Pre-requisites of Nitya Puja - Notes
dasha mahAvidyA dasha mahAvidyA or The Ten Great Knowledges the ten aspects or cosmic personalities of the Divine Mother (Devi). These are: a. Kali b. Tara c. Shodashi/ Lalita-Tripurasundari d. Bhuvaneshvari e. Bhairavi f. Chhinnamasta g. Dhumavati h. Bagalamukhi i. Matangi j. Kamala dasha dikpAla dasha dikpAla or the Ten Guardians of Directions are deities who rule specific directions of space. a. Kubera - North b. Yama - South c. Indra - East d. Varuṇa - West e. Ishana - Northeast f. Agni - Southeast g. Vayu - Northwest h. Nirrti - Southwest i. Vishnu - Nadir j. Brahma - Zenith dashAvatAra dashAvatAra or the the ten incarnations of viShNu are as follows: a. matsya or fish b. kUrma or tortoise c. varaha or boar d. narasiMha or man-lion e. vAmana or dwarf f. parashurAma g. rAma h. kRRiShNa i. buddha j. kalki