Bhuvaneshwari Devi is one among the Mahavidyas and an avatar of Parvati Devi and is formed to protect the universe through her supreme powers.
She is also known as Adi Parashakti and is considered as the “Holy mother of the entire universe”.
She is red in colour. And wore red ornaments, flower garlands, and she blesses us with a smile on her face, and informs us that we will be protected by her. She was the consort of Trayambaka Bhairava, a form of Lord Shiva, and their glory are praised by the divine demi gods. The Divine Couple are seated in a golden throne, and are being worshipped by many Great Sages.
Bhuvaneshvari enlightens her devotees with her kindness, and fulfils our needs and desires. She is the giver of great boons, and will lead us to the path of heaven.
She is considered as the supreme goddess and contains the power equivalent to that of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. She had created many worlds, like Satyalok, Swarkalok and the earth.
There are several famous temples dedicated to goddess Bhuvaneshwari throughout India. The following are the list of her temples:
- Bhuvaneshwari Temple in Nainativu of Northern Sri Lanka.
- Bhuvaneshwari temple in Bhubaneswarat Odisha.
- Bhuvaneshwari Temple in Hatkhola, Chandannagar.
- Bhuvaneshwari Temple in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu.
- Mata Bhuvaneshwari devi Temple at Gunja, Gujarat.
- Bhuvaneshwari Devi Temple at Gondalin Gujarat.
- Bhuvaneshwari Amma temple in Calicut, Kerala.
- Bhubaneshwari Devi Temple in Jamshedpur.
- Bhubaneshwari Devi Temple in Sanglidistrict of Maharashtra.
IMPORTANCE
By worshipping Mata Bhuvaneshwari Devi, we will get supreme powers and can concentrate our attention on devotional matters. By chanting her mantras, fresh spiritual energy will be passed into our body and our inner wounds in our mind and body will be healed. She can be worshipped by chanting various slokams meant for her and by reciting her various names, or otherwise we can simply recite her name “OM MATA BHUVANESWARI DEVIYE NAMAHA”, and can get better results in our life.
Similar to other hindu deities, she can be worshipped by offering flowers, fruits and by breaking coconut. She can also be decorated with flower garlands, and we can do milk and honey abhishekham to her idol. Being the holy mother, she will forgive our sins and give good concentration and grasping power and helps us to reach the spiritual ladder. She expects the true bhakti from us and nothing more else.
Let us sincerely pray to her and be blessed.
“OM SREE BHUVANESWARI DEVIYE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR
