27 Facts About Devi

Devi is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is deva.

Devi appears in late Vedic texts dated to be pre-Buddhist, but verses dedicated to her do not suggest that her characteristics were fully developed in the Vedic era.

Devi is the supreme being in the Shakta tradition of Hinduism; in the Smarta tradition, she is one of the five primary forms of Brahman that is revered.

Devi-inspired philosophy is propounded in many Hindu texts such as the Devi Upanishad, which teaches that Shakti is essentially Brahman and that from her arises prakrti and purusha and that she is bliss and non-bliss, the Vedas and what is different from it, the born and the unborn and all of the universe.

Devi's is mentioned as the creative power of Shiva in Tripura Upanishad, Bahvricha Upanishad and Guhyakali Upanishad.

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Devi identifies herself in the Devi Upanishad as Brahman in her reply to the gods stating that she rules the world, blesses devotees with riches, that she is the supreme deity to whom all worship is to be offered and that she infuses Atman in every soul.

Devi asserts that she is creator of earth and heaven and resides there.

Devi's is, states Devi, the eternal and infinite consciousness engulfing earth and heaven, and 'all forms of bliss and non-bliss, knowledge and ignorance, Brahman and Non-Brahman'.

Devi's is the mother goddess in Hinduism and has many attributes and aspects.

Devi is portrayed as the ideal wife, mother, and householder in Indian legends.

Devi's is part of Tridevi which consists of Lakshmi, Parvati, and Saraswati .

Devi's is revered in other non-Hindu cultures of Asia, such as in Tibet.

Devi's has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic age through modern times of Hindu traditions.

Devi's is part of Tridevi which consists of Saraswati, Parvati, and Lakshmi .

Devi's is generally shown to have four arms, but sometimes just two.

Devi's is black, wears a garland of human heads, is clothed in a tiger skin, rides a tiger, and wields a staff topped by a human skull.

Devi's holds both the creative and destructive power of time.

Devi's is the power that supports the earth, with all its seas, islands, forests, deserts and mountains, asserts Yoga Vasistha.

Devi's is not to be confused with the Kali Yuga, which is spelled similarly yet holds a different meaning.

Devi's is shakti or prakriti of Rama as told in the Ram Raksha Stotram.

Devi's is extolled as one of the Panchakanya for her virtuous qualities; taking their names destroys all sins.

Devi's is referred to golden goddess, wherein after Rama is bereaved of her, he refuses to marry again, insists that he is married solely and forever to her, and uses a golden image of Sita as a substitute in the performance of his duties as a king.

Sita, in many Hindu mythology, is the Devi associated with agriculture, fertility, food and wealth for continuation of humanity.

Devi's has figured prominently in the poems of Vidyapati as a cosmic queen and later became inspiration behind many forms of art, literature, music and dance.

Devi's is revered as the queen of Barsana, Vrindavan and her spiritual abode Goloka.

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Devi's focuses on that side of her that suits her objectives, but unlike male Hindu deities, her powers and knowledge work in concert in a multifunctional manner.

Devi Puja is the worship of Parvati which is observed through four forms of Devi Yantra; the first is Tara that exists in the realm of the fourth chakra representing the spiritual heart; Saraswati emanates in the first chakra; Lakshmi forms the second chakra; and Parvati is at the heart of the third chakra and completes the chakra.