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In [[Hinduism]], '''Mahadevi''' ({{lang-sa|महादेवी}}, {{IAST3|Mahādevī}}) or "Great Goddess" is the [[goddess]] or ''[[Devi]]'' that is the great goddess of all other ''devis'' – an all-encompassing female [[deity]]<ref>Tracy Pintchman. ''Seeking Mahadevi: Constructing the Identities of the Hindu Great Goddess''. {{ISBN|0-7914-5008-2}}.</ref> as the [[Reality|Ultimate Reality]] ([[Brahman]]) in [[Shaktism]]. |
In [[Hinduism]], '''Mahadevi''' ({{lang-sa|महादेवी}}, {{IAST3|Mahādevī}}) or "Great Goddess" is the [[goddess]] or ''[[Devi]]'' that is the great goddess of all other ''devis'' – an all-encompassing female [[deity]]<ref>Tracy Pintchman. ''Seeking Mahadevi: Constructing the Identities of the Hindu Great Goddess''. {{ISBN|0-7914-5008-2}}.</ref> as the [[Reality|Ultimate Reality]] ([[Brahman]]) in [[Shaktism]]. |
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She is identified with [[Lakshmi]], [[Parvati]], or the [[Tridevi]]. These changes on who her consort is are related to the rivalry between Shaivism and Vaishnavism and the mixture of Shaktism and Vaishnavism/Shaivism through the popular form. However, it is known that Mahadevi, is none other than an incarnation of [[Adi Parashakti]], the only controversy that arises from it is if the supreme Goddess is Lakshmi, Parvati, Saraswati, the Tridevi, or an entire separate being. |
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Mahadevi as such doesn't have any form nor male or female, but as she is supreme force and creator of entire universe and the energy she called as a Mother of all. Mahadevi have 78 hands with all weapons, holding highest Energy which creates all three gods called Tridev and Tridevis and then the Energy flows down for creation of other gods. |
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Mahadevi the Supreme Goddest have many divine weapons, the last Supreme weapon of Mahadevi is called Mahadevi Ashtra, which is never use till date. Only avahana of this Weapon can make Universe shake and started destroying itself. |
Mahadevi the Supreme Goddest have many divine weapons, the last Supreme weapon of Mahadevi is called Mahadevi Ashtra, which is never use till date. Only avahana of this Weapon can make Universe shake and started destroying itself. |
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Revision as of 23:03, 8 May 2021
| Mahadevi | |
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Greatest goddess of all three citadels and mother Goddess’s | |
 महादेवी माता | |
| Devanagari | महादेवी |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Mahādevī |
| Affiliation | Devi, Adi Parashakti, Lakshmi, Saraswati , Parvati, Tridevi, Durga[1] |
| Abode | Vaikunth |
| Mantra | Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvaartha Saadhike Sharanye Trayambake Devi Narayani Namostute |
| Weapon | Sudarshana Chakra, Shankha, Trishula, bowl, noose, goad, spear, Vajra, bow, arrow, sword, shield, rudraksha, kamandal, staff, bell, mace, lotus, |
| Mount | Varies by iconographic form |
| Consort | Shiva |
In Hinduism, Mahadevi (Sanskrit: महादेवी, IAST: Mahādevī) or "Great Goddess" is the goddess or Devi that is the great goddess of all other devis – an all-encompassing female deity[2] as the Ultimate Reality (Brahman) in Shaktism.
Mahadevi the Supreme Goddest have many divine weapons, the last Supreme weapon of Mahadevi is called Mahadevi Ashtra, which is never use till date. Only avahana of this Weapon can make Universe shake and started destroying itself.
Mahadevi is the supreme force that creates, preserves and destroys the universe. She is the highest intelligence referred as Brahmavidya. Mahadevi is the soul of the universe and the universe itself. She is the source of wealth, knowledge, forgiveness, peace, faith, fortitude, fame, modesty and mercy. The purans mention her as Nirguna Mahalakshmi Devi Mahamaya, meaning "the absolute truth", and mother of all. Along with Nirguna form Mahadevi is also mentioned as Sarguna (attributes) and Vagdevi (speech).
See also
Notes
- ^ Veena R. Howard (17 October 2019). The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 9781474269605.
- ^ Tracy Pintchman. Seeking Mahadevi: Constructing the Identities of the Hindu Great Goddess. ISBN 0-7914-5008-2.
References
- Seeking Mahadevi: Constructing the Identities of the Hindu Great Goddess (ISBN 0-7914-5008-2) Edited by Tracy Pintchman
- Encountering The Goddess: A Translation of the Devi-Mahatmya and a Study of Its Interpretation (ISBN 0-7914-0446-3) by Thomas B. Coburn
- In Praise of The Goddess: The Devimahatmyam and Its Meaning (ISBN 0-89254-080-X) by Devadatta Kali
- The Triumph of the Goddess: The Canonical Models and Theological Visions of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana (ISBN 0-7914-0363-7) by C. MacKenzie Brown
- The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam (ISBN 81-215-0591-7) translated by Swami Vijnanananda
