapturously of her to their lords that Sumbha senther an offer of marriage by Sugriva. 2. Dasabhuja,-]- the ten-handed, destroyed Sum-fohas army under the commander-in-chief Dhumlo-chana. Of these troops only a few fugitives escapedto carry the news of their defeat to their master. 3. Singhavahini (riding on a lion) fought with•Chanda and Manda, and has four arms only. Shedrank the blood of the leaders, and devoured a largepart of their troops. * JMuir, O. S. T., iv, 34. t See illustration, p. 301. DURGA, 317 4. Mahishamardini (the slayer of Mahisha) slewSumbha as he attacked her in the form of a had eight or, according to other accounts, tenarms. There is little to distinguish the account ofthis form from that of Durga. 5. Jagaddhatri (the mother of the world) des-troyed another army of the giants ; is dressed in redgarments, and is seated on a lion. She, too, has four #fc. JAGADDHATRI. arms only, and is very similar to Singhavahini; thedifference being in the weapons she wields. As Singha-vahini, she carries a sword and spear, and with twohands is encouraging her worshippers ; as Jagaddhatri,she carries a conch-shell, discus, bow and arrow. In 3i8 THE PURANIC DEITIES. all the above forms she is represented as a fair, beauti-ful, gentle-looking lady. 6. Kali (the black woman), or, as she is more com-monly called, Kali Ma, the black mother, with the aidof Chandi, slew Raktavija, the principal leader ofthe giants army. Seeing his men fall, he attackedthe goddess in person ; when from every drop of bloodthat fell from his body a thousand giants equal in powerto himself arose. At this crisis another form of thegoddess, named Chandi, came to the rescue. As Kalidrank the giants blood and prevented the form-ation of new giants, Chandi slew the monsterherself. Kali is represented as a black woman with four arms ;in one hand
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