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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