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Three tellings of the Goddess — comparison orbit

Devī Upaniṣad identity, Devī Māhātmya emergence, and the Ashram hearing of both.

Devī Upaniṣad identity, Devī Māhātmya emergence, and the Ashram hearing of both.
Devī Upaniṣad identity, Devī Māhātmya emergence, and the Ashram hearing of both.

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Sources and traditions

  • Devī Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Documents — Devī Upaniṣad (Sanskrit Documents numbering) · 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
  • 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

  • The Devī Upaniṣad opens with the Goddess answering as Brahman. — Devī Upaniṣad 1 (Sanskrit Documents numbering)
  • Adhyāya 2 tells the gathering of the gods’ tejas as the Goddess. — Devī Māhātmya, adhyāya 2 (durga700)
  • Purāṇic emergence and Upanishadic identity are two rooms of one house. — Devī Māhātmya adhyāya 2; Devī Upaniṣad 1