Brahmani (Matrika)

Brahmani
Shakti of Brahma
Brahmani depicted as feminine version of Brahma
Devanagariब्रह्माणी
Sanskrit transliterationBrahmāṇī
AffiliationSaraswati
AbodeBrahmaloka or Satyaloka
MountSwan & lotus
ConsortBrahma

Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta Matrikas.[1][2] She is a form of Saraswati and is considered as the Shakti of the creator god Brahma in Hinduism. She is an aspect of Adi Shakti, possessing the "Rajas Guna" and is therefore the source of Brahma's power.[3]

  1. ^ Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola
  2. ^ Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
  3. ^ Mother-Goddess Brahmani Seated in Yogic Posture Holding Water Pot, 1201–1300, retrieved 2021-12-04