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{{Short description|Hindu goddess}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = File:Godess Padmavati.jpg
| name = Padmavathi
| caption =
| other_names = Alamelu Manga
| animals = [[Elephant]]
| affiliation = [[Lakshmi]], [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhumi]]
| god_of =
| abode =
| consort = [[Venkateswara]]
| parents = Akasha Raja, Dharani Devi
| children =
| mount = [[Nelumbo nucifera|Pink Lotus]]
}}
[[File:Padmavathi Ammavari Temple.JPG|thumb|right|[[Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur|Padmavati Temple, Tiruchanur]]]]
'''Padmavathi''' {{Lang-te|పద్మావతి}}, {{Lang-sa|पद्मावती }}) (often spelled '''Padmavati''' or '''Padmavathy''') also known as '''Alamelu Manga'''<ref name="Dalal">{{cite encyclopedia |surname=Dalal |given=Roshen |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |year=2010 |url={{Google books|DH0vmD8ghdMC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |place=New Delhi |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-341421-6 |page=291}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Kn7NDN5c1l8C&pg=PA401&dq=padmavati+alamelu&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a#PPA401,M1 South India handbook: the travel guide] by Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock.</ref> is a [[Devi|Hindu goddess]] and the consort of the god [[Venkateswara]] - a form of [[Vishnu]]. She is described as a daughter of local king and an [[avatar]] of goddesses [[Lakshmi]] and [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhumi]], the consorts of Vishnu.<ref name="Dalal" /><ref>{{cite book |author=Pattanaik, D. |title=Vishnu: an introduction |place=Mumbai |publisher=Vakils, Feffer and Simons |year=1999 |page=69}}</ref> The name Padmavati is [[Sanskrit]] for "she who emerged from [[Lotus (plant)|lotus]]".

The most prominent shrine of Padmavati is [[Padmavathi Temple|Padmavati Ammavari Temple]] situated at [[Tiruchanur]], a suburb of [[Tirupati]] City. Tradition dictates that every pilgrim to Tirupati must offer obeisance at this temple before visiting the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]], the central temple of her consort.

==Etymology==
Padmavathi is a Sanskrit name which means "she who emerged from lotus". She is also referred to as Alamelumanga in Telugu<ref name =tel-alamelu>{{cite book|title=Google book-Core of Karnatic Music, meaning of alamelu in Telugu
|isbn = 9789381699003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ce6vDQAAQBAJ&q=alamelu+meaning+in+telugu&pg=RA3-PA155|last1 = Madhavan|first1 = A. D.|date = 25 January 2011}}</ref>
and Alarmelmangai in Tamil which translates conjoint of the words Alar (lotus) and Mel (aloft or up); Mangai means "lady".

==Legend==
{{main|Legend of Tirumala}}Legends say that when the sage [[Bhrigu]] travelled the three worlds in search of the supreme God, he became furious when Brahma and Shiva were ignorant. He finally reached [[Vaikuntha]] and met [[Vishnu]]. Vishnu was smiling and meditating in a reclined posture and his consort [[Lakshmi]] was serving Him. A furious Bhrigu kicked Vishnu's chest (the abode of Lakshmi) and made Lakshmi angry. But a calm Vishnu asked for forgiveness to Bhrigu and served Bhrigu by massaging his legs, and destroyed the eye in Bhrigu's leg, the root of the sage's ego.

This disappointed Lakshmi. So, she left Vaikuntha and stayed at [[Kolhapur]] (Sri Mahalaxmi Ambabai Temple at Kolhapur). Meanwhile Vishnu arrived at [[Tirumala]] Hills as [[Venkateswara]] and meditated upon Lakshmi. Lakshmi meanwhile incarnated as Padmavati, the daughter of King Akasha Raja. Venkateswara, when tried to save Padmavati from a fierce Elephant, fell in love with Padmavati and requested a loan from the god [[Kubera]], promising to repay it by the end of [[Kali Yuga|Kaliyuga]]. Venkateswara married Padmavati. Venkateswara then took the form of a Vigraha (Stone Statue) at [[Tirumala]] and Padmavati at [[Tiruchanur]] (Alamelu Mangapuram).{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Particular devotions==
Padmavathi is a major deity in Hinduism worshipped as an aspect of the goddess [[Lakshmi]] and her form, [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhumi]].<ref name="Dalal" /> It is believed that her intercession is indispensable to gaining the favour of the lord, it is also believed that Lakshmi is co-omnipresent, co-illimitable and the co-bestower of moksham along with Vishnu. [[Nammalwar]] in his Thiruvaymozhi says ''agalakillEn iRaiyum enRu * alarmEl mangkai uRai mArbA!'' which translates as "Goddess Lakshmi will not away from your (venkateswara) heart, always stay with you (him)."<ref>{{cite web|title=thiruvAymozhi 6-10 - ulagamuNda |url=http://acharya.org/bk/eb/DP4000/ktvm/kOvil-thiruvAymozhi-base-eng.pdf}}</ref>

Poet [[Annamacharya]] was a staunch devotee of Padmavathi. Most of his keertanas are either inspired by or center around the deity. Many of the most famous and popular ''Kritis'' of Annamacharya personify her benevolence and grace.

==See also==
*[[Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur]]
*[[Tiruchanur]]
*[[Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam]], a university named after Padmavati

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060113170607/http://www.tirumala.org/ptv_tpt_tiruchanoor.htm The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam website]
*[http://www.alamelumanga.org Sri Venkatdhvari Kavi's Sri Lakshmi Saharam Praising Alarmelmanga Thayar]

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[[Category:Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]]

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