Devipurāṇa
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
The Devīpurāna is an Upapurāṇa belonging to the Śakti sampradaya, which mainly deals with the exploits of the Devī, especially as Vindhya-vāsinī. Devipurāṇa was probably composed in Bengal in the seventh century A. D.and the printed edition available now, is only a part of a much bigger original version. The method of the worship of the Devī mentioned in Devīpurāna is very different from that followed in present-day Bengal.
Content of Devīpurāna[edit]
The topics dealt by Devīpurāna include:
- Dexterity of Devī Vindhya-vāsinī
- Various stories connected with Devī’s incarnations
- Devī’s relationship with Śiva and other gods
- Śākta iconography
- Śākta vows
- Some cults of Śiva, Viṣṇu and Gaṇapati
- Construction of towns and forts
- Different Vedic schools
- The science of medicine
- Holy places
- Giving gifts
- Customs and usages of people
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore