Bhuvaneshvari

Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: Bhuvaneśvarī) is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the highest aspects of Mahadevi. She is identified as form of Adi Parashakti in the Devi Bhagavata Purana.

Bhuvaneshvari
One of the Highest Forms of Mahadevi and Para Brahman in Shaktism
Member of The Ten Mahavidyas
An idol of Bhuvaneswari at Parashakthi Temple
Devanagari	भुवनेश्वरी
Sanskrit transliteration	Bhuvaneśvarī
Affiliation	Brahman Shakti Mahadevi Parvati Bhavani Durga
Abode	Manidvipa
Weapon	Noose, goad
Mount	Lion
Texts	Devi Bhagavata Purana
Festivals	Navaratri, Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Adi-Puram
Consort	Shiva

Etymology

The word Bhuvaneshvari is a compound of the words Bhuvana Iśwari, meaning "Goddess of the world" or "Queen of the universe", where the worlds are the tri-bhuvana or three regions of bhūḥ (Earth), bhuvaḥ (atmosphere) and svaḥ (Heavens).^[1][2]

Legends

According to David Kinsley, there is an origin myth from a contemporary Hindi-language source that states that Surya created the three worlds after being offered Soma by Rishis and being empowered by Tripura Sundari, the main Shakti of that time. After having empowered Surya to create the worlds, the goddess "assumed an appropriate form and pervaded and directed the triple world". This form of her became known as Bhuvaneshwari, meaning goddess of the world". This myth emphasises that Bhuvaneshwari is a form of Tripura Sundari.^[3]

Temples

There are several temples dedicated to Bhuvaneshvari.

Bhuvaneshwari is revered as the state goddess of Karnataka. This temple is a historical place and known as Bhivaneshwari temple. It is in Bhuvanagiri, Siddapur taluka, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

• Bhuvaneshwari is revered as the state goddess of Karnataka.^{[citation needed]} Bhuvaneshwari temple is in Virupaksha Temple complex where Aluru Venkata Rao went Hampi and performed pooja. A statue of the goddess is under construction in the capital Bengaluru.
• A powerful shrine of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari established by Sri Sri Santhananda Swamiji is located at Pudukkottai, TamilNadu (https://www.sribhuvaneshwari.org/)
• A dedicated temple of Bhuvaneshvari Devi known as Anchumana Devi Temple is located at Ernakulam in kerala.^[4]
• A dedicated temple of Bhuvaneshvari Devi is located at Gondal in Gujarat which was established in 1946.^[5]
• In North America, Bhuvaneshvari is worshipped at Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan.^[6]
• In Sydney, Australia, Bhuvaneshvari is worshipped at Shri Shiva Mandir in Minto, NSW.^[7]
• There is nearly 800 to 1000 year old Bhuvaneshwari.temple located on banks of River Krishna opposite side of Shreekshetra Audumbar at Bhuwaneshwar Wadi at Village Bhilawadi, Taluka-Palus, District-Sangli, State-Maharashtra, Pincode-416303^[8][9]

See also

• Devi
• Lingaraja Temple