Divine Mother

American  

noun

Hinduism.

1. the creative, dynamic aspect of the Godhead, the consort or Shakti of Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva, variously known as Devi, Durga, Kālī, Shakti, etc.

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Example Sentences

Through a bizarre philosophy that wove Kabbalah, Gnosticism and Sabbatai’s ideas with worship of the Divine Mother, Frank believed he was achieving tikkun olam, the Jewish ideal of repairing the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Aurobindo pronounced her "the Divine Mother," his spiritual partner in leading mankind toward a new consciousness.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1856 he became a priest of Kali, Hinduism's Divine Mother, in a vast new temple at Dakshineswar, on the Ganges, just north of Calcutta.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What was happening in the outside world I did not know; but within me there was a steady flow of undiluted bliss, altogether new, and I felt the presence of the Divine Mother."

From Time Magazine Archive

If the devotee worshiped through devotion, he sees God as the Divine Mother.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa