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durga-saptashati

दुर्गासप्तशती durgāsaptaśatī

'The seven hundred verses on Durga'; another name for the Devi Mahatmya, reflecting its roughly 700 verses, recited especially at Navaratri.

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  • The Four Streams of Hinduism Essentials

    The Devi Mahatmya , the "Glory of the Goddess," also called the Durga Saptashati , sits embedded in the Markandeya Purana .

  • What is Navaratri? Worship

    Its name is the Devi Mahatmya , the "Glory of the Goddess," also called the Durga Saptashati , the "seven hundred verses of Durga," and recited simply as the Chandi .

  • Who is the Goddess? Deities

    It is also called the Durga Saptashati, the seven hundred verses on Durga, and the Chandi.

  • The Goddess Takes the Field Treatise

    It is known by several names, the Durga Saptashati , the seven hundred verses, and the Chandi , after a fierce name of the Goddess, and it is recited and worshipped as a complete scripture in its own right, eve…

  • The Manuals Treatise

    …the internal Sri Yantra meditation), the Guptavati (commentary on the Durga Saptashati , integrating the Durga material into the broader Shakta framework), and dozens more.

  • The Saubhagya-Kadi Line Treatise

    Guptavati (commentary on the Durga Saptashati , integrating the Durga material into the broader Shakta framework).

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