Devi Mahatmya

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chandi_Path
gptkb:Durga_Saptashati
gptkbp:chapter 13
gptkbp:composedInCentury 5th-6th century CE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Argala_Stotram
gptkb:Devi_Kavacham
gptkb:Keelakam
gptkbp:containsStory gptkb:Kali
gptkb:Mahishasura_Mardini
gptkb:Shumbha_and_Nishumbha
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Goddess_Durga
gptkbp:depicts Devi as creator, preserver, destroyer
gptkbp:firstCharita gptkb:Madhu-Kaitabha_story
gptkbp:genre gptkb:religion
gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy gptkb:Ramakrishna_Paramahamsa
gptkb:Bhaskara_Raya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Devi Mahatmya
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Navaratri_festival
gptkb:Shakta_sect
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Shaktism
Tantric traditions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Tantra
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Ganesha
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Markandeya_Purana
gptkbp:recitedBy gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Hindus
gptkb:Chandi_Homa
spiritual growth
prosperity
protection
gptkbp:referencedIn Hindu festivals
gptkbp:secondCharita Mahishasura story
gptkbp:significance First major text describing Devi as Supreme Being
gptkbp:structure Three episodes (Charitas)
gptkbp:teaches Power of the feminine divine
gptkbp:theme Victory of the Goddess over evil
gptkbp:thirdCharita Shumbha-Nishumbha story
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Telugu
English
Kannada
Marathi
gptkbp:usedIn Shakta rituals
gptkbp:verseNumber 700
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Navaratri
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:Dasara_festival
gptkb:Ambika
gptkb:Durga
gptkb:Kali
gptkb:Shakti
gptkb:Tantra
gptkb:Sanskrit_literature
gptkb:Shakta_Sampradaya
gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5