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Quiz about The Ten Great Wisdoms  Mahavidyas
Quiz about The Ten Great Wisdoms  Mahavidyas

The Ten Great Wisdoms - Mahavidyas Quiz


This quiz is about the ten goddesses called Mahavidyas. I hope you find it exquisitely tough.

A multiple-choice quiz by rohan007. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rohan007
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
331,395
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1385
Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (10/10), Guest 152 (10/10), Guest 157 (10/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Which Mahavidya is considered to be the Tantric incarnation of goddess Lakshmi? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This goddess is often portrayed as headless, with two of her attendants drinking her blood. Who is she? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these Mahavidyas is the goddess of paralyzing enemies? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Mahavidya is also known as Shodashi? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the Mahavidyas is also referred to as Neel Saraswati? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Mahavidya is the only widow goddess? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. She is the only Mahavidya that holds a sarod (an instrument like a veena or a sitar). Who is she? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Her body is believed to be the Cosmos. Who is she? (Hint: Her complexion is reddish in color.) Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. She is considered to have two forms. In one form she is depicted as calm and like a caring mother; in the other she is a wrathful goddess, who is so fearful that even the demons become frightened after seeing her. Who is she? (Hint: She is also known as Shubmkari). Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. She is the most famous of all Mahavidyas. Her name means "the Black One". Who is she? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Mahavidya is considered to be the Tantric incarnation of goddess Lakshmi?

Answer: Kamala

Kamala, also known as Kamalatmika, is the Tantric manifestation of the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, wealth, prosperity, luck, beauty, etc. She is represented as sitting on a lotus, with four arms, and with elephants sprinkling water over her.
2. This goddess is often portrayed as headless, with two of her attendants drinking her blood. Who is she?

Answer: Chhinnamasta

Chhinnamasta, also known as Chinamastika or Chintapurni, is an incarnation of Kali. In this incarnation she is headless, and two of her attendants drink her blood, while she stands over Kama and Rati making love. The legend says that once, when Kali was returning from a fight with her attendants, her attendants demanded blood to fulfill their thirst. So Kali cut her own head and fed her attendants from her blood.
3. Which of these Mahavidyas is the goddess of paralyzing enemies?

Answer: Baglamukhi

Baglamukhi is the goddess of paralyzing enemies. Portrayed as wearing yellow, she is shown holding the tongue of a demon, hence paralyzing his speech. In her other hand she holds a "gada" or a mace.
4. Which Mahavidya is also known as Shodashi?

Answer: Lalita Tripurasundari

Lalita Tripurasundari is the Tantric manifestation of Parvati, and is also the goddess of plants and flowers. She is seated over Shiva, and in her four arms holds a noose, a goad, a bow made of sugarcane, and five flower arrows.
5. Which of the Mahavidyas is also referred to as Neel Saraswati?

Answer: Tara

Tara is the Tantric manifestation of Kali. She is represented as standing on Shiva just like Kali, and also wears a garland of skulls. But, unlike Kali, she also wears a skirt of tiger skin, and in her four hands she holds a pair of scissors, a lotus, a scythe, and a skull bowl.
6. Which Mahavidya is the only widow goddess?

Answer: Dhumavati

Dhumavati is portrayed as an old woman, wearing white, since she is considered a widow. She holds a winnowing basket and sits in a chariot, on which many crows are seated.
7. She is the only Mahavidya that holds a sarod (an instrument like a veena or a sitar). Who is she?

Answer: Matangi

Matangi, or the Tantric Saraswati, is depicted as holding a noose, goad, a sarod, and a sword. She is closely associated with Saraswati and Parvati and is worshiped as Meenakshi Devi in the Southern parts of India.
8. Her body is believed to be the Cosmos. Who is she? (Hint: Her complexion is reddish in color.)

Answer: Bhuvaneshwari

Bhuvaneshwari is considered to be beautiful, and it is believed that the whole Cosmos resides in her body.
9. She is considered to have two forms. In one form she is depicted as calm and like a caring mother; in the other she is a wrathful goddess, who is so fearful that even the demons become frightened after seeing her. Who is she? (Hint: She is also known as Shubmkari).

Answer: Bhairavi

Bhairavi is considered to be the female equivalent of Bhairava, or the angry manifestation of Shiva. In the hint given above, Shubmkari means that she behaves excellently toward good people, and she is the most terrible nightmare to the bad ones.
10. She is the most famous of all Mahavidyas. Her name means "the Black One". Who is she?

Answer: Kali

Kali is the first Mahavidya, the most famous of them all. She is depicted as standing on Shiva, with her pets, a snake, a jackal, and a tiger. She wears a skirt made of hands of demons. She wears a garland of skulls (mundmala), and her tongue is lolling out.

She holds in her arms a trident (trishul), a sword (talwar), a skull bowl (kapala), and a severed head of a demon (mundi). She is the most fierce goddess of all, but is believed to also be very kindhearted and motherly. Her complexion is very dark, too.
Source: Author rohan007

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