Ambika (Sanskrit: अम्बिका, IAST: Ambikā) is generally an epithet or form of Mahadevi, the supreme goddess of many sects of Hinduism.

In Shaktism, she is revered as Adi Parashakti, the mother of the universe and all beings.

[1] In her iconography, she is typically depicted with eight arms holding multiple weapons.

According to the Devi Mahatmya, after the asura Mahishasura was slain by Durga, the divinities embarked on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and sang a hymn of praise in honor of the supreme goddess.

[2] In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Ambika is described to be the lineal progenitor of all other goddesses.