Devī Māhātmya

Devī Māhātmya, “the greatness of the Devī”

Devī Māhātmya is a name used for more than one text in the Purāṇas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Texts

• Devī Māhātmya: the Devī Māhātmya of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa: Bhagavatī’s three victories over Madhu and Kaiṭabha, Mahishāsura, and Śumbha and Niśumbha. Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Chapters 78–90; Chapters 78–79: the frame story of Suratha and Samādhi; Chapter 80: Madhu-Kaiṭabha Vadha
• Devī Māhātmya in the Kūrma Purāṇa: the Kūrma Purāṇa‘s account of the Devī as Satī and Pārvatī, the teaching of Parāśakti and Himavān‘s vision of her cosmic form. Kūrma Purāṇa, Poorvardha, Chapters 11, 12