Devi
देवी★ EssentialThe Goddess — the divine feminine, under any of her names.
Meaning
Devi is the Goddess, addressed in lyrics by whichever of her names and forms a composer chooses: Amba or Ambal (mother), Sakthi (power), Parvati and Uma as Shiva's consort, Meenakshi at Madurai, Kamakshi at Kanchi, Parameshwari as supreme sovereign. Songs to her range from tender appeals to a mother to descriptions of terrifying power, and a dancer moves between those registers within a single piece.
Also written: deviye, amba, ambal, sakthi, shakti, parvati, parvathi, umai, uma, meenakshi, kamakshi, parameshwari
In the songs
Sita devi lakshmi swaroopiyai
Sita Devi, the embodiment of Lakshmi
Sita Ramara Sundara · Unknown
sreshta vazhangum vidai meethu, thirumathi rukmini devi avargalin nadana amaippu
Sreshta presents Vidai Meethil, a choreography of the late esteemed Srimati Rukmini Devi
Vidai Meethil Bhavani Vanthan · Papanasam Sivan
Kaali umaye devi un pathame sharanam
O Kali, Uma, Devi, I surrender at your feet
Yarukkum Adangatha Neeli · Unknown