Talk:Devi

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The text says she sits on a lion, but in the picture she's sitting on a tiger. What's the deal? --Angr/undefined 19:54, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Changed, sorry I made a mistake, because in Hindi and other Indo-Aryan languages, although there are different words for lion and tiger, there is a common word generally used and I got mixed up. DaGizza 19:56 15 September 2005 (UTC)

The article on Shiva says parenthetically that Sati "is another form of Devi", yet Sati is not included here in the list of aspects of Devi.

A couple of typos fixed by yours truly. (Signed: Asafoetida of Finland)


 * I do not support the merger suggestion that Devi and Lalitā be merged because Devi is a somewhat generic name for the divine feminine in general, while is a very distinct goddess in her own right, identified with Devi in the same manner as Parvati and other major goddesses.  The cult of Lalitā has distinct practices and scriptures.  The articles on many of the goddesses are so poorly sourced at this point that they probably should be cut back to stubs and redone from the ground up. Sati is another good example of a poorly-understood variant.  She is generally considered an incarnation of Parvati in the myths that surround her. Buddhipriya 09:35, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Another point. Devi and Shakti currently cover three distinct concepts. Devi covers feminine of deva and the Supreme Mother Goddess. Shakti also covers Mother Goddess as well as the generic meaning for power. GizzaDiscuss  &#169; 09:43, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Gizza make a good point regarding the use of the term shakti as an abstract noun. It is also used as a generic iconographic element in art (an example being the generic use in some Ganesha materials).  Has anyone systematically tried to add a category tag to all of the Hinduism articles that potentially would need to be worked on as part of a "Devī Project"? I am not in favor of creating such a proje HI our ranks are too thin, but I am curious which articles may be out there. Buddhipriya 22:19, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Quality Scale Rating change
As the article has atleast "a subheading that fully treats an element of the topic" as well as "multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article" I have rated the article as 'Start' class instead of 'Stub'. Shruti14 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Okay, but it seems that you making a point on quantity, not quality. The quality of the article is poor at the moment, which is a shame. Listy, unencyclopedic tone along with no sources. GizzaDiscuss  &#169; 07:48, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Adi Parashakti
There's now a separate article on Adi Parashakti. Wouldn't it be better if it was merged with the main Devi article, as AFAIK it's one major way of seeing Devi, crediting Devi--an explanation of her rather than a distinct single goddess such as Lakshmi or Kali? If I'm wrong and Adi Parashakti is distinct enough (the way there's a separate article for say, "Hari" rather than the name redirecting to "Vishnu" or "Krishna"), excuse my ignorance:). --Snowgrouse (talk) 02:02, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Sita subsection
The Sita subsection looks too big. Can we trim it down to a similar size as other Devis, for WP:SummaryStyle, WP:Balance and WP:Due? I like your additions, and perhaps you could move much of the new text to the main Sita article, which the subsection here links to. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 13:09, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

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Sanskrit link in both Devi and Deva pages?
This is my first edit so I hope that I'm doing it the right way. The page about Devi only has a link to the sanskrit page, and the page about Deva has a pronunciation only. Shouldn't they both have each?

Kindly, FZ FrequencyZero (talk) 08:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Image
May be an image of Durga would be better for the lead, since she is the most popular Hindu goddess. She has significance in the three major sects—supreme form of Mahadevi (Shakta); wife of Shiva (Shaiva); and sister of Vishnu (Vaishnava). Or a more calm and graceful sculpture can be used. . 245CMR . •👥📜 12:53, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Durga and Tripura sundari are some chief representations of Mahadevi. I am more in favour of a generic multi-armed goddess than specific iconography.

-- Redtigerxyz Talk 13:10, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * May be a sculpture would be better. Till it is found, the current Mahadevi image is good. . 245CMR . •👥📜 13:32, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * WLA lacma Hindu Goddess Parvati Orissa.jpg This image can represent Devi as it contains the graceful and ferocious features of Devi. It is a sculpture, so it looks like a generic multi-armed goddess. . 245CMR . •👥📜 13:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

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