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Reverted once again. Like I said, there have been proper sources and proof given. Just because you think it's not reliable does not mean that it can't be used as a references. It is clearly showing that you're biased. I am not vandalizing this page, I am simply restoring it to what It was with accurately sourced info. Instead, it is you, who is vandalizing this page.
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'''Vaishno Devi''' (also known as '''Mata Rani''', '''Trikuta''', '''Ambe''' and '''Vaishnavi''') is a manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess, she is worshipped as a combined [[avatar]] of the goddesses [[Mahakali]], [[Mahalakshmi]], and [[Mahasaraswati|Mahasarasvati]].
'''Vaishno Devi''' (also known as '''Mata Rani''', '''Trikuta''', '''Ambe''' and '''Vaishnavi''') is an unmarried form of the Hindu mother goddess [[Lakshmi]], with the tattvas of [[Saraswati|Sarasvati]] and [[Kali]] present within her.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Veda Vyasa |url=http://archive.org/details/toaz.info-varaha-purana-unabridged-motilal-englishpdf-pr_e1d9a18739bfe3dd54249588e67c9ece |title=The Varaha Purana in English}}</ref> Vaishno Devi is worshipped as a combined [[avatar]] of the goddesses [[Mahakali]], [[Mahalakshmi]], and [[Mahasaraswati|Mahasarasvati]]. Additionally, she is seen as the potency of [[Hari]] or [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-11-09 |title=The exalted magnificence of Gaurī and Śiva [Chapter 4] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english/d/doc226676.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Origin ==

=== Purāṇa ===
According to [[Mahabhagavata Purana|''Mahābhāgavata Upapurāṇa'']] (23.44b-45), she is mentioned as "Viṣṇupriyā".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dēvī Mahābhāgavata Purāṇa |date=4 March 1975 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.404138/mode/2up}}</ref>

In the [[Varaha Purana|''Varāha Mahāpurāṇa'']]'s Triśakti Māhātmya, she originated from the Lakṣmī bhāga (portion) of Goddess '''Trikalā''' (the goddess who was born from Trimūrtis) and slayed an asura called [[Mahishasura|Mahiṣāsura]] on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is situated.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Veda Vyasa |url=http://archive.org/details/toaz.info-varaha-purana-unabridged-motilal-englishpdf-pr_e1d9a18739bfe3dd54249588e67c9ece |title=The Varaha Purana in English}}</ref> (Disclaimer: this event is of a separate [[Kalpa (time)|Kalpa]] – Mānava Kalpa – and not of our Śvēta Varāha Kalpa). The ''[[Naradiya Purana|Nārada Mahāpurāṇa]]'' (1.103.1-3) <ref>{{Cite book |last=J. L. Shastri |first=G. V. Tagare |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12976 |title=The Narada-Purana, Part 4 |date=1952 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass}}</ref> and ''[[Matsya Purana|Matsya Mahāpurāṇa]]'' (53.38-40) <ref>{{Cite book |last=Veda Vyasa |url=http://archive.org/details/pdfcoffee.com_matsya-purana--4-pdf-free |title=Matsya Purana in English PDF - Volumes 1 and 2}}</ref> clarify that the ''Varāha Mahāpurāṇa''{{'}}s events take place during the Mānava Kalpa.

=== Pāñcarātra ===
The ''Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā'' (1.4.22-25) mentions the Triśaktis (Brāhmī, Vaiṣṇavī, and Raudrī) of the ''Varāha Mahāpurāṇa'' and when describing Vaiṣṇavī, directly calls her "Viṣṇuśakti" and "Lakṣmī". It also says that '''only because of her [[Vishnu|Viṣṇu]] is able to preserve, making it clear that she's a form of [[Lakshmi|Lakṣmī]].''' This event is directly mentioned during the beginning of creation during Kṛta Yuga where the Tridēvas’ Prakṛtis are introduced. This is in the exact same manner as the ''Varāha'' ''Mahāpurāṇa'' notates. Vaiṣṇavī directly is stated here as Lakṣmī.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Svetayana Vyasa |url=http://archive.org/details/lakShmInArAyaNasaMhitA1 |title=lakShmInArAyaNasaMhitA1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-01-28 |title=Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.4.25 [Sanskrit text] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/lakshminarayana-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc502414.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

The ''Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā''{{'}}s Kṛtayuga Santāna (1.334.53) <ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-01-28 |title=Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.334.53 [Sanskrit text] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/lakshminarayana-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc531383.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> and Dvāparayuga Santāna (3.237.154) <ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-01-28 |title=Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 3.237.154 [Sanskrit text] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/lakshminarayana-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc616743.html |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> calls her "Māṇikī", the Śakti of Kalki, as she resides on Māṇika Parvata (another name of Trikūṭa).

She is mentioned in the ''[[Garga Samhita (Vaishnavite text)|Garga Saṃhitā]]'' (5.15.33b) as "Sukṛti", the Śakti and future consort of Lord [[Kalki]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-07-16 |title=Verse 5.15.33 [Garga Samhita] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/garga-samhita-english/d/doc1125814.html#:~:text=English%20translation%20of%20verse%205.15,by%20which%20He%20bewilders%20them. |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>


[[File:Houses and Shops located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|alt=|thumb|A view of Vaishno Devi Bhawan]]
[[File:Houses and Shops located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|alt=|thumb|A view of Vaishno Devi Bhawan]]

Revision as of 05:03, 29 June 2025

Not to be confused with Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess).
For the temple, see Vaishno Devi Temple.

Vaishno Devi
Mother Goddess; Goddess of hills
Inside view of the Holy Cave, the 3 Pindis; Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasarasvati
Other namesVaishnavi, Mata Rani, Ambe, Trikuta, Sheravali, Jyotavali, Pahadavali, Durga, Bhagavati, Jagdamba, Lakshmi, Vishnumaya, Vishnupriya, Vishnushakti, Maniki, Sukriti
Devanagariवैष्णो देवी
AffiliationMahadevi, Durga, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasarasvati
AbodeVaishno Devi Temple, Katra, India
MountLion
Genealogy
Parents
  • King Ratnākara (father)
  • Queen Samṛddhi (mother)

Vaishno Devi (also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta, Ambe and Vaishnavi) is an unmarried form of the Hindu mother goddess Lakshmi, with the tattvas of Sarasvati and Kali present within her.[1] Vaishno Devi is worshipped as a combined avatar of the goddesses Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasarasvati. Additionally, she is seen as the potency of Hari or Vishnu.[2]

Origin

Purāṇa

According to Mahābhāgavata Upapurāṇa (23.44b-45), she is mentioned as "Viṣṇupriyā".[3]

In the Varāha Mahāpurāṇa's Triśakti Māhātmya, she originated from the Lakṣmī bhāga (portion) of Goddess Trikalā (the goddess who was born from Trimūrtis) and slayed an asura called Mahiṣāsura on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is situated.[4] (Disclaimer: this event is of a separate Kalpa – Mānava Kalpa – and not of our Śvēta Varāha Kalpa). The Nārada Mahāpurāṇa (1.103.1-3) [5] and Matsya Mahāpurāṇa (53.38-40) [6] clarify that the Varāha Mahāpurāṇa's events take place during the Mānava Kalpa.

Pāñcarātra

The Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā (1.4.22-25) mentions the Triśaktis (Brāhmī, Vaiṣṇavī, and Raudrī) of the Varāha Mahāpurāṇa and when describing Vaiṣṇavī, directly calls her "Viṣṇuśakti" and "Lakṣmī". It also says that only because of her Viṣṇu is able to preserve, making it clear that she's a form of Lakṣmī. This event is directly mentioned during the beginning of creation during Kṛta Yuga where the Tridēvas’ Prakṛtis are introduced. This is in the exact same manner as the Varāha Mahāpurāṇa notates. Vaiṣṇavī directly is stated here as Lakṣmī.[7][8]

The Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā's Kṛtayuga Santāna (1.334.53) [9] and Dvāparayuga Santāna (3.237.154) [10] calls her "Māṇikī", the Śakti of Kalki, as she resides on Māṇika Parvata (another name of Trikūṭa).

She is mentioned in the Garga Saṃhitā (5.15.33b) as "Sukṛti", the Śakti and future consort of Lord Kalki.[11]

A view of Vaishno Devi Bhawan

Pilgrimage route

Professor and author Manohar Sajnani says, According to Hindu beliefs, the original abode of Vaishno Devi was Ardha Kunwari, a place about halfway between Katra town and the cave. She meditated in the cave for 9 months just like how a baby stays in its mother's womb for 9 months.[12] It is said that when Bhairav Nath ran after Vaishno Devi to catch her. The Devi reached near a cave in the hill, she called up Hanuman and told him that "I would do penance in this cave for nine months, till then you should not allow Bhairav Nath to enter the cave." Hanuman obeyed the mother's orders. Bhairavnath was kept outside this cave and today this holy cave is known as 'Ardha Kunwari'.[13]

Temple

Main article: Vaishno Devi Temple
The Vaishno Devi temple in 2008

The Vaishno Devi Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Vaishno Devi located in Katra at the Trikuta Mountains within the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[14][15][16] The temple is one of the 108 Shakti Peethas dedicated to Durga, who is worshipped as Vaishno Devi.[17] It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India. Every year millions of visitors visit the temple.[18][19] During festivals like Navaratri, the count even increases to one crore visitors.[20] Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the richest temples in India. Authors Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein says, "Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu has an annual income of about $16 billion, mainly from offerings by devotees".[21]

The temple is sacred to all Hindus. Many prominent saints such as Vivekananda have visited the temple.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ Veda Vyasa. The Varaha Purana in English.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (9 November 2018). "The exalted magnificence of Gaurī and Śiva [Chapter 4]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Dēvī Mahābhāgavata Purāṇa". 4 March 1975.
  4. ^ Veda Vyasa. The Varaha Purana in English.
  5. ^ J. L. Shastri, G. V. Tagare (1952). The Narada-Purana, Part 4. Motilal Banarsidass.
  6. ^ Veda Vyasa. Matsya Purana in English PDF - Volumes 1 and 2.
  7. ^ Svetayana Vyasa. lakShmInArAyaNasaMhitA1.
  8. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2021). "Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.4.25 [Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2021). "Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.334.53 [Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2021). "Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 3.237.154 [Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (16 July 2022). "Verse 5.15.33 [Garga Samhita]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ Manohar Sajnani (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 1. Gyan Publishing House. p. 158. ISBN 9788178350172.
  13. ^ Virodai, Yashodhara (5 October 2017). "Story of Mata Vaishnodevi". newstrend.news (in Hindi). Newstrend Network Communication Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ Rindani, Kirit (2016). Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits. Partridge Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1482858860.
  15. ^ S. S. Negi (1998). Discovering the Himalaya, Volume 1. Indus Publishing. p. 429. ISBN 9788173870798.
  16. ^ Kuldip Singh Gulia (2007). Mountains of the God. Gyan Publishing House. p. 15. ISBN 9788182054202.
  17. ^ "Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls". Times of India. 5 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Vaishno Devi pilgrim footfall in 2019 lowest in 3 years: Shrine Board". Business Standard. 2 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Vaishno Devi likely to receive 8.5 mn pilgrims by Dec 31; highest in 5 yrs". Business Standard. 29 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Vaishno Devi-Bhairav Mandir ropeway service starts from today". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  21. ^ Michael Barnett; Janice Gross Stein (3 July 2012). Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. Oxford University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0199916030.
  22. ^ Dipankar Banerjee; D. Suba Chandran (2005). Jammu and Kashmir: Charting a Future. Saṁskṛiti. p. 61. ISBN 9788187374442.

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