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Kaatyaayanee

There are three Kaatyaayanee known ---

(1) Kaatyaayanee Devee
Kaatyaayanee is the 6th Devee among the  nine Devee of Nava Raatri. Durgaa and Kaamaakshee Devee are also known as Kaatyaayanee.


(2) Kaatyaayanee, The Daughter of Kaatyaayan Rishi
There is another Kaaatyaayanee who was the daughter of Rishi Kaatyaayan. Kaatyaayan was in the lineage of Rishi Vishwaamitra. Once Kaatyaayan did a severe Tap for Devee and asked her to be born in  his house as his daughter. Devee agreed and she was born in Kaatyaayan's house as his daughter and then she was named as Kaatyaayanee.


(3) Kaatyaayanee, The Wife of Yaagyavalkya
Kaatyaayanee was the sister of Kaaatyaayan who was the economist in Dasharath's court. She was a simple household girl. She was married to Yaagyavalkya Jee. There was one woman named Maitreyee who was Brahmvaadinee. She was very much impressed by Yaagyavalkya's knowledge and wanted his company. It is said that she took the permission of Kaatyaayanee to live with Yaagyavalkya Jee which she gave readily. So she was also living with Yaagyavalkya. It is also said that when Yaagyavalkya wanted to take Sanyaas and got ready to divide his wealth between his two wives, Maitreyee asked him - "Whether this wealth give me the Immortality?" Yaagyavalkya said - "No Maitreyee, It will not, but it would make you well-to-do in the world." Then Maitreyee asked Yaagyavalkya to teach her about the Absolute Self.
Read their story  Yaagyavalkya and Maitreyee.

 

 

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