Devibhagavata, Devībhāgavata, Devi-bhagavata: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Devībhāgavata (देवीभागवत) or Devīpurāṇa or Devībhāgavatapurāṇa is mentioned as one of the eighteen Purāṇas according to the Śiva-purāṇa chapter 5.44: “where the stories of the goddess Durgā are mentioned, it is said to be Bhāgavata Purāṇa as well as Devīpurāṇa”.
According to Śaiva-purāṇa, the Śaivite Purāṇa Devībhāgavata, and not the Viṣṇuite Purāṇa ‘Mahābhāgavata’ belongs to the eighteen Purāṇas. See Winternitz ‘History of Indian Literature’ Vol 1 Pt. II PP. 486-87.
Devībhāgavata (देवीभागवत).—The Śaivas venerate this book as one of the eighteen Purāṇas. But according to the Vaiṣṇavites, this is an authoritative book of a loftier level than the eighteen Purāṇas. (See under Purāṇa).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Devībhāgavata (देवीभागवत).—Name of an Upapurāṇa.
Derivable forms: devībhāgavatam (देवीभागवतम्).
Devībhāgavata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms devī and bhāgavata (भागवत).
Devībhāgavata (देवीभागवत):—([Private libraries (Gustav) 1]) und purāṇa n. Titel eines Purāṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with (+0): Devibhagavatapurana, Devibhagavatasthiti.
Full-text (+352): Devibhagavatapurana, Devibhagavatasthiti, Andhakupa, Kumbhipaka, Andhatamisra, Shala, Avici, Hayagriva, Tamisra, Raurava, Sarameyadana, Asipatrakanana, Taptamurti, Apahpana, Sambhoja, Avatarodha, Paryavartanaka, Shalmali, Krimibhojana, Ksharakardama.
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
24. Śrimad Devībhāgavata on Rudrākṣa < [Chapter 4 - A Critical approach to Rudrākṣa based on Śaiva Upaniṣads]
34. Gauṇa Bhasma < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Mythological aspect of Hayagrīva in different Purāṇas < [Chapter 4]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 13 - On the description of Janamejaya’s Devī Yajñā < [Book 12]
Chapter 14 - On the recitation of the fruits of this Purāṇam < [Book 12]
Chapter 4 - On the excellency of the Devī < [Book 1]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 207 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Page 204 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Page 206 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 2 - Contents of the Section on Creation (Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)