Devi Bhagavatham - Contents

 

----------------------------

+ Book 1

. Chapter 1 - On the questions by Śaunaka and others

. Chapter 2 - On questions put by Śaunaka and other Rsis

. Chapter 3 - On praising the Purāṇas and on each Vyāsa of every Dvāpara Yuga

. Chapter 4 - On the excellency of the Devī

. Chapter 5 - On the narrative of Hayagrīva

. Chapter 6 - On the preparation for war by Madhu Kaiṭabha

. Chapter 7 - On the praise of the Devī

. Chapter 8 - On deciding who is to be worshipped

. Chapter 9 - On the killing of Madhu Kaiṭabha

. Chapter 10 - On Śiva’s granting boons

. Chapter 11 - On the birth of Budha

. Chapter 12 - On the birth of Pururavā

. Chapter 13 - On Urvaśī and Pururavā

. Chapter 14 - On the birth of Śūka Deva and on the duties of householders

. Chapter 15 - On the dispassion of Śūka and the instructions of Bhagavatī to Hari

. Chapter 16 - On Śūka’s desiring to go to Mithilā to see Janaka

. Chapter 17 - On Śūka’s displaying his self-control amidst the women of the palace of Miṭhilā

. Chapter 18 - On Janaka’s giving instructions on truth to Śūka Deva

. Chapter 19 - On the description of the marriage of Śūka

. Chapter 20 - On Vyāsa  doing his duties

+ Book 2

. Chapter 1 - On the birth of Matsyagandhā

. Chapter 2 - On the birth of Vyāsa Deva

. Chapter 3 - On the description of the curse on Gaṅgā, Mahābhiṣa and Vasus

. Chapter 4 - On the birth of the Vasus

. Chapter 5 - On the marriage of Satyavatī

. Chapter 6 - On the birth of the Pāṇḍavas

. Chapter 7 - On shewing the departed ones

. Chapter 8 - On the extinction of the family of Yadu and on the anecdote of Parīkṣit

. Chapter 9 - On the account of Ruru

. Chapter 10 - On the death of king Parīkṣit

. Chapter 11 - On the Sarpa Yajña

. Chapter 12 - On the birth of Āstika

+ Book 3

. Chapter 1 - On the questions put by Janamejaya

. Chapter 2 - On Rudras going towards the heavens on the celestial car

. Chapter 3 - On seeing the Devī

. Chapter 4 - On the hymns to the Great Devī by Viṣṇu

. Chapter 5 - On the chanting of hymns by Hara and Brahmā

. Chapter 6 - On the description of the Devī’s Vibhutis (powers)

. Chapter 7 - On the creation and the Tattvas and their presiding deities

. Chapter 8 - On the Guṇas and their forms

. Chapter 9 - On the characteristics of the Guṇas

. Chapter 10 - On the story of Satyavrata

. Chapter 11 - On the merits of the Devī in the story of Satyavrata

. Chapter 12 - On the Ambā Yajña rules

. Chapter 13 - On the Devī Yajña by Śrī Viṣṇu

. Chapter 14 - On the narration of the glories of the Devī

. Chapter 15 - On the battle between Yudhājit and Vīrasena

. Chapter 16 - On the glory of the Devī

. Chapter 17 - On the story of Viśvāmitra

. Chapter 18 - The Svayambara of Śaśikalā

. Chapter 19 - On the going to the Svayamvara assembly of Sudarśana

. Chapter 20 - On the Svayamvara hall and the kings conversation there

. Chapter 21 - On the king of Benares fulfilling the advice of his daughter

. Chapter 22 - On Sudarśana’s marriage

. Chapter 23 - On the killing of the enemy of Sudarśana in the great war

. Chapter 24 - On the installation of Durgā Devī in the city of Benares

. Chapter 25 - On the installation of the Devī in Ayodhyā and Benares

. Chapter 26 - On the narration of what are to be done in the Navarātri

. Chapter 27 - On the virgins fit to be worshipped and the Glory of the Devī

. Chapter 28 - On the incidents connected with Navarātri

. Chapter 29 - On the stealing of Sītā and the sorrows of Rāma

. Chapter 30 - On the narration of the Navarātra ceremony by Nārada and the performance of that by Rāma Chandra

+ Book 4

. Chapter 1 - On the questions put by Janamejaya regarding Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation

. Chapter 2 - On the supremacy of the effects of Karma

. Chapter 3 - On the former curse of Vasudeva and Devakī

. Chapter 4 - On Adharma

. Chapter 5 - On the dialogues of Nara Nārāyaṇa

. Chapter 6 - On the origin of Urvaśī

. Chapter 7 - On Ahamkāra

. Chapter 8 - On going to the Tīrthas

. Chapter 9 - On the fight between the Riṣis and Prahlāda

. Chapter 10 - On the curse on Viṣṇu by Bhṛgu

. Chapter 11 - On Śukrā’s going to Mahādeva to get the Mantra

. Chapter 12 - On Bhṛgu’s curse and the dialogue between Śukrācārya and the Daityas

. Chapter 13 - On cheating the Daityas

. Chapter 14 - On the Daityas getting back their Śukrācārya

. Chapter 15 - On the truce between the Daityas and the Devas

. Chapter 16 - On the Birth of the several Avatāras of Viṣṇu and their deeds

. Chapter 17 - On the questions asked by Janamejaya

. Chapter 18 - On the Devī Earth’s going to the Heavens

. Chapter 19 - On chanting the hymns to the Devī

. Chapter 20 - On Devakī’s marriage

. Chapter 21 - On the killing of the sons of Devakī

. Chapter 22 - On the Part Incarnations of the Several Devas

. Chapter 23 - On the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 24 - On the stealing away of Pradyūmna

. Chapter 25 - On the Devī’s Highest Supremacy

+ Book 5

. Chapter 1 - On the superiority of Rudra over Viṣṇu

. Chapter 2 - On the birth of Dānava Mahiṣa

. Chapter 3 - On the Daitya armies getting ready

. Chapter 1 - On the war counsels given by Indra

. Chapter 5 - On the defeat of the Dānava forces of Mahiṣa

. Chapter 6 - On the Deva Dānava fight

. Chapter 7 - On the going of the Devas to Kailāsa

. Chapter 8 - On the description of the origin and the form of the Devī

. Chapter 9 - On the worship by the gods to the Devī

. Chapter 10 - On the messenger’s news to Mahiṣa

. Chapter 11 - On the appearing of the Dānava Tāmra before the Devī

. Chapter 12 - On the holding of counsel by Mahiṣāsura

. Chapter 13 - On the killing of Vāskala and Durmukha

. Chapter 14 - On the killing of Tāmra and Cikṣura

. Chapter 15 - On the slaying of Viḍālākṣa and Asilomā

. Chapter 16 - On the conversation between the Devī and Mahiṣāsura

. Chapter 17 - On Mandodarī’s accounts

. Chapter 18 - On the killing of the Dānava Mahiṣāsura

. Chapter 19 - On the prayer and hymns to the Devī

. Chapter 20 - On the peace of the world

. Chapter 21 - On the conquest of the Heavens by Śumbha and Niśumbha

. Chapter 22 - On the eulogising of the Devī by the Devas

. Chapter 23 - On the prowess of Kauśikī

. Chapter 24 - On the description and Dhūmralocana giving the news

. Chapter 25 - On the killing of Dhūmralocana

. Chapter 26 - On the killing of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa

. Chapter 27 - On the description of the war of Raktabīja

. Chapter 28 - On the description of the fighting of the goddesses

. Chapter 29 - On the killing of Raktabīja

. Chapter 30 - On the killing of Niśumbha

. Chapter 31 - On the death of Śumbha

. Chapter 32 - On the King Suratha’s going to the forest

. Chapter 33 - On the description of the greatness of the Devī

. Chapter 34 - On the methods of the worship of the Devī

. Chapter 35 - On the receiving of the boons by the King Suratha and the Vaiśya Samādhi

+ Book 6

. Chapter 1 - On Triśirā’s austerities

. Chapter 2 - On the birth of Vṛtrāsura

. Chapter 3 - On the Deva defeat and on Vṛtra’s tapasyā

. Chapter 4 - On the defeat of the Devas by Vṛtra

. Chapter 5 - On praising the Devī

. Chapter 6 - On the slaying of Vṛtrāsura

. Chapter 7 - On Indra’s living under disguise in the Mānas Lake

. Chapter 8 - On Śacī’s praising the Devī

. Chapter 9 - On Indra’s getting the fruits of Brahmahattyā and on the downfall of king Nahuṣa

. Chapter 10 - On the phase of Karma

. Chapter 11 - On the ascertainment of Dharma

. Chapter 12 - On the cause of the war between Ādi and Baka

. Chapter 13 - On the description of the battle between Ādi and Baka after the discourse on Śunahśepha

. Chapter 14 - On the birth of Vaśiṣṭha from Mitrā Varuṇa

. Chapter 15 - On the Nimi’s getting of another body and the beginning of the story of Haihayas

. Chapter 16 - On the incidents preliminary to the Haihaya and Bhārgava affairs

. Chapter 17 - On the continuance of the family of Bhṛgu

. Chapter 18 - On the origin of the Haihaya Dynasty

. Chapter 19 - On the origin of Haihayas from a mare

. Chapter 20 - On the son born of mare by Hari

. Chapter 21 - On the installation of Ekavīra and the birth of Ekāvalī

. Chapter 22 - On the narration to Haihaya the stealing away of Ekāvalī

. Chapter 23 - On the battle of Haihaya and Kālaketu

. Chapter 24 - On the description of Vikṣepa Śakti

. Chapter 25 - On the cause of Moha of Vyāsa Deva asked before Nārada

. Chapter 26 - On the description by Nārada of his own Moha

. Chapter 27 - On the marriage of Nārada and his face getting transformed into that of a monkey

. Chapter 28 - On Nārada’s getting the feminine form

. Chapter 29 - On the Nārada’s getting again his male form

. Chapter 30 - On the glory of Mahā Māyā

. Chapter 31 - On the glory of Māyā

+ Book 7

. Chapter 1 - On the Solar and Lunar Kings

. Chapter 2 - On the piercing of the eyes of Cyavana Muni

. Chapter 3 - On the bestowing of the daughter of the King Śaryāti to Cyavana Muni

. Chapter 4 - On the conversation between the two Aśvins and the Princess Sukanyā

. Chapter 5 - On the getting of youth by Cyavana Muni

. Chapter 6 - On granting the Aśvins the right to drink the Soma juice

. Chapter 7 - On the twin Aśvins drinking the Soma Cup

. Chapter 8 - On the King Revata and the Solar Dynasty

. Chapter 9 - On the story of Kākutstha and the origin of Māndhātā

. Chapter 10 - On the story of Satyavrata

. Chapter 11 - On the story of Triśaṅku

. Chapter 12 - On the description of Vaśiṣṭha’s curse on Triśaṅku

. Chapter 13 - On the coming of Viśvāmitra to Triśaṅku

. Chapter 14 - On the going to Heavens of Triśaṅku and the commencement of Hariścandra’s narrative

. Chapter 15 - On the story of the King Hariścandra

. Chapter 16 - On the story of Śunahśepha

. Chapter 17 - On the freeing of Śunahśepha and the curing of Hariścandra

. Chapter 18 - On the origin of the quarrel between Hariścandra and Viśvāmitra

. Chapter 19 - On the taking away of Hariścandra’s Kingdom

. Chapter 20 - On the earnestness of Hariścandra to pay off the Dakṣiṇā

. Chapter 21 - On the description of the sorrows of Hariścandra

. Chapter 22 - On the selling of Hariścandra’s wife

. Chapter 23 - On the King Hariścandra’s acknowledging of the slavery of the Cāṇḍāla

. Chapter 24 - On the stay of Hariścandra in the burning ground

. Chapter 25 - On the quarrels between Hariścandra and Viśvāmitra

. Chapter 26 - On the narration of the sorrows of Hariścandra

. Chapter 27 - On the going of Hariścandra to the Heavens

. Chapter 28 - On the glory of the Śatakṣi Devī

. Chapter 29 - On the birth of the Bhagavatī in the house of Dakṣa

. Chapter 30 - On the birth of Gaurī, the seats of the Deity, and the distraction of Śiva

. Chapter 31 - On the Birth of Pārvatī in the House of Himālayās

. Chapter 32 - On Self-realization, Spoken by the World Mother

. Chapter 33 - On the Devī’s Viraṭ Rūpa

. Chapter 34 - On the Knowledge and Final Emancipation

. Chapter 35 - On the Yoga and Mantra Siddhi

. Chapter 36 - On the Highest Knowledge of Brahmā

. Chapter 37 - On Bhakti Yoga

. Chapter 38 - The Vows and the Sacred Places of the Devī

. Chapter 39 - The Worship of the World Mother

. Chapter 40 - The External Worship of the Devī

+ Book 8

. Chapter 1 - On the description of the worlds

. Chapter 2 - On the uplifting of the Earth by the Sacrificial Boar

. Chapter 3 - On the description of the family of Manu

. Chapter 4 - On the narration of the family of Priyavrata

. Chapter 5 - On the description of the receptacle of beings and on the mountains and on the origin of rivers

. Chapter 6 - On the rivers and the mountains Sumeru and others

. Chapter 7 - On the Ganges and the Varṣas

. Chapter 8 - On the description of Ilāvrita

. Chapter 9 - On the narration of the division of the continents

. Chapter 10 - On the description of Bhuvanakoṣa

. Chapter 11 - On the description of the continents and of Bhāratavarṣa

. Chapter 12 - On the narration of Plakṣa, Śālmala and Kuśa Dvīpas

. Chapter 13 - On the description of the remaining Dvīpas

. Chapter 14 - On the description of the Lokāloka space

. Chapter 15 - On the motion of the Sun

. Chapter 16 - On the motion of the planets

. Chapter 17 - On the Dhruva Maṇḍalam

. Chapter 18 - On the narrative of Rāhu Maṇḍalam

. Chapter 19 - On the narrative of the Atala, etc.

. Chapter 20 - On the narrative of the Talātala

. Chapter 21 - On the narrative of hells

. Chapter 22 - On the narrative of the sins leading to hells

. Chapter 23 - On the description of the remaining hells

. Chapter 24 - On the worship of the Devī

+ Book 9

. Chapter 1 - On the description of Prakṛti

. Chapter 2 - On the origin of Prakṛti and Puruṣa

. Chapter 3 - On the origin of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa and others

. Chapter 4 - On the hymn, worship and Kavaca of Sarasvatī Devī

. Chapter 5 - On Sarasvatī stotra by Yājñavalkya

. Chapter 6 - On the coming in this world of Lakṣmī, Gaṅgā and Sarasvatī

. Chapter 7 - On the curses of Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī and Lakṣmī

. Chapter 8 - On the greatness of Kali

. Chapter 9 - On the origin of the Śakti of the Earth

. Chapter 10 - On the offences caused to the Earth and punishments thereof

. Chapter 11 - On the origin of the Ganges

. Chapter 12 - On the origin of Gaṅgā

. Chapter 13 - On the anecdote of Gaṅgā

. Chapter 14 - On the story of Gaṅgā becoming the wife of Nārāyaṇa

. Chapter 15 - On the anecdote of Tulasī

. Chapter 16 - On the incarnation of Mahā Lakṣmī in the house of Kuśadhvaja

. Chapter 17 - On the anecdote of Tulasī

. Chapter 18 - On the union of Śaṅkhacūḍa with Tulasī

. Chapter 19 - On the going of the Devas to Vaikuṇṭha after Tulasī’s marriage with Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 20 - On the war preparations of Śaṅkhacūḍa with the Devas

. Chapter 21 - On the meeting of Mahādeva and Śaṅkhacūḍa for an encounter in conflict

. Chapter 22 - On the fight between the Devas and Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 23 - On the killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 24 - On the glory of Tulasī

. Chapter 25 - On the method of worship of Tulasī Devī

. Chapter 26 - On the narration of Sāvitrī

. Chapter 27 - On the birth, etc., of Sāvitrī

. Chapter 28 - On the story of Sāvitrī

. Chapter 29 - On the anecdote of Sāvitrī, on gifts and on the effects of Karmas

. Chapter 30 - On the conversation between Sāvitrī and Yama and on the fruition of Karmas

. Chapter 31 - On the Yama's giving Śakti Mantra to Sāvitrī

. Chapter 32 - On the enumeration of various hells for sinners

. Chapter 33 - On the description of the destinies of different sinners in different hells

. Chapter 34 - On the description of the various hells

. Chapter 35 - On the description of the various hells for the various sinners

. Chapter 36 - On the destruction of the fear of the Yama of those who are the worshippers of the Five Devatās

. Chapter 37 - On the eighty-six Kuṇḍas and their characteristics

. Chapter 38 - On the glories of the Devī and on the nature of Bhakti

. Chapter 39 - On the story of Mahā Lakṣmī

. Chapter 40 - On the birth of Lakṣmī in the discourse of Nārada and Nārāyaṇa

. Chapter 41 - On the churning of the ocean and on the appearing of Lakṣmī

. Chapter 42 - On the Dhyānam and Stotra of Mahā Lakṣmī

. Chapter 43 - On the history of Svāhā

. Chapter 44 - On the story of Svadhā Devī in the discourse between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa

. Chapter 45 - On the anecdote of Dakṣiṇā

. Chapter 46 - On the anecdote of Ṣaṣṭhī Devī

. Chapter 47 - On Manasā’s story

. Chapter 48 - On the anecdote of Manasā

. Chapter 49 - On the anecdote of Surabhi

. Chapter 50 - On the Glory of Śakti

+ Book 10

. Chapter 1 - On the story of Svāyambhuva Manu

. Chapter 2 - On the conversation between Nārada and the Bindhya Mountain

. Chapter 3 - On the obstruction of the Sun’s course by the Bindhya Mountain

. Chapter 4 - On the Devas going to Mahā Deva

. Chapter 5 - On the Devas going to Viṣṇu

. Chapter 6 - On the Devas praying to the Muni Agastya

. Chapter 7 - On the checking of the rise of the Bindhya Range

. Chapter 8 - On the origin of Manu

. Chapter 9 - On the narrative of Cākṣuṣa Manu

. Chapter 10 - On the anecdote of the King Suratha

. Chapter 11 - On the killing of Madhu Kaiṭabha

. Chapter 12 - On the anecdote of Sāvarṇi Manu

. Chapter 13 - On the account of Bhrāmarī Devī

+ Book 11

. Chapter 1 - On what is to be thought of in the morning

. Chapter 2 - On cleansing the several parts of the body

. Chapter 3 - On the glories of the Rudrākṣa beads

. Chapter 4 - On the greatness of the Rudrākṣam

. Chapter 5 - On the Rudrākṣam rosaries

. Chapter 6 - On the greatness of Rudrākṣams

. Chapter 7 - On the greatness of one faced, etc., Rudrākṣam

. Chapter 8 - On Bhūta Śuddhi

. Chapter 9 - On the rules of Śirovrata

. Chapter 10 - On the subject of Gauṇa Bhasma

. Chapter 11 - On the description of the greatness of the three kinds of Bhaṣmas

. Chapter 12 - On the greatness in holding the Tripuṇḍra and Bhaṣma

. Chapter 13 - On the greatness of Bhasma

. Chapter 14 - On the greatness in holding the Bibhūti

. Chapter 15 - On the rules of using the Tripuṇḍra and Ūrdhapuṇḍra marks

. Chapter 16 - On the description of Sandhyā Upāsānā

. Chapter 17 - On the description of Sandhyā and other daily practices

. Chapter 18 - On the Greatness of the Devī Pūjā

. Chapter 19 - On the midday Sandhyā

. Chapter 20 - On the description of Brahmā Yajñā, Sandhyās, etc.

. Chapter 21 - On Gāyatrī Puraścaraṇam

. Chapter 22 - On the rules of Vaiśvadeva

. Chapter 23 - On the Tapta Kṛcchra vrata and others

. Chapter 24 - On Sadācāra

+ Book 12

. Chapter 1 - On the description of Gāyatrī

. Chapter 2 - On the description of the Śaktis, etc., of the syllables of Gāyatrī

. Chapter 3 - On the description of the Kavaca of Śrī Gāyatrī Devī

. Chapter 4 - On Gāyatrī Hridaya

. Chapter 5 - On the Gāyatrī Stotra

. Chapter 6 - On the one thousand and eight names of the Gāyatrī

. Chapter 7 - On the Dīkṣā vidhi or on the rules of Initiation

. Chapter 8 - On the appearance of the Highest Śakti

. Chapter 9 - On the cause of Śrāddha in other Devas than the Devī Gāyatrī

. Chapter 10 - On the description of Maṇi Dvīpa

. Chapter 11 - On the description of the enclosure walls built of Padmarāga maṇi, etc., of the Maṇi Dvīpa

. Chapter 12 - On the description of Maṇi Dvīpa

. Chapter 13 - On the description of Janamejaya’s Devī Yajñā

. Chapter 14 - On the recitation of the fruits of this Purāṇam

--------------------------------

Interesting Topics

Chapter 28 - On the glory of the Śatakṣi Devī  - Story of Durga Devi and Durgamasura

Book 7 of Devi Bhagavata Purana

. Chapter 28 - On the glory of the Śatakṣi Devī