Ashta Matrika
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Ashta Matrika is a group of eight fierce mother goddesses in Hindu tradition, each embodying the power of a major deity and collectively associated with protection, war, and esoteric rituals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashta Matrika canonical | 1 |
| Ashta Matrikas | 1 |
| The term "Ashta Matrika" means "Eight Mothers" in Sanskrit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6602731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashta Matrika Context triple: [Chamunda, memberOf, Ashta Matrika]
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A.
Sapta Matrika
Sapta Matrika is a group of seven mother goddesses in Hindu tradition, revered as powerful female deities often associated with protection, warfare, and the energies of major gods.
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B.
Niyati Chakra
Niyati Chakra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for observing and calculating celestial positions.
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C.
Trikaal
Trikaal is an Indian period drama film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal, set in pre-independence Goa and exploring the complexities of a Portuguese-Indian family's life.
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D.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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E.
Betal Panchabinsati
Betal Panchabinsati is a Bengali adaptation of the classic Sanskrit tale collection "Vetala Panchavimshati," retold in accessible prose by reformer and writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashta Matrika Target entity description: Ashta Matrika is a group of eight fierce mother goddesses in Hindu tradition, each embodying the power of a major deity and collectively associated with protection, war, and esoteric rituals.
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A.
Sapta Matrika
Sapta Matrika is a group of seven mother goddesses in Hindu tradition, revered as powerful female deities often associated with protection, warfare, and the energies of major gods.
-
B.
Niyati Chakra
Niyati Chakra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for observing and calculating celestial positions.
-
C.
Trikaal
Trikaal is an Indian period drama film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal, set in pre-independence Goa and exploring the complexities of a Portuguese-Indian family's life.
-
D.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
-
E.
Betal Panchabinsati
Betal Panchabinsati is a Bengali adaptation of the classic Sanskrit tale collection "Vetala Panchavimshati," retold in accessible prose by reformer and writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity cluster
ⓘ
group of Hindu goddesses ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ashta Matrikas
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashta Matrika
Eight Mother Goddesses ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Shakti
ⓘ
linked to:
Adhya Shakti
liminal and boundary protection ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shaktism
ⓘ
Tantric traditions ⓘ esoteric rituals ⓘ protection ⓘ war ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | embodiment of the energies of major male deities ⓘ |
| cultType | local and regional goddess cults ⓘ |
| embodiesPowerOf |
Brahma
ⓘ
Devi as Chamunda ⓘ
linked to:
Chamunda Devi
Indra ⓘ Kumara ⓘ Narasimha aspect of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to:
Narasimha
Shiva ⓘ Varaha aspect of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to:
Varaha avatar of Vishnu
Vishnu ⓘ |
| etymology |
The term "Ashta Matrika" means "Eight Mothers" in Sanskrit
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashta Matrika
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brahmani
ⓘ
Chamunda ⓘ Indrani ⓘ Kaumari ⓘ Maheshvari ⓘ
linked to:
Maheshwari
Narasimhi ⓘ Vaishnavi ⓘ Varahi ⓘ |
| iconography |
each goddess carries the weapons and mounts of her corresponding male deity
ⓘ
often depicted together in a row ⓘ |
| memberCount | 8 ⓘ |
| numberSymbolism | eight ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
battle goddesses
ⓘ
protective deities ⓘ |
| textualAttestation |
Puranic literature
ⓘ
Tantric texts ⓘ |
| type | fierce mother goddesses ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
temple worship
ⓘ
village and folk rituals ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
Tantric rituals
ⓘ
protective rites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ashta Matrika Description of subject: Ashta Matrika is a group of eight fierce mother goddesses in Hindu tradition, each embodying the power of a major deity and collectively associated with protection, war, and esoteric rituals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ashta Matrika
linked to: Ashta Matrika