Kamalatmika

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Kamala
Goddess of fortune and wealth
Member of The Ten Mahavidyas
Kamala
Affiliation Parvati, Lakshmi, Mahavidya
Mantra II sadacarapriye devi suklapuspa varapriye I I gomayadi suci prite
mahalaksmi namostute II
Mount Lotus, 4 elephants
Consort Vishnu (Kamalan Form Of Lord Shiva)
In Hinduism, Kamala (Sanskrit: ????) or Kamalatmika (Sanskrit: ??????????) is the
Devi in the fullness of her graceful aspect. She is believed as the tenth Mahavidya
("great wisdom").[1] She is a form of Parvati as all the Mahavidyas are. Some
stories say she is also a form of Lakshmi. She is the daughter of the sage Brighu.

Contents
1 Iconography
2 Legend
3 See also
4 Notes
5 Further reading
Iconography
Kamalatmika has a golden complexion. She is being bathed by four large elephants,
who pour kalashas (jars) of amrita (nectar) over her. She has four hands. In two
hands, she holds two lotuses and her other two hands are in abhayamudra (gesture of
giving assurance) and varamudra (gesture of conferring boons) respectively. She is
shown as seated in padmasana (lotus posture) on a lotus,[1] symbol of purity.

Legend
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Goddess Mahashakti had created the entire universe, but her task still remained
incomplete even though the universe was complete, but it was unfinished due to the
absence of grace. She had transformed herself into Goddess Kamala to manifest all
types of wealth and prosperity in the world. Only by her appearing as Kamala, the
world will be prosperous. The appropriate time for it had come. She took birth as
the daughter of sage Bhrigu and manifested prosperity in the world. Parvati took
form as Kamala. That is why when the time was right, sage Bhrigu had Parvati in the
form of Goddess Kamala married to Lord Shiva in the form of Vishnu. Although
Goddess Lakshmi is married to Lord Vishnu, and as his wife as Goddess Kamala, she
is Shakti (Parvati). The trinity of the Gods, Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahadev as
well as the trinity of the Goddesses, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati originated
from her.

See also
Devi
Mahavidya
Notes
Kinsley, David R. (1997). Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: the Ten
Mahavidyas. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 223. ISBN 0-520-20498-0.
Further reading
Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions
(ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
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Shaktism
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Categories: Hindu goddessesMahavidyasForms of Parvati
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