![]() For the sake of the continuance of her divine play, she as avidya-maya, has veiled the truth from us and bound us to samsara. Yet she is the one who bestows liberation on the devotee who pleases her. The Devi Mahatmaya describes how Devi assumes many aspects, according to the tasks to be performed by her, sometimes sweet and tender, and at others terrible and devouring.ĭevi is the deluding power which binds man to the relentlessly moving wheel of samsara she deludes even the wisest of men. It is the base and root of the Shakta tradition. For ritual reading purposes a number of subsidiary texts are appended before and after of verses.Ī ritualistic reading of Durga Saptashati is part of the Navratri nine days of worship in the months of April and October celebrations in the honor of the Goddess Durga. ![]() The seven hundred verses are arranged into 13 chapters. It is part of the Markandeya Purana, written by sage Markandeya.
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