A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.347
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.347
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CHANDĪPĀT, CHANDĪPĀTHA. A poem of 700 verses, forming an episode of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. It celebrates Durgā’s victories over the Asuras, and is read daily in the temples of that goddess. The work is also called Devī-māhātmya. It has been translated by Poley and by Burnouf.
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- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit