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4. Mahishamardini (the slayer of Mahisha) slew Sumbha as he attacked her in the form of a buffalo. She had eight or, according to other accounts, ten arms. There is little to distinguish the account of this form from that of Durgā.
5. Jagaddhatri (the mother of the world) destroyed another army of the giants; is dressed in red garments, and is seated on a lion. She, too, has four
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JAGADDHATRI.
arms only, and is very similar to Singhavāhini; the difference being in the weapons she wields. As Singhavāhini, she carries a sword and spear, and with two hands is encouraging her worshippers ; as Jagaddhātri, she carries a conch-shell, discus, bow and arrow. In
