| Devi Bhagavata Purana | |
|---|---|
 A manuscript of Devi Bhagavata Purana | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Vyasa |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Chapters | 318 |
| Verses | 18, 000 |
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: देवी भागवतपुराणम्, devī bhāgavatapurāṇam), also known as the Devi Purana[1] or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas as per Shiva Purana of Hinduism.[2][3] Composed in Sanskrit by Veda Vyasa, the text is considered a major purana for Devi worshippers (Shaktas). It promotes bhakti (devotion) towards Mahadevi, integrating themes from the Shaktadvaitavada tradition (a syncretism of Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta). While this is generally regarded as a Shakta Purana, some scholars such as Dowson have also interpreted this Purana as a Shaiva Purana.[4]
The Purana consists of twelve cantos with 318 chapters.[5] Along with the Devi Mahatmya, it is one of the most important works in Shaktism, a tradition within Hinduism that reveres Devi or Shakti (Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe, and as Brahman (ultimate truth and reality).[6][7][8] It celebrates the divine feminine as the origin of all existence: as the creator, the preserver and the destroyer of everything, as well as the one who empowers spiritual liberation.[2][9] While all major Puranas of Hinduism mention and revere the Goddess, this text centers around her as the primary divinity.[10][11] The underlying philosophy of the text is Advaita Vedanta-style monism combined with the devotional worship of Shakti.[12][13][14] It is believed that the text was spoken by Vyasa to King Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit.[15]
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- ^ "The Devi Bhagavatam: The First Book: Chapter 1". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Dowson, John (2008). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner & Company. p. 83.
- ^ Rocher 1986, p. 168.
- ^ C Mackenzie Brown 1990, pp. 44–45, 129, 247-248 with notes 57-60.
- ^ John Stratton Hawley & Donna Marie Wulff 1998, pp. 6–14.
- ^ Tracy Pintchman 2015, pp. 183–188.
- ^ David Kinsley 1988, pp. 133–139.
- ^ Alf Hiltebeitel & Kathleen M. Erndl 2000, pp. 24–36, 48 (RS Sherma).
- ^ K P Gietz 1992, p. 330 with note 1809, 497 with note 2764.
- ^ Tracy Pintchman 2015, pp. 128–132.
- ^ June McDaniel 2004, pp. 89–91, 159–161.
- ^ C Mackenzie Brown 1990, pp. 142–144.
- ^ Doniger, Wendy (1993). Purāṇa Perennis. State University of New York Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780791413814.