Jaganmayi, Jaganmayī, Jagat-mayi: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJaganmayī (जगन्मयी) refers to “she who is identical with the universe” and is used to describe the Goddess (i.e., Durgā), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada the birth of Menā’s daughter:—“[...] At the end of twenty-seven years, Umā the beloved of Śiva, the mother of the world and identical with the universe [i.e., jaganmayī] became highly delighted. The goddess Śivā, delighted by her good devotion appeared in front of Menā in order to bless her. Appearing to her in a form of divine limbs through a lustrous zone, she smilingly said to Menā. [...]”.
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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.21.43 < [Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nārada]
Verse 5.15.37 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 150 [Kali’s Saṃhārakartṛtva; and Jagat-sargakārya] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 243-244 [Sṛṣṭi Krama is the best of the Kalās] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
7. Description Devi’s Function < [Chapter 3]
Śaktism (worship of Śakti as the female goddess) < [Chapter 4]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter I - Indian Religion as Bhārata Dharma < [Section 1 - Introductory]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]