Goddess and the King in Indian Myth
The Sanskrit narrative text DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya, “The Greatness of The Goddess,†extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, DurgÄ, over universe-imperiling demons. These exploits are embedded in an intriguing frame narrative: a deposed king solicits the counsel of a forest-dwelling ascetic, who narrates the tripartite acts of DurgÄ which comprise the main body of the text. It is a centrall...
The Sanskrit narrative text DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya, “The Greatness of The Goddess,†extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, DurgÄ, over universe-imperiling demons. These exploits are embedded in an intriguing frame narrative: a deposed king solicits the counsel of a forest-dwelling ascetic, who narrates the tripartite acts of DurgÄ which comprise the main body of the text. It is a centrall...
