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 |
| Devi Mahatmya tradition | 1 |
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Target entity: Devi Mahatmya Context triple: [Devi, centralText, Devi Mahatmya]
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A.
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.
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Ramcharitmanas
Ramcharitmanas is a 16th-century Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana composed by the poet Tulsidas, revered as a foundational devotional text in North Indian Hinduism.
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Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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Gita Rahasya
Gita Rahasya is a seminal philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that presents Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s interpretation of its teachings as a call to selfless action and duty.
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Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Devi Mahatmya Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Ramcharitmanas
Ramcharitmanas is a 16th-century Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana composed by the poet Tulsidas, revered as a foundational devotional text in North Indian Hinduism.
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C.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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D.
Gita Rahasya
Gita Rahasya is a seminal philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that presents Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s interpretation of its teachings as a call to selfless action and duty.
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E.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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seeking protection and blessings ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
Durga Puja
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ |
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