The name, "Mahavidyas", comes from the Sanskrit roots of Maha, which means great and Vidya, meaning, Wisdom, Knowledge, Manifestation or Revelation.

The name, "Mahavidyas", comes from the Sanskrit roots of Maha, which means great and Vidya, meaning, Wisdom, Knowledge, Manifestation or Revelation. The Dus Mahavidyas or the Ten Goddesses are actually ten aspects of the Devi or Maa Durga, the Divine Mother in Hinduism. These are Goddesses of Wisdom and represent an entire spectrum of divinity, right from horrific goddesses, to the most beautiful and peaceful deities. Shaktas believe, “the one Truth is sensed in ten different facets; the Divine Mother is adored and approached as ten cosmic personalities."

Important Hindu texts such as the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, especially in the seventh skandha, which are known as the Devi Gita, talk about the Devi's powers. This soon became the central texts of Shaktism. In Shaktism, the Divine Mother is seen as the One Truth in ten different facets - the Dus Mahavidyas. The Mahavidyas are considered Tantric in nature, and are usually identified as:

1- Kali: This "Devourer of Time" is worshipped as the very essence of the Brahman or the Supreme Self. Kali is regarded as the Supreme Deity of Kalikula systems
2- Tara: The Goddess who Saves, Guides and Protects. She offers the ultimate knowledge necessary for salvation. This Mahavidya is also known as Neel Saraswati
3- Lalita Tripura-Sundari: The Goddess, also known as Shodashi, is the One Who is the Most Beautiful in the Three Worlds. She is the Supreme Deity of the Srikula systems. She is also the "Tantric Parvati" or the "Moksha Mukuta".
4- Bhuvaneshwari: This Goddess is the Mother or Janani of the whole world - Her entire Body is the Cosmos
5- Bhairavi: The Fierce Warrior Goddess
6- Chhinnamasta: The Self-Decapitated Goddess, who holds her own neck in her hands
7- Dhumavati: The Widow Goddess or the Goddess of death.
8- Bagalamukhi: The Goddess Who Paralyzes Enemies
9- Matangi: The "Tantric Saraswati", also the Prime Minister of Lalita
10- Kamala: The "Tantric Lakshmi", also the Goddess on the Lotus.

Interestingly, according to the Mahabhagavata Purana and Brhaddharma Purana, Shodashi and Tripura Sundari are regarded as one deity with two different names.
The Guhyatiguyha-tantra relates the Mahavidyas with Shri Vishnu's ten avatars or manifestations. It also states that the Mahavidyas are the source from which the avatars of Shri Vishnu manifested.! 🐅👑🐅

Jai Maa Durga ~ Jai Maa Shakti! ✨❤️✨
Shubh Ratri ~ Good Night! 🙏👁🙏