Markandeya Purana

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Hindu scripture Mahapurana Sanskrit text

The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.

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Surface form Occurrences
Chandi Purana 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Mahapurana ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Markandeya Mahapurana NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDeity Chandi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahishasuramardini NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedFestival Navaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ
attributedTo Rishi Markandeya NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Smriti text ⓘ
classifiedAs Sattva Purana (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsText Devi Mahatmya NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes cosmology ⓘ
cycles of creation and dissolution ⓘ
dharma (righteous conduct) ⓘ
kings and dynasties ⓘ
DeviMahatmyaChapters chapters 81–93 ⓘ
DeviMahatmyaKnownAs Chandi Path NERFINISHED ⓘ
Durga Saptashati NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn Devī theology ⓘ
Durgā worship ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
theological teachings ⓘ
genre Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor Durga Puja traditions ⓘ
Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesSection Devi Mahatmya NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesStory stories of various avatars and deities ⓘ
story of Markandeya and Yama ⓘ
influenced later Shakta literature ⓘ
ritual recitations of Durga Saptashati ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
laterTransmittedAs written manuscripts ⓘ
namedAfter Rishi Markandeya NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfChapters approximately 137 ⓘ
partOf Eighteen Mahapuranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfComposition early centuries CE ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation Shakta theology of the Goddess ⓘ
bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scriptType Devanagari (in many manuscripts) ⓘ
tradition Shaiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shakta ⓘ
Vaishnava NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmittedAs oral tradition ⓘ
usedIn Devī worship practices ⓘ
Hindu ritual recitation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Devi Mahatmya → partOf → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
Navadurga → scriptureMention → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
Devi Bhagavata Purana → associatedWith → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
Chandi → mentionedIn → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
Hindu scriptures → hasPart → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
Sarala Das → notableWork → Markandeya Purana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandi Purana
Chamunda → associatedText → Markandeya Purana ⓘ