Vaishṇavī

Vaishṇavī, “of Vishṇu”

Vaishṇavī is a name used for more than one devī in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

  • Vaishṇavī: the twenty-armed Śakti born from the rajas of Bhagavān Vishṇu, who slew the asura Mahishāsura on Mount Śataśṛṅga. Varāha Purāṇa, Chapters 89–95
  • Lakshmī: Vaishṇavī as a name of Śrī Lakshmī, the power that belongs to Vishṇu, called on in the Ātma-tṛtīyā vrata. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 178