The Devi Mahatmya, set inside the Markandeya Purana, proclaims the Goddess as the supreme power who takes form as Durga and Kali to destroy the demons no male god can kill; it remains the central scripture of Shakta worship and of Navratri.
The Event
- Date
- c. 500 (approximate)
- Also called
- Durga Saptashati
- Era
- Classical; Standard periodization of Hindu history
- Location
- India; today India
- Traditions
- Hinduism
- Streams
- Shaktism
- Key texts
- Devi Mahatmya
Primary Sources
- Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana, chapters 81-93)
Secondary Sources
- Fuller, The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India (Princeton, 2004)
- Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge, 1996)
Provenance: HIST-0311; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-27.
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