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Definition of Bhumi devi
1. Noun. Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bhumi Devi
Literary usage of Bhumi devi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalogue Raisonnée [sic] of Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of the by William Taylor (1857)
"Praise of Krishna by 108 names : said to have been given to bhumi devi (the earth
goddess) by Adi seshan (the old serpent.) 6. ..."
2. Supplement to a Classical Dictionary of India, Illustrative of the Mythology by John Garrett (1873)
"In a Kanara account of his life called the Divya charitra, he is said to have
been the son of Srf Kesava Acharya and bhumi devi; and, as before, ..."
3. Faiths of Man: A Cyclopædia of Religions by James George Roche Forlong (1906)
"According to the Kanara account of his life (Divya Charitra), he was the son of
Sri- kesava Acharya and of Bhumi-devI (" the earth godess"), ..."
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