THE ETERNAL CONSORTS OF THE LORD - 2.Bhū-devī / Bhumidevi

THE ETERNAL CONSORTS OF THE LORD

2. Bhū-devī / Bhumidevi

Bhū-devī is the personification of the Earth and the symbol of Patience and Tolerance.

Lakṣmī is the embodiment of Compassion and Bhu-devī is the embodiment of Forbearance. These are the two energy forces which are required in order to pursue function of preservation of the universal order (Ṛita), and for the liberation of all beings.

Thus Lord Viṣṇu as the “Preserver” is associated on a material level with the Earth and it’s resources and on the ethical level by compassion and forbearance.

In her iconography Bhūdevī is depicted seated under a tree displaying the gesture of fearlessness and holding a globe representing the planet earth. The left foot rests upon a “nidhi- kumbha’ — a pot filled with the treasures and resources of the earth