Bhumi , also
Bhumi-Devi ,
Bhuma-Devi or
Bhu-Devi or
Vasudha or
Vasundhara or
Vaishnavi or
Kashyapi or
Urvi or
Vasumati or
Hiranmaya, is the personification of
Mother Earth. She is the consort of
Varaha, an
avatar of
Vishnu and regarded as the mother of the goddess
Sita. According to the uttara-kanda, when Sita finally leaves her husband
Rama, she returns to Bhumidevi. She is the mother of the demon
Narakasura . Bhumi Devi is also believed to be one of the two forms of
Lakshmi. The other is Sridevi, who remains with
Narayana. Bhudevi is the Goddess of Earth, and the fertility form of Lakshmi. She is the daughter of
Kashyap Prajapati. According to some she is also
Satyabhama, wife of Sri Krishna in Dwapara Yuga and the divine saint
Andal. Several female deities have had births similar to Sita.
Alamelu Mangamma or Sri
Padmavathi Devi of
Tiruchanur had a similar beginning, being found in a ploughed field by Akasa Raja.
Andal from
Srivilliputtur in
Tamil Nadu was found under a Tulasi plant by Periyaalvar.
