In the process of exterminating the Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon), Śiva (Shiva) created innumerable mātṛkā (matrika; female deities of a lesser category) from his own body to be of service in the execution. Aditi is one prominent mātṛikā.
In the process of exterminating the Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon), Śiva (Shiva) created innumerable mātṛkā (matrika; female deities of a lesser category) from his own body to be of service in the execution. Aditi is one prominent mātṛikā.