dpal gyi lha mo

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khyab 'jug ma — Śrī Devī / Lakṣmī.
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Srimati devi [IW]

Srimati devi [presides over wrathful deities, but is a protectress] [IW]

dpal gyi lha mo / khyab 'jug maŚrī Devī or Lakṣmī. A form of dpal ldan lha mo (yum of khyab 'jug (Viṣṇu) and emanation of dbyangs can ma (Sarasvatī).) She is usually depicted presiding over the Twelve Tenma Sisters (brtan ma bcu gnyis) and the Five Sisters of Long Life (tshe ring mched lnga). [cjf]