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Devi Mahatmyam
- The Glory of the Goddess
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Celebrating the ultimate triumph of good over evil, the Devi Mahatmyam by Sage Markandeya is an epic poem to the Mother of the Universe, a song of praise that echoes through the ages.
For millions worldwide, the Devi Mahatmyam is of central spiritual importance and of equal cultural significance within Indian Sanskrit literature to the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, and the Ramayana. Also known as the Shri Durga Saptashati (700 verses to Goddess Durga), it forms a major part of the Markandeya Purana (dating from around 550 CE) and remains the prime focus of festivity and devotion to the Divine Mother during the nine nights of Navaratri.
Listening to this story nurtures a strong positive feeling of protection and well-being within the Heart chakra, stimulates the energy of the sternum bone that produces the antibodies that fight infection, and is of particular benefit to mankind today, as the world struggles to cope with the many physical and psychological challenges and the increasing pressures of modern life. This is a Devi Mahatmyam for our time.
Featuring:
- Devi Mahatmyam (read in English)
- The Kavach of the Devi (read in English)
- Shri Siddha Kunjika Stotram (sung in Sanskrit)
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- FuzzyBear9
- 14-02-23
Accessible and insightful
An accessible and insightful narration, performance and recitation for those interested in furthering their understanding.
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- Kalinda Patel
- 04-02-24
I enjoyed listening to this.
Well presented and performed.
Plot wise , I prefer the Odyssey more interesting and less repetitive.
Thanks.
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- Mk
- 15-11-21
awesome awesomeness
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- Marius Ungureanu
- 18-03-23
It is so calming
I play this every day, the story is so intense, the voice so calming, and the message so deep. It just doesn’t get old on me at all. My 2 year old enjoys it too, she goes to bed with it. I love how I can skip to our favorite chapters / battles. If one enjoys meditation I found this performance quite soothing as a background, and helps to set the mood.
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- Andrew Golightly
- 08-12-21
As an impartial outsider, fascinating but dense
First of all, this is my opinion, and I'm sure for the majority of listeners this text may have some deep cultural significance, so please don't think I'm unduly knocking a sacred manuscript with a 3-star review. I'm merely rating how much I enjoyed my listen.
I'm non-religious, but I find the mythologies of all religions fascinating, so I came here for self-education. I've always thought the Hindu pantheon as the most compatible with a comic-book. It's colourful, psychedelic and full of beautiful underlying messages. There's plenty of that colourful chaos on show here, with great, large scale, high stakes battles.
The bad: kind of a trope of ancient manuscripts, but for me, an ignorant monolingual Englishman, it's sometimes just a massive list of incomprehensible names that I forgot mere moments after hearing them. Not a fault of the text, but it did hinder my ability to enjoy everything on offer here. It's a tough listen, and any narrator would struggle to sell this to a person with no prior knowledge of the source material.
The good: I mean, a 1,500 year-old piece of literature about Kaiju slaying giant demons with a discus. What's not to love about that?
Also, I thought I'd hate it when it started with the musical Interludes, but I actually really enjoyed the sense of atmosphere it gave to the narrative.
If you're a person with an interest in mythology, this is a mere 2 hours or so of your life and a vital part of the Hindu religion. Recommended, but perhaps be prepared to listen through this twice if you're not familiar with the names of the characters already.
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