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    The Devi Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: देवी भागवतपुराणम्, devī bhāgavatapurāṇam), also known as the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavata Purana...
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    the Vayu Purana, Matsya Purana, and Aditya Upa Purana admit the Devi Bhagavata Purana as a Mahapurana, whereas the Padma Purana, Garuda Purana and Kurma...
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    Mahadevi (redirect from Maha Devi)
    primordial matter') and Mahamaya ('she who is the great maya'). The Devi Bhagavata Purana and Lalita Sahasranama describe Mahadevi's numerous epithets. These...
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  • Bhagavata Purana, Krishna-related text Devi Bhagavata Purana, Devi-related text Bhagavata (disambiguation) Purana (disambiguation) Mahapurana (disambiguation)...
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    Kumbhipaka, Asipatravana and Tapana. The Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana and the Devi Bhagavata Purana enlist and describe 28 hells; however, they...
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    of the most important texts in Shaktism, along with Devi-Bhagavata Purana, MahaBhagawat and Devi Upanishad. The text is one of the earliest extant complete...
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    Bhramari (redirect from Bhramari Devi)
    from her four hands. The tenth book and thirteenth chapter of the Devi Bhagavata Purana records the exploits of the goddess Bhramari in detail: In the city...
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    Durga (redirect from Devi Durga)
    Vaishnavism. The most important texts of Shaktism, Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata Purana, revere Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe...
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    in this text, with legends similar to those found in the Devi-Bhagavata Purana and the Devi Mahatmya. The text is also notable for glorifying the feminine...
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    Kaushiki (section Puranas)
    Purana Uma Samhita Chapter 47, verse 15 Kalika Purana describes Kaushiki as the shakti that was born from the body of Goddess Matangi. Devi Bhagavata...
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    the Markandeya Purana, and the Devi Bhagavata Purana. The most famous of these stories is the one mentioned in the Markandeya Purana. According to this...
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    Her exploits are described in the Devi-Bhagavata Purana and Devi Mahatmyam, which are part of the Markandeya Purana attributed to sage Markandeya Rishi...
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    born. The Brahmanda Purana mentions the names of the children of Svaha: Pavamāna, Pāvaka, and Śuci. In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Narayana offers Narada...
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  • an ocean called the Sudha Samudra (the ocean of nectar). In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Manidvipa is portrayed as the Sarvaloka, the highest world, superior...
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    significance of these shaligrams. According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Brahmavaivarta Purana, and Shiva Purana, shilagrama shilas originated due to the following...
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  • Devi Gita (Sanskrit: देवीगीता, romanized: Devīgītā, lit. 'The Song by Goddess') is an ancient Hindu philosophical text from the Devi-Bhagavata Purana...
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    Parvati (redirect from Devi Parvathi)
    younger sisters called Ekaparna and Ekapatala. According to Devi Bhagavata Purana and Shiva Purana mount Himalaya and his wife Mena appease goddess Adi Parashakti...
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    The Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: भागवतपुराण; IAST: Bhāgavata Purāṇa), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana...
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    Garh Jungle Brahman Devi-Bhagavata Purana Devi Upanishad Tripura Upanishad Chandi di Var (In Sikhism) The Markandeya Purana States, "For What The Woman...
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    Shaktism (section Devi Gita)
    Scriptures such as the Devi Mahatmya, Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Kalika Purana, and Shakta Upanishads like the Devi Upanishad are revered. The Devi Mahatmya in particular...
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    Who destroys our sins. — Nammalvar, Tiruvaymoli, Verse 3.6.2 The Devi Bhagavata Purana also refers to the Ocean of Milk in its verses: The Bhagavan Hari...
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    Navadurga forms of the goddess Mahadevi. She is first referenced in the Devi Mahatmya. Kalaratri is one of the fearsome forms of the goddess. It is not...
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  • Devi Adi Parashakti is a mythological television series based on the Hindu texts of the Shiva Purana, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, the Markandeya Purana...
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    righteousness in all the stages of life. — Agni Purana, Chapter 16, Verses 8 - 9 The Devi Bhagavata Purana features the devas hailing Vishnu, invoking his...
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    epic. Her story appears in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, and the Devi Bhagavata Purana. Satyavati is the daughter of a fisherman chieftain, Dasharaja and...
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    aspects of Mahadevi. She is identified as Adi Parashakti in the Devi Bhagavata Purana. The word Bhuvaneshvari is a compound of the words Bhuvana Iśwari...
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    — Skanda Purana, Kashi Khanda, Purvadha Chapter 13 Another chapter from Kashi Khanda also offers her exultation. The Devi Bhagavata Purana mentions Vishalakshi...
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    the Hindu god Krishna and his chief consort goddess Radha. In the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna is portrayed as the highest person who resides in Goloka....
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    the various manuscript versions of Devi Bhagavata Purana with the embedded Devi Gita therein. Devi Bhagavata Purana gives prime position to Mahadevi as...
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  • include the Vayu Purana, the Matsya Purana, the Brahmanda Purana, the Devi Bhagavata Purana, and the Padma Purana. The Matsya Purana narrates that the...
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