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.
You must avoid excessive merriment. A mind in that state never becomes calm; it becomes fickle. Excessive merriment will always be followed by sorrow. Tears and laughter are near kin. People so often run from one extreme to the other.
-Swami Vivekananda