Matangi, The exiled Goddess, Arises from the Leftover food.

She who, fulfilled with the Knowledge of Music, Black Magic and Fine Arts, Tantric Goddess.

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Maa or Goddess Matangi

Maa-Matangi, Ninth in Dus-Mahavidya

'Dakshinamurti Shiva' is the Vairabh of Goddess Matangi, identified as 'Buddha' of Vishnu's Twenty-four incarnations and belong from Soft or 'Somya' category.

Maatangi, the exiled or lower-cast Goddess

Maatangi, the exiled or lower-cast goddess, also called "Chandalini" (wife of Chandal or Dome, those who are burning dead bodies in Cremation Ground), is a Goddess belonging to lowest caste and tirbal traditions in Hinduism. But, she is considered as a Tantric Goddess, chief of speech or power of the spoken words, Fine Arts, Black Magic and Music and all Siddha-Vidyas (accomplished knowledge) or perfect and supreme knowledge. She is also associated with forest, birds and animals, wilderness and hinting. She is consider as a daughter of Matang Muni or Sage Matang and who makes married life happier and wealthfull. She also allies with those who prefer polluted or leftover food, which has already been eaten by someone else. Virtually she arises from the leftover food or "Uchistha" of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Offering of her should be polluted or Uchistha of devotee or worshiper, it should be in the state of being rotten, having eaten or not washed. She is worshiped by Lord Vishnu in ancient era, as a result he is with good-luck, happier, glowing and higher position. No fasting is required, it is a reversed protocol against the usual worship of Gods in Hinduism. She is strongly related to magical powers, specially the supernatural power related to drawing up control over others or enemies by speech or talking. Goddess Matangi is also associated with the tribal society and nature. She is also worshiped in Buddhism, not from the beginning of Buddhism, but later they realized the Goddess Matangi as Matagiri. She came to be known as one who has great magical power, as in a tale of "Prakriti". She is also known as Uchhista, Saam Mohini, Laghu Shyama, Raj Matangi, Vasya Matanig, Chanda Matangi, Karna Matangi, Shadamnayasadhya, Sumukhi Matangi. Rati, Priti, Manobhava, Kriya, Shudha, Anang Kusuma, Anang Madana and Madana lasa is her eight powers.

Physical appearance of Goddess Matangi

She is of dark blue complexion with a disc of half moon on her forehead. She bears three eyes, is seated on a jeweled throne and is adorned with jewel ornaments. She wears the garland of Gunja seeds (a type of red seed with the top portion coated black). Her glow is like the color of blue lotus, she is sixteen years old with her breasts round and firm and a thin waist, her clothes are red and she mostly wears red colored ornaments. She has the power to calm the huge bands of demons. She holds a human skull and a Veena (a musical instrument) in her upper and lower right hands and a sword and depicting the gesture of assurance in her upper and lower left hands respectively. She is seated on Lotus, sometimes on a corpse or on an alter. Her eyes are shown as intoxicated and she represents the sixty-four types of arts, flanked by the two parrots.

Origin of Goddess Matangi

Shakti-Sangam Tantra (a text book dedicated to Goddess), once upon a time Lord Vishnu and his wife Goddess Lakshmi went to visit Lord Shiva and Parvati (reincarnation of Sati, Shiva's second wife) in Kailash Mountain and gave them masterly food to eat. While eating, some pieces dropped on the ground, and from those droplets a maiden arose endowed with fair qualities.She prayed to give her leftover food to which Hinduism gives the name uchistha (polluted food). All the four gods gave her their leftover food or Prasad (food prepared to be offered to and tasted by the deities). Lord Shiva gave his blessings to the maiden as, "those who would worship you, their desire would be fulfilled and would be able to control their enemies or foes. From that time, that maiden came to be known as Uchistha-Matangani".

Goddess Matangi

According to Pranatosini-Tantra, once, Goddess Parvati sat on the lap of Lord Shiva and expressed her desire that she wanted to go to her maternal home or Himalayaraj's (father of Parvati) home to visit her parents. But, Lord Shiva did not want to leave her. As she urged continually, he finally allowed her to go but upon a condition that she would have to come back as soon as possible. Parvati's mother sent a crane to bring her home. After a few days, Lord Shiva found him self distraught without her. Lord Shiva disguised himself as an ornament maker and seller and went to Himalayaraj's home to sell his merchandise. He sold ornaments to Parvati and with an objective to test her faithfulness, asked for sexual relation as a mode of payment. Parvati was ready to curse the merchant but then, through her supernatural power, she realized that it washer husband Lord Shiva. She agreed to the proposal but was not ready to do it immediately. After a few days, Parvati disguised herself as a huntress and went to Lord Shiva, who was preparing for his evening prayer. Parvati was wearing red clothes, her body appeared spindly, and she stood with wide eyes and large breasts. Lord Shiva admired her and enquired about her identity.She replied that she was the daughter of a Chandal (people who do the work of burning corpse in cremation ground).She added that she had come there to do a penance. To this, Lord Shiva replied that he was the one who gave accomplishment to those who do penance. Saying this, he held her hands, kissed her and prepared to love her. For this he changed himself as a Chandal. After he had made love, Parvati urged Lord Shiva for a boon, which Lord Shiva granted at once. As he was in love with Chandalani, (a daughter of Chandala or Dome) this form would last forever and would be known as 'Uchistta-Chandalani'.

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More aobut Goddess Matangi

She is also associated with corpse and cremation ground and holds a human skull or skull bowl in her one hand. Mostly Gods and Goddess who are associated with Magical Powers, is related to cremation ground, human skull or human skull bowl, bones etc. She is also known as the name of Tantric Saraswati and Tantric Ganesha. She and Uchhista Ganesha, both are related with uncleaned element. In Shre Vidya tradition, She is the counselor of Rajrajeswari and chariot driver of Tripur-Sundari. She is depicted as a masterful, fearful Tantric deity, who is outside the pale of the traditional society; who wields magical powers; who is pleased with the offering of leftovers and polluted things; and who enjoys sex. In Nepali Hinduism traditional, she preference for pollution as food, sex, dress etc., lives in the area where the lower cast, represents the inner purity which is most significant and the faith in devotees or Sadhakas heart.