He tells him that one king called Suradha, who was driven out of his kingdom by his own people met one Vysya (businessman) called Samadhi who was driven out of his home by his wife and sons, in the forest. The stories of Devi Mahatmya are as told by Sage Markandeya to Sage Baguri. She is the force that drives everything in the universe. She is the Moola Prakriti, the root nature, of all that manifests. Some people call her Durgaa, some call her Chandi and some call her Mahaalakshmi. She is the unlimited Shakti (energy) behind all limited Shaktis. They have aim, hreem and kleem as the beejas.ĭurga Saptashati is the very definition of the nature of Divine Mother. The purposes of the three parts are dharma, artha and kaama respectively. They have Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda as the swarupas. The three parts have MahaKaali, MahaLakshmi and MahaSaraswati as the deities.
Also, they are arranged in 3 parts (charitas).
The 700 verses are arranged in 13 chapters. This Purana is also authored by Veda Vyasa and is a medium sized Purana. It consists of Chapters 74 to 86 (13 chapters) of the Markandeya Purana and has 700 stanzas. It is known as Devi Mahatmya in South India, Chandi in West Bengal and as Durga Sapthasathi in the northern parts of the country including Varanasi.
Durga Saptashati relates the story of how the devi (mother Goddess) killed Madhu and Kaidabha as Vishnu Maya (Thamasic-base), killed Mahishasura as Lakshmi (Rajashic form materialistic) and killed Shumbha and Nishumbha in the form of Goddess Saraswathi (Sathvic-spiritual).
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