Vishva Lakshmi Devi
Queen of Bhaktapur
Gilt copper statuette from the 17th century
Queen Consort of Bhaktapur
Tenure21 September 1696 – 19 May 1722
PredecessorLālamati
SuccessorBriddhi Lakshmi
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown date
Bhaktapur, Nepal
SpouseBhupatindra Malla
IssueRanajit Malla
DynastyMalla Dynasty (by marriage)

Vishva Lakshmi (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐧𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐷) was the queen consort of Bhaktapur and the spouse of Bhupatindra Malla, who ruled form 1696 to 1722.[1][2] She was also the mother of Ranajit Malla, the last king of Bhaktapur.[3] She was married to Bhupatindra Malla on 4 November 1687.[4]

Vishva Lakshmi commissioned the temple of Brahmayani in Panauti and donated lands for funding the regular worship of the goddess.[5] Her last reference comes from a copper plate inscription dated to April 1723 which mentions her donation of some land for funding a ritual worship of Taleju, the tutelary goddess of the Mallas.[6]

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References

  1. Shrestha, Sahina. "An illustrated history of the Chitrakars | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. Regmi 1966, p. 237.
  3. Upadhaya 2009, p. 202.
  4. Bajracharya, Chunda (January 1996). "मल्लकालको एतिहासिक सामग्री– धर पौः" (PDF). Contribution to Nepalese Studies. 23.
  5. Regmi 1966, p. 243.
  6. Vaidya, Tulasī Rāma (2002). Bhaktapur Rajdarbar. Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University. p. 79. ISBN 978-99933-52-17-4.
  7. 1 2 Shrestha, Purushottam Lochan (22 November 2014). "Pachpanna jhyālē darbārkō vishvarupa". Lalitkala Magazine (in Nepali).
  8. "Portrait of the Malla King Bhupatindra and Malla Queen". Global Nepali Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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