Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2059

c8.2059

“Virtuous woman, from today onwards, your black complexion would change into one of the hue of a lotus petal. Because of that ‘gaura’ hue you would be called ‘Gaurī’.” By the time Brahmā finished blessing her the colour changed into the one described by Brahmā. 4) Gaurī changes into Kātyāyanī, Vindhyavāsini, Caṇḍikā and Cāmuṇḍikā. When Devī became Gaurī her superficial skin peeled off and dropped down, it is said.