- The Devi
Mahatmya or Devi
Mahatmyam (Sanskrit: देवीमाहात्म्यम्, romanized: devīmāhātmyam, lit. 'Glory of the Goddess') is a
Hindu philosophical text describing...
- as the Devi
Mahatmya, Devi-Bhagavata Purana,
Kalika Purana, and
Shakta Upanishads such as the Devi
Upanishad are revered. The Devi
Mahatmya in particular...
- be the
guardian deity of Nepal,
described in
texts such as the
Nepala Mahatmya,
found in
regional versions of the
Skanda Purana. Paśupati
means "lord...
- and important,
states Ludo Rocher. It is
famous for
including the Devi
Mahatmya within it, the
oldest known treatise on Devi (Goddess) as the
Supreme Truth...
- like
Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The most
important texts of Shaktism, Devi
Mahatmya and Devi
Bhagavata Purana,
revere Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial...
-
radically altered by two texts: the
earlier Devi
Mahatmya and the
later Devi
Bhagavata Purana. The Devi
Mahatmya,
which was
initially part of the Markandeya...
-
Nishumbha (निशुम्भ) are two
asuras in
Hindu mythology,
featured in the Devi
Mahatmya. In
their legend, they were
slain by the
goddess Kaushiki. The
story of...
-
Karveer Mahatmya is a religious/mythological
scripture containing stories about the
religious place Karvir,
which is the
present day city of
Kolhapur in...
- p. 156, Devi
Mahatmya verses 8.11–20.
Kinsley 1998, pp. 156, Devi
Mahatmya verses 8.38, 44, 49, 62
Kinsley 1998, p. 156, Devi
Mahatmya verses 8.62. Kinsley...
- the
heart of the
Himalayas came to be
known as Nepāl.
According to Nepāl
Mahātmya, Nemi was
charged with
protection of the
country by Pashupati. According...
