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The Devī Māhātmya consists of 700 slokas present in chapters 81-93 of the Mārkandeya Purana.535 full slokas, 42 ardha slokas, 66 mantras, 57 uvachas. Whilst each god has a sakti, the Devi Mahatmyam avoids characterizing such forms as being merely consorts, for the Goddess is Sakti, Power itself, beyond the realm ofġ chapter – kali – maya in avarana shakthi (destroyed Madhu-Kaitabha in Tamasic guna signifies destroying of tamasic guna in us)ģ chapters – Mahalakshmi as vikshepana shakthi – projection (destroyed Mahishasura in Rajasic guna signifies destroying of Rajasic guna in us)ĩ chapters – Saraswathi as satva (destroyed Shumbha-Nishumbha in Satvic Guna signifies destroying of satvic guna in us) The three different aspects of the Devi – namely, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati emerge from the seed mantra “hrim”. The seed (bija) mantra “hrim” is called Maya bijam or Bhuvaneshvari bijam.
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The Paramatman represented through the Pranava -OM – in Brahma Vidya, is represented by the seed sound “hrim” in Sri Vidya. Just as the Vedas have no beginning, so is Saptasati consideredīrahma Vidya is the knowledge of Brahman while Sri Vidya is the knowledge of the Goddess. Goddess adored as the Divine Mother of the entire universe Lalita sahasranamam (benevolent) describes the victory of the Goddess over Bhandasura, The Devi Mahatmyam (malevolent) describes the victory of the Goddess over the asuras Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura and Shumbha-Nishumbha. Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astrology and astronomy.ĭevi Mahatmyam is a portion of the Markandeya Mahapurana (chapters 81-93) written by veda vyasar. Nirukta (nirukta): etymology, explanation of words, particularly those that are archaic and have ancient uses with unclear meaning. Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar and linguistic analysis. Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics, phonology, pronunciation. Gāndharvaveda – Music and sacred dance, associated with the Samaveda. Sthapatyaveda – Architecture, associated with the Atharvaveda. Āyurveda – Medicine, associated with either the Rigveda or the Atharvavedaĭhanurveda – Archery, associated with the Yajurveda.
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Sanatana – Chirath Purathana, Nithya Nuthanam Devi Mahatmyam class notes (my interpretation)ĭharma means Dharathi – Acharana (followed), Anushtanam (Practiced)