Bhagavati

Bhagavatī (Devanagari: भगवती, IAST: Bhagavatī), is an Indian epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, it is primarily used to address the goddesses Durga and Lakshmi. In Buddhism, it is used to refer to several Mahayana Buddhist female deities, like Cundā.

For the film, see Bagavathi. For the town, see Bhagavathi, Nepal. For the Jain Prakrit work, see Vyākhyāprajñapti.

The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is Bhagavān. The term is an equivalent of Devi and Ishvari.

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