Devi Mahatmya

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Devi Mahatmya is a key Hindu scripture from the Markandeya Purana that celebrates the Divine Mother’s victories over demonic forces and establishes her as the supreme cosmic power.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Devi Mahatmya canonical 11
Chandi Charitar 2
Durga Saptashati 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit text
religious text
alsoKnownAs Chandi
Chandi
surface form: Chandi Path

Devi Mahatmya
surface form: Durga Saptashati
associatedWith Chandi homa rituals
protective recitations
centralDeity Devi
surface form: Durga

Mahadevi
contains Argala Stotra
Devi Suktas and hymns of praise
Keelaka Stotra
containsStoryOf Madhu and Kaitabha
Mahishasura
Rakshasas
surface form: Shumbha and Nishumbha
cosmology presents Devi as creator, preserver and destroyer
presents Devi as source of all gods
dedicatedTo Devi
Devi
surface form: Durga

Mahadevi
firstEpisode slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha
focusesOn Shaktas
surface form: Divine Mother

victories over demonic forces
genre Shakta scripture
influenced later Shakta literature
language Sanskrit
narrativeFrame Markandeya’s narration to Jaimini
numberOfChapters 13
numberOfVerses 700
partOf Markandeya Purana
philosophicalOrientation non-dualistic Shakta theology
philosophicalTheme Devi as immanent and transcendent
unity of all goddesses as one Devi
recitationPractice daily chanting by devotees
religion Hinduism
scripturalStatus core text of Shakta tradition
secondEpisode slaying of Mahishasura
structure three major episodes
teaches supremacy of the Goddess as cosmic power
thirdEpisode slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha
timePeriod composed between 400 and 600 CE (approximate scholarly estimate)
tradition Shaktism
usedFor ritual worship of the Goddess
seeking protection and blessings
worshipContext Durga Puja
Navaratri

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Devi centralText Devi Mahatmya
Devi centralText Devi Mahatmya
this entity surface form: Durga Saptashati
Shaktism majorText Devi Mahatmya
Kali textMention Devi Mahatmya
Dasam Granth contains Devi Mahatmya
this entity surface form: Chandi Charitar
Devi Mahatmya alsoKnownAs Devi Mahatmya
this entity surface form: Durga Saptashati
Navadurga associatedWith Devi Mahatmya
Devi Bhagavata Purana associatedWith Devi Mahatmya
Mahadevi scripturalMention Devi Mahatmya
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power scripturalSources Devi Mahatmya
subject surface form: Shakti
Chandi mentionedIn Devi Mahatmya
Chandi belongsToTradition Devi Mahatmya
this entity surface form: Devi Mahatmya tradition
Shaktas veneratesScripture Devi Mahatmya
Chamunda associatedText Devi Mahatmya
Shakta Upanishads relatedTo Devi Mahatmya
Chaubis Avtar relatedWork Devi Mahatmya
this entity surface form: Chandi Charitar