Devi Mahatmyam

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chandi_Path
gptkb:Durga_Saptashati
gptkbp:chapter 13
gptkbp:containsStory gptkb:Chanda_and_Munda
gptkb:Kali
gptkb:Mahishasura_Mardini
gptkb:Shumbha_and_Nishumbha
gptkbp:date circa 400–600 CE
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Goddess_Durga
gptkbp:firstCharita gptkb:Madhu-Kaitabha_story
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy gptkb:Swami_Jagadiswarananda
gptkb:Ramakrishna_Paramahamsa
gptkb:Bhaskara_Raya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Devi Mahatmyam
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Tantra
Hindu festivals
gptkbp:influencedBy Sanskrit literature
Puranic tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Mahadevi
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Markandeya_Purana
gptkbp:prescribedRituals gptkb:Chandi_Homa
Durga Puja recitation
Navaratri recitation
gptkbp:preservedIn Palm-leaf manuscripts
Printed editions
gptkbp:recitedBy gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Navaratri
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Shakta
gptkbp:secondCharita Mahishasura story
gptkbp:significance Core text of Shaktism
Describes cosmic battles between good and evil
Recited for protection and blessings
gptkbp:structure Three episodes (Charitas)
gptkbp:theme Victory of the Goddess over evil
gptkbp:thirdCharita Shumbha-Nishumbha story
gptkbp:verseNumber 700
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Durga
gptkb:Kali
gptkb:Chandi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kamalatmika
gptkb:Saptashrungi_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6