![]() The first story is that of Madhu and Kaidabha. He then relates to them the story of Devi Mahatmya, which consists of three stories in all of which the mother Goddess kills the enemies of Gods. They became curious and want to know about this great mother Goddess. The sage tells them that all this is the illusion created by the great Goddess called Vishnu Maya. So they approach Sage Sumedhas who was also living in the forest. It appears to them that this is unnatural. They discover that though their own people have driven them out, they are both worried about the welfare of their people. He tells him that one king called Suradha, who was driven out of his kingdom by his own people met one Vysya (businessman) called Samadhi who was driven out of his home by his wife and sons, in the forest. The stories of Devi Mahatmya are as told by Sage Markandeya to Sage Baguri. ![]() ![]() This Purana is also authored by Veda Vyasa and is a medium sized Purana. It consists of Chapters 74 to 86 (13 chapters) of the Markandeya Purana and has 700 stanzas. This book which relates the story of how the devi (mother Goddess) killed Madhu and Kaidabha as Vishnu Maya (Thamasic-base), killed Mahishasura as Lakshmi (Rajashic form-materialistic) and killed Shumbha and Nishumbha in the form of Goddess Saraswathi (Sathvic-spiritual) is known as Devi Mahatmya in South India, Chandi in West Bengal and as Durga Sapthasathi in the northern parts of the country including Varanasi. ![]()
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