Mahadevi
Mahadevi (The Great Goddess) represent the three Gunas or attributes in Samkhya philosophy. In this interpretation, Mahakali represents Tamas or the force of inertia. Devi Mahatmya ("Greatness of the Goddess"), a later interpolation into the Markandeya Purana, is considered to be one of the core texts of Shaktism (the branch of Hinduism which considers Durga to be the highest aspect of Godhead).
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period origins
Relationships
- manifests as
- Kushmanda, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Chamunda, Parvati, Mahavidyas, Navadurgas, Mahakali, Mahasaraswati, Mahalaxmi, Durga, Kalaratri
- co occurs with
- Trimūrti, Vajreśvarī, Chandi, Bhuvaneshvari, Navadurgas, Sarasvati, Mahishasura, Vaishno Devi, Munishvaran, Vishnu, Mahalakshmi, Brahma, Śiva, Kama, kali, Ganesha, Satis, Bhramari, Ganga, Adi Parashakti, Kārtikeya, devi, Shumbha, Nishumbha, Matrikas
- syncretized with
- Bharat Mata
- parent of
- Devi Kanya Kumari, Jhandewali Mata
- manifested by
- Shailaputri, Kateri Amman
- has aspect
- Parvati, Tridevi, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Chamunda, Alakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Mahalaxmi, Mahakali, Chandraghanta, Brahmacharini, Chhinnamasta, Durga, Dhumavati
Mentioned by
- Vishnu
- Mahalakshmi
- Brahma
- Śiva
- Kama
- kali
- Ganesha
- Satis
- Bhramari
- Ganga
- Adi Parashakti
- Kārtikeya
- devi
- Shumbha
- Nishumbha
- Matrikas
and 16 more
Sources
Source passages
“or as one of three manifestations of Mahadevi (The Great Goddess) that represent the three Gunas or attributes in Samkhya philosophy. In this interpretation, Mahakali represents Tamas or the force of inertia.”
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“Kushmanda (Sanskrit: कुष्माण्डा, romanized: Kuṣmāṇḍā, lit. 'little hot egg') is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as the creator of the universe, best-known for her act of liberating the energy of the Sun to the rest of creation”
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“Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, daughter of the mountain king Himavat. She is the first of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.”
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“In Shaktism, these triune goddesses are considered the manifestations of Mahadevi, the Supreme Goddess (the female absolute), also known as Mula-Prakriti or Adi Parashakti.”
#20764 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“In the Kangra region she is understood as a fierce manifestation of Mahadevi.”
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