Welcome to the
Devi Mahatmya
the Divine Book of the Soul
Divine Mother flourished and continues to flourish. Even today, the great hymn of praise that is the Devīmāhātmya reveals to us an all-embracing vision of harmony between the Mahādevi’s abiding earthly presence and the transcendental unity proclaimed by Hinduism’s seers
On one level, the Devīmāhātmya is an allegory of the spiritual journey; on another it is a blueprint of the soul.
Devīmāhātmya’s profound teaching, are unavoidably more technical. Some of the most difficult passages occur at the meditation on Mahākālī and the opening mantra invoking the Divine Mother as Caṇḍikā.
About sixteen centuries, or more, after its composition, the Devīmāhātmya still shines as a beacon from a primordial age when men and women, enchanted by nature’s beauty and abundance, yet terrified by its fierce, destructive power, honoured the source of creation as the Great Mother.
It enshrines many an ancient memory in the resounding cadences of its verses and continues to sing Her glory. At the same time as the last open expressions of Goddess-centered religion were vanishing from the Western world, the Devīmāhātmya took shape on the more tolerant soil of India, where the religion of the Divine Mother flourished and continues to flourish. Even today, the great hymn of praise that is the Devīmāhātmya reveals to us an all-embracing vision of harmony between the Mahādevi’s abiding earthly presence and the transcendental unity proclaimed by Hinduism’s seers.
