Devi

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Devi (Devanagari: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for Goddess. She is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of divinity, and is conceptualized in the Shakta tradition as the driving force without which the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, is impotent.

In Sanskrit grammar, the Devi inflection is named after the Goddess Devi.


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[edit] Aspects

Devi is the original form of every goddess in Hinduism. Because of this, all of the goddesses of Hinduism are aspects of Devi. This is a list of the most well known goddesses, ie. devis in Hinduism.

[edit] List of Devi temples

[edit] See also

All the below goddesses are considered to be the different aspects of Devi - Durga. Each of them has her own speciallity and functions:

  • Brahmani the consort of Brahma
  • Chandraghanta
  • Kaalratri - the goddess of war, death and justice believed to be the incarnatrion of Kali
  • Kalyani the goddess of victory and success
  • Kumari (Kumari Devi) - the living goddess of Nepal
  • Maheshwari goddess of death, judgement and evil destruction, cosort of Shiva
  • Shailaputri
  • Siddhidhatri
  • Vaishnavi the consort of Vishnu

[edit] Further reading

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Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa
Female Deities: Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more...
Male Deities: Brahma | Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more...
Texts: Vedas | Upanishads | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata
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