Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati)

Read the thirteen chapters of Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati) with the original Sanskrit and translations, preserving the supplied recitation-unit numbering.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1The Destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha
  2. Chapter 2The Destruction of Mahishasura’s Army
  3. Chapter 3The Defeat of Mahishasura
  4. Chapter 4The Hymn of Praise by Indra and the Gods
  5. Chapter 5The Goddess and the Messenger
  6. Chapter 6The Defeat of Dhūmralocana
  7. Chapter 7The Defeat of Chanda and Munda
  8. Chapter 8The Defeat of Raktabīja
  9. Chapter 9The Defeat of Nishumbha
  10. Chapter 10The Defeat of Shumbha
  11. Chapter 11The Narayani Hymn
  12. Chapter 12The Goddess’s Assurances
  13. Chapter 13The Boons Given to Suratha and the Merchant Samādhi
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Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)

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