A text in praise of the valour of the Divine Mother. This edition is specially designed for chanting. The Devi Mahatmyam text is in Sanskrit with running English translation, so that either may be read without a break. Brief explanatory footnotes are added.
If a piece of burning charcoal be placed on a man's head, see how he struggles to throw it off. Similar will be the struggle for freedom of those who really understand that they are slaves of nature.
-Swami Vivekananda