Vijaya
Vijaya, “victory”
Vijaya (and Vijayā) is a name used for more than one being and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Vijayā: the close sakhī of Pārvatī, who spoke for her when Śiva came in disguise to test her tapas. Śiva Purāṇa, Rudra Saṃhitā, Pārvatī Khaṇḍa, Chapter 26; Skanda Purāṇa, Kaumārika Khaṇḍa; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 4, 28, 42
- Pārvatī: Vijayā as a name of Pārvatī, called on in nyāsa and in vratas.
People
- Vijaya of Karnāṭa: the king of Karnāṭa at Sumatī‘s svayaṃvara at Vaṭapura, passed over when she chose Lava. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Vivāha Khaṇḍa, Chapter 3
Things and ideas
- Asi: The Divine Sword: Vijaya as one of the names Brahmā gave the divine sword Asi. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Āpaddharma Parva, Chapter 166; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 96, 103, 135, 144, 185, 230, 245, 249, 251, 268–269, 366
Named in passing
- Jaya and Vijaya: the two gatekeepers of Vaikuṇṭha who received the śāpa of the four Kumāras, told on Jaya-Vijaya Śāpa.
- Vijayā Ekādaśī: the Ekādaśī that Bhagavān Rāma kept with his army before crossing to Laṅkā, told on Rāma and Vijayā Ekādaśī.