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The ten Mahavidyas

Water Color Painting on Paper.

Artist: The ten Mahavidyas

Water Color Painting on Paper. Artist: Kailash Raj

Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) or Dasha-Mahavidyas are a group of ten aspects of the Divine Mother Durga or Kali herself or Devi in Hinduism. The 10 Mahavidyas are Wisdom Goddesses, who represent a spectrum of feminine divinity, from horrific goddesses at one end, to the gentle at the other.

Shaktas believe, “the one Truth is sensed in ten different facets; the Divine Mother is adored and approached

as ten cosmic personalities,” the Dasa-Mahavidya (“ten-Mahavidyas”).

The Mahavidyas are considered Tantric in nature, and are usually identified as:

Kali – The ultimate form of Brahman, “Devourer of Time” (Supreme Deity of Kalikula systems).

Tara – The Goddess as Guide and Protector, or Who Saves. Who offers the ultimate knowledge which gives salvation (also known as Neel Saraswati).

Tripura Sundari (Shodashi) – The Goddess Who is “Beautiful in the Three Worlds” (Supreme Deity of Srikula systems); the “Tantric Parvati” or the “Moksha Mukta”.

Bhuvaneshvari – The Goddess as World Mother, or Whose Body is the Cosmos.

Bhairavi – The Fierce Goddess.

Chhinnamasta – The self-decapitated Goddess.

Dhumavati – The Widow Goddess,or the Goddess of death.

Bagalamukhi – The Goddess Who Paralyzes Enemies.

Matangi – the Prime Minister of Lalita (in Srikula systems); the “Tantric Saraswati”.

Kamala – The Lotus Goddess; the “Tantric Lakshmi”.

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🟣🟣🌸🌸🟡🟡🌸🌸🟣🟣 AN AMAZING AUSPICIOUS BEAUTIFUL DEVIMAA 🌺🌺🌺from @vishvrajsinh_the_artist • . ༺।। श्रीविद्या ।।༻ ꧁𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢꧂ Śrī Balā Tripurasundarī is a child form of the Devī.She is Non Different from Śrī Lalita Mahātripurasundarī herself. She is seen with four hands holding an akshamālā, pustaka, abhaya and varadam. Her Vāhana is a swan (Hamsa) and is the representation of complete knowledge and wisdom.She is Gurumaṇḍaḷa rūpiṇī. Bala = Guru"....... Context? She is the one who resides in the Guru sthana in one's body. She is the intuitive power behind every Siddha. It is because of her that the line of siddhas starting from Shree Agastya himself had direct connections with the divine. But in today's world, she is underestimated. People yearn to go to the next stage without properly propitiating her. Shree Dakshinaamoorti's gurumaataa was Shree Bala Tripurasundari who later gave herself to Shree Dakshinaamoorti, in the form of Shree Tripurabhairavi, as his consort after eons of worshipping her. Hence she is the very embodiment of Guru Tattva. She is gurumandala all in all. Let us remember her through a verse : हे देवी गुरुरूपिणी शुभकरी कन्यास्वरूपे परे हे बाले ललिते बदरीशवन्दितपदे हे भैरवी मोक्षदे । हे सौम्ये वरदाभये शिवनुते रक्ताम्बरालंकृते श्रीविद्ये करपुस्तके सुखकरी माम् पातु पूर्णे सदा || Verses written by @kayceevee_19 #srividya #devi #ammavaru #manidweepam #shaktism #parabramha #shakta #srikulim #srimata #shodashi #mataji #sripuram #art #balatripurasundari #bala #bhuvaneshwari #srichakra #artistoninstagram #bahucharaji #bhuvaneshvari #lalita #kanchipuram #balambika #instaart #shreevidya #srividyaseries #vishvrajsinhtheartist #digitalart #indianculture #shreevidyaseries https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCHTpBuHxx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[arjuna-vallabha]

Bhuvaneshvari

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Bhuvanashvari Yantra, Rajasthan, 1901 Photographer: William Dalrymple (via Twitter: William Dalrymple @Dalrymplewill)

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Bhuvaneshvari (Bhuvaneshwari; Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, Kannada: ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಿ IAST: Bhuvaneśvarī) is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya or Shivasakthi goddesses in Hinduism, and an aspect of Devi as elements of the physical cosmos in giving shape to the creation of the World.

She is also known as Adi Parashakti or Parvati, i.e. one of the earliest forms of Shakti. Her consort is Shiva as Triyambak (Bhuvaneswara).

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The Devi Enthroned With Royal Devotees Holding the Attributes of Vishnu Pahari, circa 1830-40 gouache and gold on paper, in a painted oval, cornerpieces with cartouches on a red ground, gilt-decorated grey floral border 245 x 173 mm. (via Bonhams)

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Bhuvaneshvari rising from a yantra , Nepal

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Bhuvaneshvari Rising from a Yantra, nepali paubha