Bhuvaneswari
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In Hinduism
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goddesses and an aspect of Devi
,as elements of the physical cosmos
, in giving shape to the creation of the World". Also Bhuvaneswari is considered as the supreme goddesses who creates everything and destroys all the unnecessary evils of world. She is also considered as the Mother goddess of Kali
, Lakshmi
, and Saraswati
also Gayatri
. In Hindu Mythology she is considered as the most powerful goddess in the universe.
Parvati
is Sagun Roop of Goddess Bhuvaneswari. Her bija mantra is "Hreem."
Bhuvaneshwari: The Queen of the Universe. Bhuvaneshwari means the Queen or ruler of the Universe. She is the Divine Mother as the Queen of all the worlds. All the Universe is her body and all beings are ornaments on her infinite being. She carries all the worlds as a flowering of her own Self-nature. She is thus related to Sundari and to Rajarajeshwari, the supreme Lady of the Universe.
She is also known as Om Shakti or Adi Shakti q.e one of the earliest forms of shakti. She is capable of turning situations according to her wish. It is considered that even the navagrahas and trimurti
cannot stop her from doing anything. She can order trimurti to do anything she wants.
. Main Temple is the Lingaraj Temple
, in Bhubaneswar
. She is regarded as the main shakti of Lord Lingaraj, in Bhubaneswar. She is worshipped as the patron goddess of Bhubaneswar and by Utkala Brahmins of Orissa
. A small shrine is also dedicated to her inside Jagannath Temple, Puri and Devi Subhadra
is worshipped as Bhuvaneshwari.The Samaleswari
shrine and Cuttack Chandi Temple in Orissa
too are dedicated to her. The Kamakhya Temple
too houses Bhuvaneshwari Temple.In South India most of the Srividhya tradition upasaka worship her.In Kerala
she is also popular among Shaktas
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
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Mahavidya
Mahavidyas or DashaMahavidyas are a group of ten aspects of the Divine Mother or Devi in Hinduism. The Ten Mahavidyas are Wisdom Goddesses, who represent a spectrum of feminine divinity, from horrific goddesses at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other.The development of Mahvidyas...
goddesses and an aspect of Devi
Devi
Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
,as elements of the physical cosmos
Cosmos
In the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...
, in giving shape to the creation of the World". Also Bhuvaneswari is considered as the supreme goddesses who creates everything and destroys all the unnecessary evils of world. She is also considered as the Mother goddess of Kali
Kali
' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
, Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Lakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
, and Saraswati
Saraswati
In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
also Gayatri
Gayatri
Gayatri is the feminine form of , a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is a consort of Brahma and the goddess of learning. Brahma married her when there was a need for a companion during a yajna. Brahma had to start the yajna along with his wife...
. In Hindu Mythology she is considered as the most powerful goddess in the universe.
Parvati
Parvati
Parvati is a Hindu goddess. Parvati is Shakti, the wife of Shiva and the gentle aspect of Mahadevi, the Great Goddess...
is Sagun Roop of Goddess Bhuvaneswari. Her bija mantra is "Hreem."
Bhuvaneshwari: The Queen of the Universe. Bhuvaneshwari means the Queen or ruler of the Universe. She is the Divine Mother as the Queen of all the worlds. All the Universe is her body and all beings are ornaments on her infinite being. She carries all the worlds as a flowering of her own Self-nature. She is thus related to Sundari and to Rajarajeshwari, the supreme Lady of the Universe.
She is also known as Om Shakti or Adi Shakti q.e one of the earliest forms of shakti. She is capable of turning situations according to her wish. It is considered that even the navagrahas and trimurti
Trimurti
The Trimurti is a concept in Hinduism "in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahmā the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, and Śhiva the destroyer or transformer," These three deities have been called "the Hindu triad" or...
cannot stop her from doing anything. She can order trimurti to do anything she wants.
Temples
There are several temples dedicated to Bhuvaneshwari across IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Main Temple is the Lingaraj Temple
Lingaraj Temple
Lingaraj Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, another name for Shiva and is one of the oldest temples of Bhubaneswar, a revered pilgrimage center and the capital of the state of Orissa, India....
, in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
. She is regarded as the main shakti of Lord Lingaraj, in Bhubaneswar. She is worshipped as the patron goddess of Bhubaneswar and by Utkala Brahmins of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. A small shrine is also dedicated to her inside Jagannath Temple, Puri and Devi Subhadra
Subhadra
Image:Jagannath, Baladev and Subadra in Radhadesh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=|Subhadra, flanked by her brothers Balarama and Jagannatha . Deities of the Radhadesh temple in Belgium...
is worshipped as Bhuvaneshwari.The Samaleswari
Samaleswari
Maa Samaleswari is the presiding deity of Sambalpur and is a strong religious force in western part of Orissa, also known as Kosal region, and Chhattisgarh state of India. Maa Samaleswari is known as the symbol of Sambalpuri "Sambalpuri" culture...
shrine and Cuttack Chandi Temple in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
too are dedicated to her. The Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple
The Kamakhya Temple is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess as the Dasa Mahavidya, including Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi,...
too houses Bhuvaneshwari Temple.In South India most of the Srividhya tradition upasaka worship her.In Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
she is also popular among Shaktas
Further reading
- Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses: David Frawley
- Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley