Goddess Matangi is the ninth of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses or ten Tantric goddesses. Like Goddess Saraswati, She is a ferocious aspect of the Divine Mother Durga. She is said to be the Tantric form of Sarasvati who is the goddess of art, music and learning. She governs speech, knowledge, music and the arts. Worshipping Her one gets supernatural powers mainly gaining control over opponents, attracting people to oneself and gaining mastery over arts and attaining supreme knowledge.
Goddess Matangi is compared with Goddess Saraswati, She is often associated with pollution and impurity. She is considered an embodiment of Ucchishta (उच्छिष्ट) which means leftover food in hands and the mouth. Hence, She is also known as Ucchishta Chandalini and Ucchishta Matangini. She is described as an outcaste and offered left-over and partially eaten food i.e. Ucchishta to seek her blessings.
She is seated on an altar and has a smiling face and a green complexion. Her eyes are intoxicated. Her clothes and all of Her ornaments are red. Around Her neck is a garland of kadamba flowers. She is sixteen years old and has very full breasts and a very slim waist. She holds a skull on Her left side and a bloodied chopping blade on Her right, And She plays a jewel-encrusted veena. Her hair is long and wild, and the disc of the moon adorns Her forehead. She perspires slightly around Her face, which makes Her all the more beautiful and bright. Below Her navel are three horizontal folds of skin and a thin vertical line of fine hair. She wears a girdle of jeweled ornaments, as well as bracelets, armlets, and earrings. She represents the 64 arts and She is flanked by two parrots.
Goddess Matangi Ashtottara Shatanamavali Lyrics in English:
1) Om Mahamattamatanginyai Namah।
2) Om Siddhirupayai Namah।
3) Om Yoginyai Namah।
4) Om Bhadrakalyai Namah।
5) Om Ramayai Namah।
6) Om Bhavanyai Namah।
7) Om Bhayapritidayai Namah।
8) Om Bhutiyuktayai Namah।
9) Om Bhavaradhitayai Namah।
10) Om Bhutisampatkaryai Namah।
11) Om Janadhishamatre Namah।
12) Om Dhanagaradrishtyai Namah।
13) Om Dhanesharchitayai Namah।
14) Om Dhiravapyai Namah।
15) Om Varangyai Namah।
16) Om Prakrishtayai Namah।
17) Om Prabharupinyai Namah।
18) Om Kamarupayai Namah।
19) Om Prahrishtayai Namah।
20) Om Mahakirtidayai Namah।
21) Om Karnanalyai Namah।
22) Om Kalyai Namah।
23) Om Bhagayai Namah।
24) Om Ghorarupayai Namah।
25) Om Bhagangyai Namah।
26) Om Bhagahvayai Namah।
27) Om Bhagapritidayai Namah।
28) Om Bhimarupayai Namah।
29) Om Bhavanyai Namah।
30) Om Mahakaushikyai Namah।
31) Om Koshapurnayai Namah।
32) Om Kishoryai Namah।
33) Om Kishorapriyayai Namah।
34) Om Nandaihayai Namah।
35) Om Mahakaranayai Namah।
36) Om Akaranayai Namah।
37) Om Karmashilayai Namah।
38) Om Kapalyai Namah।
39) Om Prasiddhayai Namah।
40) Om Mahasiddhakhandayai Namah।
41) Om Makarapriyayai Namah।
42) Om Manarupayai Namah।
43) Om Maheshyai Namah।
44) Om Mahollasinyai Namah।
45) Om Lasyalilalayangyai Namah।
46) Om Kshamayai Namah।
47) Om Kshemashilayai Namah।
48) Om Kshapakarinyai Namah।
49) Om Akshayapritidayai Namah।
50) Om Bhutiyuktayai Namah।
51) Om Bhavanyai Namah।
52) Om Bhavaradhitayai Namah।
53) Om Bhutisatyatmikayai Namah।
54) Om Prabhodbhasitayai Namah।
55) Om Bhanubhasvatkarayai Namah।
56) Om Dharadhishamatre Namah।
57) Om Dhanagaradrishtyai Namah।
58) Om Dhanesharchitayai Namah।
59) Om Dhivarayai Namah।
60) Om Dhivarangyai Namah।
61) Om Prakrishtayai Namah।
62) Om Prabharupinyai Namah।
63) Om Pranarupayai Namah।
64) Om Prakrishtasvarupayai Namah।
65) Om Svarupapriyayai Namah।
66) Om Chalatkundalayai Namah।
67) Om Kaminyai Namah।
68) Om Kantayuktayai Namah।
69) Om Kapalayai Namah।
70) Om Achalayai Namah।
71) Om Kalakoddharinyai Namah।
72) Om Kadambapriyayai Namah।
73) Om Kotaryai Namah।
74) Om Kotadehayai Namah।
75) Om Kramayai Namah।
76) Om Kirtidayai Namah।
77) Om Karnarupayai Namah।
78) Om Kakshmyai Namah।
79) Om Kshamangyai Namah।
80) Om Kshayapremarupayai Namah।
81) Om Kshapayai Namah।
82) Om Kshayakshayai Namah।
83) Om Kshayahvayai Namah।
84) Om Kshayaprantarayai Namah।
85) Om Kshavatkaminyai Namah।
86) Om Ksharinyai Namah।
87) Om Kshirapushayai Namah।
88) Om Shivangyai Namah।
89) Om Shakambharyai Namah।
90) Om Shakadehayai Namah।
91) Om Mahashakayagyayai Namah।
92) Om Phalaprashakayai Namah।
93) Om Shakahvayai Namah।
94) Om Ashakahvayai Namah।
95) Om Shakakhyayai Namah।
96) Om Ashakayai Namah।
97) Om Shakakshantaroshayai Namah।
98) Om Suroshayai Namah।
99) Om Surekhayai Namah।
100) Om Mahasheshayagyopavitapriyayai Namah।
101) Om Jayantyai Namah।
102) Om Jayayai Namah।
103) Om Jagratyai Namah।
104) Om Yogyarupayai Namah।
105) Om Jayangayai Namah।
106) Om Japadhyanasantushtasangyayai Namah।
107) Om Jayapranarupayai Namah।
108) Om Jayasvarnadehayai Namah।
109) Om Jayajvalinyai Namah।
110) Om Yaminyai Namah।
111) Om Yamyarupayai Namah।
112) Om Jaganmatrirupayai Namah।
113) Om Jagadrakshanayai Namah।
114) Om Svadhavaushadantayai Namah।
115) Om Vilambavilambayai Namah।
116) Om Shadangayai Namah।
117) Om Mahalambarupayai Namah।
118) Om Asihastayai Namah।
119) Om Padaharinyai Namah।
120) Om Harinyai Namah।
