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Devī Māhātmya — emergence map
A chapter-level map of the durga700 recension: frame, Madhu-Kaiṭabha, gathering of tejas, Mahiṣa named, hymn.
Purāṇic narrative
A chapter-level map of the durga700 recension: frame, Madhu-Kaiṭabha, gathering of tejas, Mahiṣa named, hymn.
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1
Suratha and Samādhi
Adhyāya 1 opens the frame of king and merchant before the sage.Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 1 (durga700)
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2
Madhu and Kaiṭabha named
The first charita titles the Madhu-Kaiṭabha episode.Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 1 (durga700)
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3
Tejas gathers
Adhyāya 2 tells the gods’ radiance gathering as the Goddess.Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 2 (durga700)
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4
Mahiṣa named
Adhyāya 2–3 titles name the host and the Mahiṣa episode.Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 2–3 (durga700)
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5
Hymn of the gods
Adhyāya 4 is the hymn of Indra and the gods.Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 4 (durga700)
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Beside the Upanishad
The Purāṇa’s emergence sits beside the Devī Upaniṣad’s identity-answer.Devī Upaniṣad 1; Devī Māhātmya 2
Sources and traditions
- Devī Māhātmya / Durgā Saptaśatī, Sanskrit Documents — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 1–4 (durga700 recension) · Public-domain Devanagari recension as posted 2026 · Sanskrit: public-domain Devanagari as encoded at Sanskrit Documents (sanskritdocuments.org) by named volunteer proofreaders. Foundation diagrams: original SVG, CC BY-SA 4.0. · 2026-09-20
Claims on this page
- Adhyāya 1 frames the telling through Suratha and Samādhi before Mārkaṇḍeya. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 1 (durga700)
- The first charita names the Madhu-Kaiṭabha episode. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 1, titled Madhu-Kaiṭabha-vadha in durga700
- Adhyāya 2 tells the gathering of the gods’ tejas as the Goddess. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 2 (durga700)
- Adhyāya 2–3 name the Mahiṣa host and the Mahiṣa episode. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 2–3 (durga700 chapter titles)
- Adhyāya 4 is the hymn of Indra and the gods. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 4 (durga700)
- Purāṇic emergence and Upanishadic identity are two rooms of one house. — Devī Māhātmya adhyāya 2; Devī Upaniṣad 1