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Mahavidya 9 · Saumya
मातंगी
Matangi · Mātaṅgī
Speech, music, learning and unconventional wisdom.
स्वरूप एवं प्रतीक
IconographyEmerald-green, playing the veena with a parrot beside her — the tantric Saraswati, mistress of the spoken and sung word.
महिमा एवं कथा
Significance & StoryMatangi is the tantric form of Saraswati — the power of speech, music, poetry and inner sound (nada). Dwelling at the margins, she blesses the arts, eloquence and mastery of language, and confers the wisdom that flows outside convention.
बीज मंत्र
Bija Mantraॐ ह्रीं क्लीं हूं मातंग्यै फट् स्वाहा
oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ hūṃ mātaṅgyai phaṭ svāhā
The full sadhana mantras vary by lineage; diksha (initiation) from a guru is traditionally required.