Matangi

The goddess of the margins and the outcaste word

The ninth Mahavidya is the Tantric Saraswati, but wild where Saraswati is serene, and outcaste where Saraswati is pure. Matangi is sacred speech rising from the margins, the holy found in the impure.

A quick reference entry. For the full account, follow the guides below.

Guides and journal

Matangi: The Goddess of the Margins Treatise
She is Matangi , and she is the Tantric form of Saraswati, the goddess of speech and music and learning.
The Court Treatise
Matangi , also called Mantrini (the counsellor), Shyamala (the dark one), and Raja Matangi (Royal Matangi), is the prime minister.
Kin and cousins Treatise
Among the ten Mahavidyas, the great goddesses of the Shakta tantric tradition, is Matangi, also called Ucchishta Chandalini, the outcaste goddess.