Saturday, September 12, 2026

Who is vamamurti of Devi lakshmi and of Devi saraswati?

 According to the Kālikā Purāṇa (Chapter 74):

  1. Vāmamūrti of Devi Lakṣmī: Dahanabhairavī
  2. Vāmamūrti of Devi Saraswatī: Vāgbhairavī

  • For Devi Lakṣmī:

The Kālikā Purāṇa states:

लक्ष्म्यास्तु वामिकामूर्तिरुक्ता दहनभैरवी ।

याग्निदाहं पुरग्राममन्दिरेष्वकरोदियम् ॥

अपूजिता महालक्ष्मीर्देहल्यां तां तु पूजयेत् ॥ २०९ ॥

(Kālikā Purāṇa 74.209)

Meaning: Dahanabhairavī is declared to be the left-side (vāmikā-mūrti) of Goddess Lakṣmī. When unpropitiated, she brings conflagrations and fires upon villages, cities, and houses; therefore, she must be worshipped upon the threshold of the home.

  • For Devi Saraswatī:

The text continues:

वाग्भैरवी सरस्वत्या वामिकामूर्तिरीरिता ॥ २१० ॥

तस्या मन्त्रं पुरा प्रोक्तं शुक्लवर्णा तु सा स्मृता ।

(Kālikā Purāṇa 74.210–211a)

Meaning: Vāgbhairavī ("The Bhairavī of Speech") is proclaimed to be the left-side (vāmikā-mūrti) of Goddess Sarasvatī. Her mantra has been given earlier, and she is traditionally described as possessing a pure, radiant white complexion (śukla-varṇā).


Broader Context in Chapter 74

In this same section, the Kālikā Purāṇa also identifies the vāma counterparts of other prominent deities:

  • Brahmā’s Left Form: Mahāmoha (Cārvāka-pravartakaḥ, vv. 205–206)
  • Viṣṇu’s Left Form: Narasiṁha (viṣṇorvāmātmikā mūrtirnārasiṁhāhvayā bhavet, v. 206)
  • Sūrya’s Left Form: Mārtaṇḍa-Bhairava (v. 212)
  • Gaṇeśa’s Left Form: Agnivetāla (v. 213)