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The Devīpurāna is an Upapurāṇa belonging to the cult of Śakti worship. The printed edition available now is only a part of a much bigger original version. | The Devīpurāna is an Upapurāṇa belonging to the cult of Śakti worship. The printed edition available now is only a part of a much bigger original version. | ||
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Devipurāṇa was probably composed in Bengal in the seventh century A. D. The book mainly deals with the exploits of the Devī, especially as Vindhya-vāsinī. | Devipurāṇa was probably composed in Bengal in the seventh century A. D. The book mainly deals with the exploits of the Devī, especially as Vindhya-vāsinī. | ||
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* Giving gifts. | * Giving gifts. | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 26 February 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Devipurana, DevipurANa, Devipuraana
Devīpurāna Origin
The Devīpurāna is an Upapurāṇa belonging to the cult of Śakti worship. The printed edition available now is only a part of a much bigger original version. Devipurāṇa was probably composed in Bengal in the seventh century A. D. The book mainly deals with the exploits of the Devī, especially as Vindhya-vāsinī. The method of the worship of the Devī mentioned in Devīpurāna is very different from that followed in present-day Bengal.
Content of Devīpurāna
Devīpurāna deals with the topics mentioned below:
- 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 etc.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
