Vaishnavi (Matrika goddess)

Vaishnavi
Warrior form of Lakshmi
Affiliation	Devī, Mātṛkā, Lakṣmī, Parvati
Mount	Garuda and rarely elephant
Consort	Shiva as Krodha Bhairava or Vishnu

Vaishnavi (Sanskrit: वैष्णवी, IAST: Vaishṇavī) is a Hindu goddess and is also a Matrika goddess.^[1]

She is the feminine form of Lakshmi and is considered as the Shakti of Vishnu. According to the "Durgāpūjā", "Navaratri" , "Diwali" etc., (a Sanskrit ritual manual), she is one of the 64 goddesses to be worshipped during the Āvaraṇapūjā (“Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses”).^[2]

See also

• Lakshmi
• Tridevi

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