Aparājitā Devī
Aparājitā · a-parājitā, “the unconquered one”
Bhagavatī Aparājitā is one of the Mahāśaktis. Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas that the pratishṭhā of images should be done duly for the Mahāśaktis Vārāhī, Tripurādevī, Bhuvaneśvarī, Mahāmāyā, Ambikā, Kāmākshī, Indrākshī, Aparājitā and others.
Śrī Kṛshṇa names her in the udyāpana of the Ānantarya vrata, kept on the śukla tṛtīyā of Mārgaśīrsha. When the golden images of Bhagavān Śiva and Devī Pārvatī have received pūjā in the maṇḍala and agaru has been offered in homa, archanā of Bhagavatī Aparājitā is done. Then mṛttikā is taken, and jāgaraṇa is kept at night with song and dance and japa until sunrise.
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 18–19
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 29