goddess whose name means "The Unattainable"; She is another form of Pârvatî, Shakti of Shiva. Her vehicle is a lion, sometimes a tiger. She is often represented two-armed, but She can take many other forms, such as Kâlî (even more awful), Châmundâ (same name as one of the Sapta Mâtrikâ), or Mahishâsuramardinî, whose the sixteen arms show the unlimited power. This latter form is very frequently represented in Tamil Nadu, fighting and killing the buffalo-demon Mahîshâsura. Therefore, Durgâ is the female power of destruction of Shiva