Vaishno Devi

Vaishno Devi
Vaishno Devi
Mother Goddess; Goddess of hills
	Inside view of the Holy Cave, the 3 Pindis; Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasarasvati
Other names	Vaishnavi, Mata Rani, Ambe, Trikuta, Sheravali, Jyotavali, Pahadavali, Durga, Mahalakshmi, Bhagavati, Jagdamba
Devanagari	वैष्णो देवी
Affiliation	Mahadevi, Durga, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasarasvati
Abode	Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, India
Mount	Lion
Genealogy
Parents	King Ratnākara (father); Queen Samṛddhi (mother);

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 Mahasarasvati.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Origin

Purāṇa

In the Varāha Purāṇa's Triśakti Māhātmya, she originated from the goddess Trikalā and slayed the asura Mahiṣāsura on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is situated.^[4]

Pāñcarātra

The Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā's Kṛtayuga Santāna and Dvāparayuga Santāna calls her "Māṇikī", the Śakti of Kalki, as she resides on Māṇika Parvata.^[5]

Mythology

It is said that when Bhairavnath ran after Vaishno Devi to catch her. The Devi approached a cave in the hills and summoned Hanuman. She told him, "I would do penance in this cave for nine months, till then you should not allow Bhairavnath to enter the cave." Hanuman obeyed her orders. Today the cave is known as Ardha Kunwari.^[6]

Temple

The Vaishno Devi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.^[7]^[8]^[9] The Shakta tradition considered it to be 1 of the 108 Shakti Peethas dedicated to goddess Durga.^[10] Every year millions of visitors visit the temple.^[11]^[12] Authors Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein observe that the "Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu has an annual income of about $16 million, mainly from offerings by devotees".^[13]

Many prominent saints such as Vivekananda have visited the temple.^[14]

References

^ Allard, Syama (30 September 2022). "All about Vaishno Devi: the goddess of Jammu's cave shrine". Hindu American Foundation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
^ Gulia, Kuldip Singh, ed. (2007). Mountains of the God: spiritual ecology of Himalaya region. Himalaya past and present series. Delhi: Isha Books. ISBN 978-81-8205-420-2.
^ "Discovery | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board". www.maavaishnodevi.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
^ Veda Vyasa. The Varaha Purana in English.
^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2021). "Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.334.53 [Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ Virodai, Yashodhara (5 October 2017). "Story of Mata Vaishnodevi". newstrend.news (in Hindi). Newstrend Network Communication Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Rindani, Kirit (2016). Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits. Partridge Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1482858860.
^ S. S. Negi (1998). Discovering the Himalaya, Volume 1. Indus Publishing. p. 429. ISBN 9788173870798.
^ Kuldip Singh Gulia (2007). Mountains of the God. Gyan Publishing House. p. 15. ISBN 9788182054202.
^ "Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls". Times of India. 5 April 2019.
^ "Vaishno Devi pilgrim footfall in 2019 lowest in 3 years: Shrine Board". Business Standard. 2 January 2020.
^ "Vaishno Devi likely to receive 8.5 mn pilgrims by Dec 31; highest in 5 yrs". Business Standard. 29 December 2018.
^ Michael Barnett; Janice Gross Stein (3 July 2012). Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. Oxford University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0199916030.
^ Dipankar Banerjee; D. Suba Chandran (2005). Jammu and Kashmir: Charting a Future. Saṁskṛiti. p. 61. ISBN 9788187374442.

https://www.maavaishnavi.com/51-shakti-peethas-of-maa-durga-maa-sati-dakshayani/

External links

Maa Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Archived 7 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Allard, Syama (30 September 2022). "All about Vaishno Devi: the goddess of Jammu's cave shrine". Hindu American Foundation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[2] Gulia, Kuldip Singh, ed. (2007). Mountains of the God: spiritual ecology of Himalaya region. Himalaya past and present series. Delhi: Isha Books. ISBN 978-81-8205-420-2.

[3] "Discovery | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board". www.maavaishnodevi.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[4] Veda Vyasa. The Varaha Purana in English.

[5] www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2021). "Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.334.53 [Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[6] Virodai, Yashodhara (5 October 2017). "Story of Mata Vaishnodevi". newstrend.news (in Hindi). Newstrend Network Communication Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[7] Rindani, Kirit (2016). Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits. Partridge Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1482858860.

[8] S. S. Negi (1998). Discovering the Himalaya, Volume 1. Indus Publishing. p. 429. ISBN 9788173870798.

[9] Kuldip Singh Gulia (2007). Mountains of the God. Gyan Publishing House. p. 15. ISBN 9788182054202.

[10] "Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls". Times of India. 5 April 2019.

[11] "Vaishno Devi pilgrim footfall in 2019 lowest in 3 years: Shrine Board". Business Standard. 2 January 2020.

[12] "Vaishno Devi likely to receive 8.5 mn pilgrims by Dec 31; highest in 5 yrs". Business Standard. 29 December 2018.

[13] Michael Barnett; Janice Gross Stein (3 July 2012). Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. Oxford University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0199916030.

[14] Dipankar Banerjee; D. Suba Chandran (2005). Jammu and Kashmir: Charting a Future. Saṁskṛiti. p. 61. ISBN 9788187374442.

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