Dewi Sri

Dewi Sri

ꦢꦺꦮꦶꦱꦿꦶ

ᬤᬾᬯᬶᬲ᭄ᬭᬶ

ᮑᮄ ᮕᮧᮠᮎᮤ ᮞᮀᮠᮡᮀ ᮃᮞᮢᮤ
Goddess of rice
The depiction of Dewi Sri in 9th century Central Javanese bronze art, collection of Sonobudoyo Museum
AffiliationPhosop, Inari, Ceres
AbodePaddy field
SymbolRice
GenderFemale
RegionJava, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi

Dewi Sri or Shridevi (Javanese: ꦢꦺꦮꦶꦱꦿꦶ, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬯᬶᬲ᭄ᬭᬶ, Dewi Sri, Sundanese: ᮑᮄ ᮕᮧᮠᮎᮤ ᮞᮀᮠᮡᮀ ᮃᮞᮢᮤ, Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri) is the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese Hindu Goddess of rice and fertility, still widely worshiped on the islands of Java, Bali and Lombok, Indonesia.[1] She is often associated or equated with the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, the shakti (consort) of Vishnu.[2]

  1. ^ Agus Dermawan T (2021-09-25). "Menjumpai Dewi Sri pada Hari Tani". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  2. ^ Muhammad, Fikri (24 August 2021). "Dewi Sri, Sosok Perempuan Sebagai Penjaga Kemakmuran Alam Semesta". National Geographic Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-16.