“ Devi-mahatmya ” or “ Devi-mahatmyam ” ( Sanskrit देवीमाहात्म्यम् , devīmāhātmyam IAST , “Glorification of Devi ”) is a Hindu text , the most important and sacred text of Shaktism , which plays a central role in the ritual practices of this tradition. Describes the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura . The Devi Mahatmya is part of the Markandeya Purana and dates back to the fifth century . The Hindu tradition attributes authorship of the text to the Vedic sage Markandeya . It consists of 13 chapters and 700 verses.
Scientists consider the “Devi Mahatmya” as an attempt in the Middle Ages to unite the Vedic male pantheon with the cult of the Mother Goddess. [1] In the "Devi Mahatmya", a skillful synthesis of a number of earlier myths about the Goddess of both Aryan and non-Aryan origin was made. [2] The text also contains references to some aspects of the Sankhya philosophy.
In 2009, the text of the Devi Mahatmyam was translated from Sanskrit into Russian by Andrei Ignatiev .
Notes
- ↑ Kali, Davadatta (traanslator and commentator). Devimahatyam: In praise of the Goddess. - Motilal Banarsidass , 2003.
- ↑ * Swami Jagadiswarananda, Devi Māhātmyam. p vi
Literature
- Subramanium S. A. Devi Mahatmyam with commentary in Tamil - Chennai : Sri Ramakrishna Matam , 1973. - ISBN 81-7120-128-8
- C. Mackenzie Brown The Triumph of the Goddess : The Canonical Models and Theological Visions of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana - SUNY Press , 1990 .-- 327 p. - ( Suny Series in Hindu Studies ) - ISBN 978-0-7914-0364-8
- Coburn T. B. Encountering the Goddess : Translation of the Devi-Mahatmya and a Study of Its Interpretation - SUNY Press , 1991. - ( Suny Series in Hindu Studies ) - ISBN 978-0-7914-0446-1
- Coburn, Thomas B., "Devī Māhātmya, The Crystallization of the Goddess Tradition", South Asia Books, 2002. ( ISBN 81-208-0557-7 )
- Goyal SR, A religious History of Ancient India, Volume Two, Kusumanjali Prakashan, Meerut, India, 1986.
- Kali, Davadatta, In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmya and Its Meaning. Nicolas-Hays, Inc., Berwick, Maine, 2003. ( ISBN 81-208-2953-0 )
- Manna, Sibendu, Mother Goddess, Chaṇḍī IAST , Punthi Pustak, Calcutta, India, 1993. ( ISBN 81-85094-60-8 )
- Sankaranarayanan, S., Glory of the Divine Mother (Devī Māhātmyam), Nesma Books, India, 2001. ( ISBN 81-87936-00-2 )
- Sarma, Sarayu Prasad, Saptashatī Sarvasvam, in Sanskrit, - A cyclopaedic work on Devī Māhātmya. Rashtriya Sanskrita Samsthan, New Delhi, India, 2006.
- Coburn, Thomas B. Encountering the Goddess A Translation of the Devī-Māhātmya and a Study of Its Interpretation . SUNY series in Hindu studies. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1991. ISBN 0-7914-0445-5
- Hiltebeitel, Alf, and Kathleen M. Erndl. Is the Goddess a Feminist? The Politics of South Asian Goddesses . New York: New York University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8147-3618-1
- Jyotir Maya Nanda. Mysticism of the Devi Mahatmya Worship of the Divine Mother . South Miami, Fla: Yoga Research Foundation, 1994. ISBN 0-934664-58-7