38-574: [REDACTED] Look up ambika in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ambika may refer to: Mythology [ edit ] Ambika (goddess) , an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti Ambika (Jainism) , a Jain Yakshini goddess Ambika (Mahabharata) , the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, the father of
76-757: A Mahapurana. Vanamali, in her book "Shakti", states that Devi Bhagavatam is classified as a Mahapurana. Puri states that in the Devi Bhagavata Purana it is entitled as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and the Vaishnava Bhagavata as an upapurana. Sanyal states that in the Saura Purana and the revakhanda of Skanda Purana , the Bhagavata Purana is mentioned as being divided into two parts. He further points out that
114-400: A claim apparently common during his day, thus making it clear that Devi Bhagavata is posterior to the Bhagavata Purana and prior to Sridhara, who lived about A.D. 1400. Winternitz mentions that there are three polemic treatises discussing whether Devi Bhagavata should instead be considered a Mahapurana. Hazra mentions that there is a band of scholars, both European and Indian, who hold that
152-410: Is believed that the text was spoken by Vyasa to King Janamejaya , the son of Parikshit . Divisions Sama vedic Yajur vedic Atharva vedic Vaishnava puranas Shaiva puranas Shakta puranas The title of the text, ' Srimad Devi Bhagavata or ' Devi Purana' ', is composed of two words, which together mean "devotees of the blessed Devi". Johnson states the meaning as
190-452: Is called Devi Gita . This text may have been composed with the original text, or it might be a later interpolation, according to C Mackenzie Brown. He suggests that this portion of the text was probably composed by the 13th century; it may be later, but was set down before the 16th century. The ninth canto contains many verses that reference Mlecchas (barbarians) and Yavanas (foreigners). These words may just refer to hill tribes, but
228-468: Is called in itself, Bhagavata or Srimad Bhagavata confirms to the definitions of Bhagavata contained in other Puranas including Matsya Purana. From J. L. Shastri's translation: Where the stories of the goddess Durga are mentioned, it is said to be Bhagavata Purana as well as Devi Purana. As mentioned in the Matsya Purana , the Bhagavata Purana is contain 18,000 slokas and begins with
266-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ambika (goddess) Ambika ( Sanskrit : अम्बिका , IAST : Ambikā ) is generally an epithet or form of Mahadevi , the supreme goddess of many sects of Hinduism. In Shaktism , she is revered as Adi Parashakti , the mother of the universe and all beings. She is often identified with various incarnations such as Chandi , Durga , Bhagavati , Lalitambika , Bhavani , and many others. In her iconography, she
304-536: Is enlightened knowledge. The text presents the feminine to whom all masculine deities are subordinate and dependent on. Its also include Indra killing of Vritra . Consisting of 40 chapters, The seventh canto of the Srimad Devi-Bhagavatam shifts towards more philosophy, asserting its version of the essence of the Vedas. This book contains the philosophical text called Devi Gita , or the "Song of
342-473: Is eternal Consisting of 12 chapters, this canto is short and historical. It weaves in the characters well known in the Hindu epic Mahabharata , states Rocher, and introduces in the key characters that appear in remaining books of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana . It also includes: Consisting of 30 chapters, this canto mentions the glory of Devi Bhuvaneshvari and her worship, at the beginning of
380-621: Is generally regarded as a Shakta Purana, some scholars such as Dowson have also interpreted this Purana as a Shaiva Purana. The Purana consists of twelve cantos with 318 chapters. Along with the Devi Mahatmya , it is one of the most important works in Shaktism, a tradition within Hinduism that reveres Devi or Shakti (Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe, and as Brahman (ultimate truth and reality). It celebrates
418-512: Is typically depicted with eight arms holding multiple weapons. According to the Devi Mahatmya , after the asura Mahishasura was slain by Durga, the divinities embarked on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and sang a hymn of praise in honor of the supreme goddess. Meanwhile, Goddess Parvati had come to the source of the Ganges to bathe and observed the hymn. She asked the divinites to whom
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#1732797951030456-590: The Devi Purana or simply Devi Bhagavatam , is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas as per Shiva Purana of Hinduism . Composed in Sanskrit by Veda Vyasa , the text is considered a major purana for Devi worshippers ( Shaktas ). It promotes bhakti (devotion) towards Mahadevi , integrating themes from the Shaktadvaitavada tradition (a syncretism of Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta ). While this
494-540: The Mahabharata . However, this Purana's legends refocus the legends around the divine feminine, integrate a devotional theme to goddesses, and the Devi is asserted in this text to be the eternal truth, the eternal source of all of universe, the eternal end of everything, the nirguna (without form) and the saguna (with form), the supreme unchanging reality (Purusha), the phenomenal changing reality (Prakriti), as well as
532-433: The "ancient annals of the luminous goddess". The Srimad Devi Bhagavata Mahapurana has been variously dated. A few scholars suggest an early date, such as Ramachandran, who suggested that the text was composed before the 6th-century CE. However, this early date has not found wide support, and most scholars date it between the 9th and the 14th century. Rajendra Hazra suggests 11th or 12th century, while Lalye states that
570-590: The Devi Bhagavata is the real Bhagavata and that the Vaishnava Bhagavata is a spurious work, which he views their opinion as untenable and elaborates on eleven reasons why in his book. Vishnulok Bihari Srivastava states that in Sanskrit literature, both Srimad Bhagavatam and Devi Bhagavatam are accepted as Mahapuranas, while the Vayu Purana , Matsya Purana and Aditya Upa Purana accept Devi Bhagavatam as
608-757: The Gayatri and glorifies the Sarasvata Kalpa. Vyasa mentions in Devi Bhagavatam that it was composed in Sarasvata Kalpa. Farquhar mentions that devotees of Devi accept this Purana as the original Bhagavata Purana, the fifth among all the Puranas, and the Vishnu Bhagavata Purana is believed to have been composed by Vopadeva around A.D. 1300. He points out that Sridhara remarks on this claim in his (Vishnu) Bhagavata Purana commentary,
646-855: The Goddess". The Goddess explains she is the Brahman that created the world, asserting the Advaita premise that spiritual liberation occurs when one fully comprehends the identity of one's soul and the Brahman. This knowledge, asserts the Goddess, comes from detaching self from the world and meditating on one's own soul. Chapter 28 of the seventh book contain the story of Durgamasur and his annihilation by goddess Sivaa (Parvati) in her form of Shakambhari . This canto, states Rocher, also includes sections on festivals related to Devi, pilgrimage information and ways to remember her. Her relationship with Shiva and
684-744: The Kuaravas Other uses [ edit ] Ambika (given name) , an Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name) Ambika (actress) (born 1962), Indian actress in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films Ambika -class replenishment ship , a class of vessel in the Indian Navy Ambika River , a river in Gujarat, India Any of several entities (e.g. Ambika Paul Foundation, Ambika P3, Ambika House) connected to Swraj Paul, Baron Paul Ambika,
722-592: The Sanskrit name of the plant Wrightia antidysenterica See also [ edit ] Ambikapur (disambiguation) Ambikapathy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ambika . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ambika&oldid=1224010912 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
760-497: The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam The theosophy in the text, state Foulston and Abbott, is an encyclopedic mix of ancient history, metaphysics and bhakti . This history, states C Mackenzie Brown, is of the same type found in other Puranas, about the perpetual cycle of conflict between the good and the evil, the gods and the demons. These legends build upon and extend the ancient Hindu history, such as those found in
798-759: The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam has five characteristics. From Swami Vijnanananda translation: Thus, the Mahatma Veda Vyasa has divided this Bhagavata Purana into so many Skandhas and into so many chapters; and that the number of verses is eighteen thousand is already stated. That is denominated as Purana which contains the following five characteristics: (1) Sarga (creation of the universe), (2) Pratisarga (secondary creation), (3) Vamsa (dynasties), (4) Manvantaras, (5) Vamsa nuchararita (the description of Manus and other kings). Srimad Devi Bhagavatam consists of 12 cantos with 318 chapters. Although
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#1732797951030836-560: The Vaishnava Bhagavata Purana is not so divided and that the Devi Bhagavata Purana is divided into two parts of six chapters each, so it may be the Devi Bhagavata Purana. Wilson states that It is acceptable to include the Bhagavata among the eighteen Puranas, but it is said that it can only be the Devi Bhagavata as the circumstances apply more precisely than the Vaishnava Bhagavata. As a Sattvic Shakta Purana
874-413: The birth of Skanda is also briefly mentioned in the 7th book. The last ten chapters (31 to 40) of the canto 7 is the famous and philosophical Devi Gita , which often circulates in the Hindu tradition as a separate text. Consisting of 24 chapters, The eighth book of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana incorporates one of the five requirements of Puranic-genre of Hindu texts, that is a theory of the geography of
912-399: The canto mentions the glory of Devi (Devi Mahatmya), fight between Durga and Mahishasura , killing of Sumbha and Nisumbha and other demons. Consisting of 31 chapters, The sixth book continue these legends, states Rocher, with half of the chapters focussed on the greatness of Goddess, how male gods are befuddled by problems, how they run to her for help, and how she solves them because she
950-458: The details contained in the description of Mlecchas within these verses, according to some scholars like Hazra, suggest that the writer of these parts knew about Islam and its spread in India, leading scholars to date these parts of the ninth book to the 12th to 15th centuries, compared to the older core of the ninth book. The Devi Bhagavata Purana is not the earliest Indian text that celebrates
988-423: The divine feminine as the origin of all existence: as the creator, the preserver and the destroyer of everything, as well as the one who empowers spiritual liberation. While all major Puranas of Hinduism mention and revere the Goddess, this text centers around her as the primary divinity. The underlying philosophy of the text is Advaita Vedanta-style monism combined with the devotional worship of Shakti. It
1026-653: The divine feminine. The 6th century CE Devi Mahatmya , embedded in the Markandeya Purana , asserts the divine superiority of the Goddess. Archaeological evidence in Mathura and Bengal suggests that the concept of the divine feminine was in existence by about the 2nd century CE. Both the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata Purana have been very influential texts within the Shakta tradition, asserting
1064-590: The drinking of nectar is quite useless in giving Mukti. But hearing the Bhagavata gives instantaneous Mukti from this Samsara or round of birth and death. There are two Bhagavatas in Hindu puranic literature, the Vishnu Bhagavata and Devi Bhagavata. There are some doubts between genuine of these two puranas, as an example in Uma Samhita of Shiva Purana Mentioned Srimad Devi Bhagavatam as fifth Mahapurana called Srimad Bhagavatam. Devi Bhagavata as it
1102-536: The earth, planets and stars, the motion of sun and moon, as well as explanation of time and the Hindu calendar. Its include: The largest canto is the 9th skandha Consisting of 50 chapters, which is very similar in structure and content of the Prakriti-kanda of the Brahmavaivarta Purana . Both are goddess-focused and discuss her theology, but have one difference. The Prakriti-kanda of
1140-431: The first book ( skandha ) like other major Puranas, states Rocher, presents the outline, the structure of contents, and describes how in the mythical Naimisha forest, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana was first recited among the sages. It also asserts that all of Reality was initially nirguna (without form, shape or attributes; in other words, there was nothingness except Truth). However, asserts the text, this nirguna Reality
1178-561: The hymn was dedicated. Before they could respond, she shed her outer corporeal form, revealing her true and auspicious form, who is then named Ambika. In the Devi Bhagavata Purana , Ambika is described to be the lineal progenitor of all other goddesses. She is worshipped with many forms and names. Her form or incarnation depends on her mood. Devi Bhagavata Purana The Devi Bhagavata Purana ( Sanskrit : देवी भागवतपुराणम् , devī bhāgavatapurāṇam ), also known as
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1216-412: The number of original Sanskrit shlokas ('verses') is stated to be 18,000 by the Devi Bhagavata itself. The actual text, in different versions, is close. For ease of reference, Swami Vijnanananda's complete 18-volume translation of the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam in wisdomlib is cited. It also provides original Sanskrit verses, transliterations , synonyms , and purports. Consisting of 20 chapters,
1254-416: The present volume. That voluminous book comprising one hundred koti slokas compiled by Brahma is still extant in the deva loka The Purana Srimad Bhagavata (Devi Bhagavata) is excellent and holy; eighteen thousand pure Slokas are contained in it. Bhagavan Krishna-Dwaipayana has divided this Purana into twelve auspicious Skandhas (Books) and three hundred and eighteen chapters. O Suta! Fie to the nectar even! as
1292-855: The soul within each living being. From Swami Vijnanananda translation: Suta said: "O Rsis! In days of yore, from the Lotus Face of the Devi Bhagavati came out Srimad Bhagavatam in the form of half a Sloka, as the decided conclusion of the Vedas. About what She gave instructions to Vishnu, sleeping on a leaf of a Banyan tree, that same thing, the seed of the Srimad Bhagavata, Brahma Himself expanded into one hundred Koti slokas. Then, Veda Vyasa, in order to teach his own son Shuka Deva, condensed them into eighteen thousand slokas, in Twelve Books and named it Srimad Devi Bhagavatam,
1330-550: The supremacy of the female and have made the Goddess a figure of devotional ( bhakti ) appeal. This text, along with all the Puranas, Vedas and the Mahabharata has traditionally been attributed by Hindus to the sage Veda Vyasa . This table shows the notable incarnations of Devi mentioned in the Purana. This table shows the devotees of the Goddess according to the Purana. Many demons (villains) are mentioned throughout
1368-537: The text began taking form in the late centuries of the 1st millennium, was expanded over time, and its first complete version existed in the 11th century. Tracy Pintchman dates the text to between 1000 and 1200 CE. The last ten chapters (31 to 40) of the seventh canto consist of 507 verses, a part which has often circulated as an independent volume, just like the Bhagavad Gita of the Mahabharata circulates independently. This text, from Book 7 of this Purana,
1406-529: The universe Brahma , Vishnu and Shiva see the Goddess reside in Manidvipa and praise her. It also weaves in legends from the Ramayana . Consisting of 25 chapters, this fourth canto presents more legends, including interactions between avatars of Hari , Krishna and Shiva and Kashyapa 's birth as Vasudeva . It also introduces tantric themes and presents yoga meditation. Consisting of 35 chapters,
1444-402: Was a Bhagavati (woman), and she manifested herself as three Shaktis - Sattviki (truth, creative action), Rajasi (passion, aimless action) and Tamasi (delusion, destructive action). It also includes: In chapter fifteen chapter of the 1st canto, Devi reveals her true identity to Vishnu who is lying on a banyan leaf. All this that is seen is I Myself; there is existent nothing other that
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