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.
The important thing is how much less you think of the body, of yourself as matter -- as dead, dull, insentient matter; how much more you think of yourself as shining immortal being. The more you think of yourself as spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free from matter, body and senses. This is the intense desire to be free.
-Swami Vivekananda