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Devīmāhātmyam: in praise of the Goddess: the Devīmahātmaya and its meaning

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Nicolas-Hays, Inc
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Category
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About 16 centuries ago, an unknown Indian author or authors gathered together the diverse threads of already ancient traditions and wove them into a verbal tapestry that today is still the central text for worshippers of the Hindu Devi, the Divine Mother. This spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, addresses the perennial questions of the nature of the universe, humankind, and divinity. How are they related, how do we live in a world torn between good and evil, and how do we find lasting satisfaction and inner peace?These questions and their answers form the substance of the Devimahatmya. Its narrative of a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by the family he loves, and a seer whose teaching leads beyond existential suffering sets the stage for a trilogy of myths concerning the all-powerful Divine Mother, Durga, and the fierce battles she wages against throngs of demonic foes. In these allegories, her adversaries represent our all-too-human impulses toward power, possessions,...

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Commentaries;Puranas. -- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa. -- Devīmāhātmya -- Commentaries;Puranas. -- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa. -- Devīmāhātmya

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