Mahadevi
E113778
Mahadevi is the supreme, all-encompassing form of the Hindu Goddess, embodying and transcending all other goddesses as the ultimate divine feminine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahadevi canonical | 21 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T932927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahadevi Context triple: [Devi, equatedWith, Mahadevi]
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A.
Gyanadanandini Devi
Gyanadanandini Devi was a pioneering Bengali social reformer and member of the Tagore family, known for modernizing women's attire and advocating for women's emancipation in 19th-century India.
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B.
Mrinalini Devi
Mrinalini Devi was the wife of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the mother of several of his children, remembered primarily for her role in his personal and family life.
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C.
Mrinalini Devi
Mrinalini Devi was the wife of Indian philosopher and spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo, remembered primarily for her quiet support during his early political and spiritual life.
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D.
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian freedom fighter, poet, and orator known as the "Nightingale of India" and a prominent leader in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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E.
Bhagirathi Sapre
Bhagirathi Sapre was the mother of Rani Lakshmibai, the famed warrior queen of Jhansi who became a symbol of resistance during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahadevi Target entity description: Mahadevi is the supreme, all-encompassing form of the Hindu Goddess, embodying and transcending all other goddesses as the ultimate divine feminine.
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A.
Gyanadanandini Devi
Gyanadanandini Devi was a pioneering Bengali social reformer and member of the Tagore family, known for modernizing women's attire and advocating for women's emancipation in 19th-century India.
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B.
Mrinalini Devi
Mrinalini Devi was the wife of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the mother of several of his children, remembered primarily for her role in his personal and family life.
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C.
Mrinalini Devi
Mrinalini Devi was the wife of Indian philosopher and spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo, remembered primarily for her quiet support during his early political and spiritual life.
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D.
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian freedom fighter, poet, and orator known as the "Nightingale of India" and a prominent leader in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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E.
Bhagirathi Sapre
Bhagirathi Sapre was the mother of Rani Lakshmibai, the famed warrior queen of Jhansi who became a symbol of resistance during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
divine feminine principle ⓘ supreme goddess ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adi Parashakti
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ Mahadevi ⓘ Mahashakti ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktas
Maheshwari ⓘ Parashakti ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Parashakti
Shakti ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktas
|
| aspectOf |
Durga
ⓘ
linked to:
Devi
Kali ⓘ Lakshmi ⓘ
linked to:
Lakshmi avatar
Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Gauri
Saraswati ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Brahman (in Shakta traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Saguna Brahman
Prakriti ⓘ Shakti ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktas
|
| cosmicRole |
all-encompassing form of the Goddess
ⓘ
source of all goddesses ⓘ supreme reality in Shaktism ⓘ ultimate divine feminine ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
manifests as many individual goddesses
ⓘ
unmanifest absolute goddess beyond forms ⓘ |
| domain |
cosmic power
ⓘ
creation ⓘ destruction ⓘ preservation ⓘ |
| embodies | all other Hindu goddesses ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| philosophicalStatus | ultimate cause of the universe in Shakta theology ⓘ |
| relationshipToDeities |
identified with consorts of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
ⓘ
source of Trimurti’s powers in Shakta theology ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalMention |
Devi Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Devi Mahatmya ⓘ various Shakta Upanishads ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolute consciousness and energy
ⓘ
unity of all goddesses ⓘ |
| transcends | all other Hindu goddesses ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
Mother of the universe
ⓘ
Supreme Mother ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mother
|
| worshipTradition |
Shaktism
ⓘ
Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to:
Tantra
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahadevi Description of subject: Mahadevi is the supreme, all-encompassing form of the Hindu Goddess, embodying and transcending all other goddesses as the ultimate divine feminine.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power
subject linked to:
Goddess Durga
subject linked to:
goddess Nanda Devi