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The oldest surviving manuscript of the text, on palm-leaf, in an early Bhujimol script, Bihar or Nepal, 11th century.

The Devimahatmya is a Sanskrit text of 700 verses, arranged into 13 chapters. It is extolling Goddess Devi and her manifestations. A single verse of the text appears in an inscription on the Dadhimatimata temple in the former kingdom of Jodhpur, dated to 608.


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Devotion to Durga (1406 words)
The Devimahatmya tells of three cosmic interventions by Durga on behalf of the gods: the battle with Madhu and Kaitabha, the battle with Mahisa as a buffalo-demon, and the battle with Sumbha and Nisumbha.
The Devimahatmya describes her as a personal saviour who will save her devotees from forest fires, wild animals, robbers, imprisonment, execution, and battle.
At the Durga Puja repetition of the Devimahatmya confers whatever boons the devotee prays for.
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