[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.888 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.888 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.888 - **Language:** English ### [c5.888](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.888) KOTAVĪ, KOTARĪ, KOTTAVĪ. ‘A naked woman.’ A mystical goddess, the tutelary deity of the Daityas, and mother of Bāna the demon. The name is sometimes applied to Durgā. - [Previous: c5.887](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.887) - [Next: c5.889](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.889) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.888](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.888) · Pramāṇa