Abbreviation Guide to Works Cited
PART I: ORIGINS AND CONTEXT OF THE DEVĪMĀHĀTMYA
THE DEVĪMĀHĀTMYA’S ORIGINS, STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT
The King, the Merchant, and the Seer
PART II: THE DEVĪMĀHĀTMYA TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
FIRST CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀKĀLĪ
CHAPTER 1. THE SLAYING OF MADHU AND KAIṬABHA
MIDDLE CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀLAKṢMĪ
CHAPTER 2. THE SLAUGHTER OF MAHIṢĀSURA’S ARMIES
CHAPTER 3. THE SLAYING OF MAHIṢĀSURA
CHAPTER 4. PRAISE BY INDRA AND THE OTHER GODS
FINAL CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀSARASVATĪ
CHAPTER 5. THE DEVĪ’S CONVERSATION WITH THE MESSENGER
CHAPTER 6. THE SLAYING OF DHŪMRALOCANA
CHAPTER 7. THE SLAYING OF CAṆḌA AND MUṆḌA
CHAPTER 8. THE SLAYING OF RAKTABĪJA
CHAPTER 9. THE SLAYING OF NIŚUMBHA
CHAPTER 10. THE SLAYING OF ŚUMBHA
CHAPTER 12. THE PROMISE OF BLESSINGS
CHAPTER 13. THE GRANTING OF BOONS TO SURATHA AND THE MERCHANT
PART IV: THE DEVĪMĀHĀTMYA SANSKRIT TEXT AND TRANSLITERATION
FIRST CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀKĀLĪ
CHAPTER 1. THE SLAYING OF MADHU AND KAIṬABHA
MIDDLE CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀLAKṢMĪ
CHAPTER 2. THE SLAUGHTER OF MAHIṢĀSURA’S ARMIES
CHAPTER 3. THE SLAYING OF MAHIṢĀSURA
CHAPTER 4. PRAISE BY INDRA AND THE OTHER GODS
FINAL CARITA: MEDITATION ON MAHĀSARASVATĪ
CHAPTER 5. THE DEVĪ’S CONVERSATION WITH THE MESSENGER
CHAPTER 6. THE SLAYING OF DHŪMRALOCANA
CHAPTER 7. THE SLAYING OF CAṆḌA AND MUṆḌA
CHAPTER 8. THE SLAYING OF RAKTABĪJA
CHAPTER 9. THE SLAYING OF NIŚUMBHA
CHAPTER 10. THE SLAYING OF ŚUMBHA
CHAPTER 12. THE PROMISE OF BLESSINGS
CHAPTER 13. THE GRANTING OF BOONS TO SURATHA AND THE MERCHANT