The true significance of the main characters Suratha and Samadhi, with whom The Devi Mahatmyam begins and ends, is explained below. Suratha (a good chariot)
The king and the merchant are archetypal characters. We are all a bit like the king and the merchant. We all share their predicament. At some
There is great significance of The Devi Mahatmyam or Saptashati from the level of inner psychic reality. The Devi Mahatmyam begins with Markandeya narrating how a virtuous king named Suratha, dispossessed of his kingdom
The Devi Mahatmyam describes an inner pilgrimage or tirtha yatra. This inner pilgrimage is graduated into three major phases, though there are other minor milestones within these three major
Myth is a very effective ancient way of teaching. What cannot be conveyed through philosophical discussions and logical debates can be transmitted more easily through