Ch 28 Verse 1-2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

५.२८ अष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः । रक्तबीजद्वारा देवीसमीपे शुम्भनिशुम्भसंवादवर्णनम् । व्यास उवाच । कृत्वा हास्यं ततो देवी तमुवाच विशाम्पते । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा युक्तियुक्तमिदं वचः ॥ १ ॥ पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तं मन्दात्मन् किं विकत्थसे । दूतस्याग्रे यथायोग्यं वचनं हितसंयुतम् ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! The Devī, hearing thus, laughed and spoke the following reasonable words, in a voice deep as a rumbling cloud :-- O Dull brained one! Already I told to that messenger before in reply to you; why then do you boast in vain?

Ch 28 Verse 3 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सदृशो मम रूपेण बलेन विभवेन च । त्रिलोक्यां यदि कोऽपि स्यात्तं पतिं प्रवृणोम्यहम् ॥ ३ ॥

English Translation

If there be any such in the three worlds who can stand equal to Me in appearance, strength, and prosperity, I will marry him.

Ch 28 Verse 4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ब्रूहि शुम्भं निशुम्भञ्च प्रतिज्ञा मे पुरा कृता । तस्माद्युध्यस्व जित्वा मां विवाहं विधिवत्कुरु ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

Go to Śumbha and Niśumbha and inform them that thus I promised before; therefore let any of them conquer Me in battle and then marry Me according to the prescribed rules.

Ch 28 Verse 5 Verse

Sanskrit Text

त्वं वै तदाज्ञया प्राप्तस्तस्य कार्यार्थसिद्धये । सङ्ग्रामं कुरु पातालं गच्छ वा पतिना सह ॥ ५ ॥

English Translation

You have come here to execute the order of Śumbha; so either stand up and fight or fly to Pātāla with your King.

Ch 28 Verse 6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं देव्याः स दैत्योऽमर्षपूरितः । मुमोच तरसा बाणान्सिंहस्योपरि दारुणान् ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing the Devī’s words, the Dānava was filled with anger and began to shoot dreadful arrows at once on the Lion.

Ch 28 Verse 7 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अम्बिका ताच्छरान्वीक्ष्य गगने पन्नगोपमान् । चिच्छेद सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्लघुहस्ततया क्षणात् ॥ ७ ॥

English Translation

Ambikā, then, ready-handed, seeing the multitude of arrows coming in the sky like serpents, cut them off in a moment to pieces by Her sharp arrows.

Ch 28 Verse 8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अन्यैर्जघान विशिखै रक्तबीजं महासुरम् । अम्बिकाचापनिर्मुक्तैः कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

The Devī, then, drawing Her bow, shot arrows sharpened on stone at the great Asura Raktabīja.

Ch 28 Verse 9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवीबाणहतः पापो मूर्च्छामाप रथोपरि । पतिते रक्तबीजे तु हाहाकारो महानभूत् ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

Then that wicked Demon, thus shot at by the arrows, fell unconscious on the chariot. When he lay thus senseless, a great uproar arose amidst his army and the soldiers began to cry aloud saying, “Alas! We all are killed.”

Ch 28 Verse 10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सैनिकाश्चुक्रुशुः सर्वे हताः स्म इति चाब्रुवन् । ततो बुम्बारवं श्रुत्वा शुम्भः परमदारुणम् ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

Then Śumbha, the king of the Asuras, hearing the sound of Boombā (a danger cry by hands and mouth) ordered all the Dānavas to be ready for the battle.

Ch 28 Verse 11 Verse

Sanskrit Text

उद्योगं सर्वसैन्यानां दैत्यानामादिदेश ह । शुम्भ उवाच । निर्यान्तु दानवाः सर्वे काम्बोजाः स्वबलैर्वृताः ॥ ११ ॥

English Translation

Then Śumbha said :-- Let all Kāmbojas go to the battle with all their forces; let other powerful heroes, especially the Kālakeyās, too, who are very strong heroes, go up for the battle. (Note: Kāmboja, name of a people and their country. They inhabited the Hindoo Koosh mountain which separates the Giljit valley from Balkh and probably extended up to little Tibet and Lādak. The Kālakeyās may be the Afridis.)

Ch 28 Verse 12 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अन्येऽप्यतिबलाः शूराः कालकेया विशेषतः । व्यास उवाच । इत्याज्ञप्तं बलं सर्वं शुम्भेन च चतुर्विधम् ॥ १२ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Thus ordered, all the fourfold army of Śumbha, viz., cavalry, infantry, elephants and chariots went out, intoxicated for war, to the battle ground where the Devī existed.

Ch 28 Verse 13 Verse

Sanskrit Text

निर्जगाम मदाऽऽविष्टं देवीसमरमण्डले । तमागतं समालोक्य चण्डिका दानवं बलम् ॥ १३ ॥

English Translation

The Devī Caṇḍikā, seeing the Dānava forces coming near, made at once terrible sounds frequently.

Ch 28 Verse 14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

घण्टानादं चकाराशु भीषणं भयदं मुहुः । ज्यास्वनं शङ्खनादञ्च चकार जगदम्बिका ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

The Ambikā Devī also made the sound with Her bowstring and blew Her conchshell. Kālī, then, shouted aloud opening Her mouth widely.

Ch 28 Verse 15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तेन नादेन सा जाता काली विस्तारितानना । श्रुत्वा तन्निनदं घोरं सिंहो देव्याश्च वाहनम् ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

The powerful Lion, the Devī’s Vāhana, hearing the terrible sounds, roared so loudly that the Dānavas were struck with strange terror.

Ch 28 Verse 16 Verse

Sanskrit Text

जगर्ज सोऽपि बलवाञ्जनयन्भयमद्भुतम् । तन्निनादमुपश्रुत्य दानवाः क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः ॥ १६ ॥

English Translation

The powerful Dānavas, then, hearing that sound became impatient with anger and shot arrows after arrows on the Devī.

Ch 28 Verse 17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सर्वे चिक्षिपुरस्त्राणि देवीं प्रति महाबलाः । तस्मिन्नेवायते युद्धे दारुणे लोमहर्षणे ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

The wonderful horrible battle, then, ensued, causing horripilation and the Śaktis of Brahmā and the other Devas began to come to Caṇḍikā Devī.

Ch 28 Verse 18 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ब्रह्मादीनाञ्च देवानां शक्तयश्चण्डिकां ययुः । यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथा भूषणवाहनम् ॥ १८ ॥

English Translation

The Devīs, the wives of the several Devas, then went, to the battlefield in their respective forms with ornaments and Vāhanas as generally on such occasions.

Ch 28 Verse 19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तादृग्रूपास्तदा देव्यः प्रययुः समराङ्गणे । ब्रह्माणी वरटारूढा साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलुः ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

The Śakti (wife) of Brahmā named Brahmāṇi, mounting on the back of Her Swan came there with a string of beads and Kamaṇḍalu (an wooden waterpot used by ascetics).

Ch 28 Verse 20 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आगता ब्रह्मणः शक्तिर्ब्रह्माणीति प्रतिश्रुता । वैष्णवी गरुडारूढा शङ्खचक्रगदाधरा ॥ २० ॥

English Translation

The Vaiṣṇavī with Her yellow robes came there mounted on Garuḍa (the sacred bird of Viṣṇu, the carrier of Him) with conch, discus, club, and lotus in Her hands.

Ch 28 Verse 21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पद्महस्ता समायाता पीताम्बरविभूषिता । शाङ्करी तु वृषारूढा त्रिशूलवरधारिणी ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

The Devī Śaṅkarī, the wife of Śiva, the Auspicious One, arrived on the back of Her Bull. The emblem of half-moon was on Her forehead while in Her hands She held snake, bracelet, and trident (Trisūla) and the sign of fearlessness for Her devotees.

Ch 28 Verse 22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अर्धचन्द्रधरा देवी तथाहिवलया शिवा । कौमारी शिखिसंरूढा शक्तिहस्ता वरानना ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

The beautiful wife of Kārtika, Kaumāri Devī, looking like Kartika, came to fight there mounted on a peacock.

Ch 28 Verse 23 Verse

Sanskrit Text

युद्धकामा समायाता कार्तिकेयस्वरूपिणी । इन्द्राणी सुष्ठुवदना सुश्वेतगजवाहना ॥ २३ ॥

English Translation

The fairfaced Indrāṇī, decked with ornaments on Her several limbs, came there to fight, with thunder-bolt in Her hand, mounted on the elephant Airāvata.

Ch 28 Verse 24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वज्रहस्तातिरोषाढ्या सङ्ग्रामाभिमुखी ययौ । वाराही शूकराकारा प्रौढप्रेतासना मता ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

The Vārāhī Devī looking like a female boar, came also, seated on an elevated seat of departed souls (Preta). The Nārasimhī, resembling Nrisimha (the Man Lion Incarnation) came there.

Ch 28 Verse 25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

नारसिंही नृसिंहस्य बिभ्रती सदृशं वपुः । याम्या च महिषारूढा दण्डहस्ता भयप्रदा ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

The wife of Yama, looking fearful like Yama arrived there on the battlefield smiling and with staff in Her hand and mounted on the back of a buffalo.

Ch 28 Verse 26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

समायाताथ सङ्ग्रामे यमरूपा शुचिस्मिता । तथैव वारुणी शक्तिः कौबेरी च मदोत्कटा ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

Thus the wives of Kuvera, Varuṇa, and other Devas came there with proper forms, Vāhanas, ornaments, accompanied by their forces and all excited.

Ch 28 Verse 27-29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवंविधास्तथाऽऽकारा ययुः स्वस्वबलैर्वृताः । आगतास्ताः समालोक्य देवी मुदमवाप च ॥ २७ ॥ स्वस्था मुमुदिरे देवा दैत्याश्च भयमाययुः । ताभिः परिवृतस्तत्र शङ्करो लोकशङ्करः ॥ २८ ॥ समागम्य च सङ्ग्रामे चण्डिकामित्युवाच ह । हन्यन्तामसुराः शीघ्रं देवानां कार्यसिद्धये ॥ २९ ॥

English Translation

Seeing them all, the Devī Ambikā became glad; the Devas, too, became peaceful and expressed their great joy; the Dānavas were afraid at the sight of them. Śaṅkara, auspicious to all the beings, came there to the battlefield, surrounded by these goddesses and thus said to Caṇḍikā :-- Slay quickly all these Asuras, Śumbha, Niśumbha and all other Dānavas to serve the cause of the Devas.

Ch 28 Verse 30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

निशुम्भं चैव शुम्भं च ये चान्ये दानवाः स्थिताः । हत्वा दैत्यबलं सर्वं कृत्वा च निर्भयं जगत् ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

Let all the goddesses destroy the Dānava race and thus free the world from dangers; they may, then, return to their own abodes.

Ch 28 Verse 31 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स्वानि स्वानि च धिष्ण्यानि समागच्छन्तु शक्तयः । देवा यज्ञभुजः सन्तु ब्राह्मणा यजने रताः ॥ ३१ ॥

English Translation

Let the Devas get their shares of sacrifices, let the Brāhmaṇas perform the sacrificial acts, and let all the creatures, moving or not moving, be happy.

Ch 28 Verse 32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्राणिनः सन्तु सन्तुष्टाः सर्वे स्थावरजङ्गमाः । शमं यान्तु तथोत्पाता ईतयश्च तथा पुनः ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

Let all calamities such as proceed from drought, excessive rain, rats, foreign invasion, locusts and birds, bats, etc., come to an end. Let the clouds bestow rains regularly and let the cultivation yield ample harvests. Note here that rats bring in plague.

Ch 28 Verse 33-34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

घनाः काले प्रवर्षन्तु कृषिर्बहुफला तथा । व्यास उवाच । एवं ब्रुवति देवेशे शङ्करे लोकशङ्करे ॥ ३३ ॥ चण्डिकाया शरीरात्तु निर्गता शक्तिरद्भुता । भीषणातिप्रचण्डा च शिवाशतनिनादिनी ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! When Śaṅkara, the Lord of the gods and Auspicious to all, said thus, a wonderful female ensued out of the body of Caṇḍikā, very furious, horrible, with hundreds of jackals surrounding and yelling; then that Śakti, of dreadful appearance, said to Śiva, smiling:

Ch 28 Verse 35-36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

घोररूपाथ पञ्चास्यमित्युवाच स्मितानना । देवदेव व्रजाशु त्वं दैत्यानामधिपं प्रति ॥ ३५ ॥ दूतत्वं कुरु कामारे ब्रूहि शुम्भं स्मराकुलम् । निशुम्भञ्च मदोत्सिक्तं वचनान्मम शङ्कर ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

:-- O Deva of the Devas! Go quickly to the lord of the Daityas; do the duty of a messenger for us, O Destroyer of lust! O Śaṅkara! Tell that haughty lustful Śumbha and Niśumbha leave the Heavens and go to Pātāla.

Ch 28 Verse 37-38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मुक्त्वा त्रिविष्टपं यात यूयं पातालमाशु वै । देवाः स्वर्गे सुखं यान्तु तुराषाट् स्वासनं शभम् ॥ ३७ ॥ प्राप्नोतु त्रिदिवं स्थानं यज्ञभागांश्च देवताः । जीवितेच्छा च युष्माकं यदि स्यात्तु महत्तरा ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

Let the Devas reign in the Heavens; Indra go to his own beautiful throne; let all the Devas go to their appropriate places in Heaven and receive their sacrificial offerings duly. And if the Demons desire to live, let them go quickly to the city of Pātāla where other Dānavas are dwelling.

Ch 28 Verse 39 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तर्हि गच्छत पातालं तरसा यत्र दानवाः । अथवा बलमास्थाय युद्धेच्छा मरणाय चेत् ॥ ३९ ॥

English Translation

Else, if they like to die, let them go quickly to the battlefield and let their flesh be eaten up by Her jackals.

Ch 28 Verse 40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदाऽऽगच्छन्तु तृप्यन्तु मच्छिवाः पिशितेन वः । व्यास उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः शूलपाणिस्त्वरान्वितः ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing Her words, Śūlapāṇi went quickly to Śumbha, the lord of the Dānavas, seated in the assembly, and said thus :--

Ch 28 Verse 41-44 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गत्वाऽऽह दैत्यराजानं शुम्भं सदसि संस्थितम् । शिव उवाच । राजन् दूतोऽहमम्बायास्त्रिपुरान्तकरो हरः ॥ ४१ ॥ त्वत्सकाशमिहायातो हितं कर्तुं तवाखिलम् । त्यक्त्वा स्वर्गं तथा भूमिं यूयं गच्छत सत्वरम् ॥ ४२ ॥ पातालं यत्र प्रह्लादो बलिश्च बलिनां वरः । अथवा मरणेच्छा चेत्तर्ह्यागच्छत सत्वरम् ॥ ४३ ॥ सङ्ग्रामे वो हनिष्यामि सर्वानेवाहमाशु वै । इत्युवाच महाराज्ञी युष्मत्कल्याणहेतवे ॥ ४४ ॥

English Translation

O King! I am Hara, the Destroyer of the Asura Tripurā; now I have come to you for your good as a messenger of Ambikā Devī. Quit the Heavens and Earth and go quickly to Pātāla where reside the powerful Bali and Prahlāda, or if you like to court Death, come to fight; I will slay you all in a moment. O King! The Great Queen Ambikā Devī has sent me with these instructions for your welfare and information.

Ch 28 Verse 45 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । इति दैत्यवरान्देवीवाक्यं पीयूषसन्निभम् । हितकृच्छ्रावयित्वा स प्रत्यायातश्च शूलभृत् ॥ ४५ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Thus conveying the nectarlike, beneficial words of the Devī to the chief Daityas, Śiva, the Holder of the trident, returned to his own place.

Ch 28 Verse 46-47 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ययासौ प्रेरितः शम्भुर्दूतत्वे दानवान्प्रति । शिवदूतीति विख्याता जाता त्रिभुवनेऽखिले ॥ ४६ ॥ तेऽपि श्रुत्वा वचो देव्याः शङ्करोक्तं तुदुष्करम् । युद्धाय निर्ययुः शीघ्रं दंशिताः शस्त्रपाणयः ॥ ४७ ॥

English Translation

The Daityas, thus hearing the rigorous words of the Devī, put on their coats of armour and taking their bows and arrows quickly went out to fight.

Ch 28 Verse 48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तरसा रणमागत्य चण्डिकां प्रति दानवाः । निर्जघ्नुश्च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

They came with great force to the battlefield, stretched their bows to their ears and shot piercing arrows, sharpened on stone and tipped with iron, at the Caṇḍikā Devī.

Ch 28 Verse 49 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कालिका शूलपातैस्तान् गदाशक्तिविदारितान् । कुर्वन्ती व्यचरत्तत्र भक्षयन्ती च दानवान् ॥ ४९ ॥

English Translation

The Kālikā Devī, too began to strike some with the trident, some with Śakti weapon, and some with clubs and rent them asunder and devoured them all, and began to roam in the field.

Ch 28 Verse 50 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपगतप्राणान् महाबलान् । ब्रह्माणी चाकरोत्तत्र दानवान्समराङ्गणे ॥ ५० ॥

English Translation

Brahmāṇi began to pour water from Her Kamandalu on the powerful Dānavas in the battlefield and thus destroyed them.

Ch 28 Verse 51 Verse

Sanskrit Text

माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा त्रिशूलेनातिरंहसा । जघान दानवान्सङ्ख्ये पातयामास भूतले ॥ ५१ ॥

English Translation

Maheśvarī, mounting on Her Bull gave violent blows by Her trident and thus lay them dead on the ground.

Ch 28 Verse 52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वैष्णवी चक्रपातेन गदापातेन दानवान् । गतप्राणांश्चकाराशु चोत्तमाङ्गविवर्जितान् ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

Vaiṣṇavī, with the blow of Her club, took away the lives of many Daityas and striking them with Her Discus out off the heads of several others.

Ch 28 Verse 53 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ऐन्द्री वज्रप्रहारेण पातयामास भूतले । ऐरावतकराघातपीडितान्दैत्यपुङ्गवान् ॥ ५३ ॥

English Translation

Indrānī hurled Her thunderbolt on the chief Dānavas, already struck by the feet of the elephant and lay them dead on the field.

Ch 28 Verse 54 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वाराही तुण्डघातेन दंष्ट्राग्रपातनेन च । जघान क्रोधसंयुक्ता शतशो दैत्यदानवान् ॥ ५४ ॥

English Translation

Vārāhi, angrily killed thousands of Daityas with her sharp teeth and trunk.

Ch 28 Verse 55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

नारसिंही नखैस्तीव्रैर्दारितान्दैत्यपुङ्गवान् । भक्षयन्ती चचाराजौ ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ५५ ॥

English Translation

Nārasinhi tore the strongest Dānavas with the sharp nails and, devouring them, walked to and fro and made dreadful sounds.

Ch 28 Verse 56 Verse

Sanskrit Text

शिवदूती अट्टहासैः पातयामास भूतले । तांश्चखादाथ चामुण्डा कालिका च त्वरान्विता ॥ ५६ ॥

English Translation

Śiva Dūtī began to laugh hoarsely and laid the Dānavas flat on the field, when they were at once devoured by Kālikā and Caṇḍikā.

Ch 28 Verse 57 Verse

Sanskrit Text

शिखिसंस्था च कौमारी कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः । निजघान रणे शत्रून्देवानां च हिताय वै ॥ ५७ ॥

English Translation

Kaumāri, seated on a peacock, by drawing the bowstring to Her ears hurled arrows sharpened on stone on the enemies and killed them to serve the cause of the gods.

Ch 28 Verse 58-59 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वारुणी पाशसम्बद्धान्दैत्यान्समरमस्तके । पातयामास तत्पृष्ठे मूर्च्छितान्गतचेतनान् ॥ ५८ ॥ एवं मातृगणेनाजावतिवीर्यपराक्रमम् । मर्दितं दानवं सैन्यं पलायनपरं ह्यभूत् ॥ ५९ ॥

English Translation

Vāruṇi tied down the Dānavas by Her Pāsa weapons in a face to face fighting; thus they lay down senseless on the ground. O King! Thus the Mātrikās, the goddesses, crushed the forces. Then the other powerful soldiers fled away terrified.

Ch 28 Verse 60 Verse

Sanskrit Text

बुम्बारवस्तु सुमहानभूत्तत्र बलार्णवे । पुष्पवृष्टिं तदा देवाश्चक्रुर्देव्या गणोपरि ॥ ६० ॥

English Translation

The “Boombā” danger cry rose then loudly; on the other hand, the Devas began to shower flowers on the Devīs.

Ch 28 Verse 61 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तच्छ्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं जयशब्दं च दानवाः । रक्तबीजश्चुकोपाशु दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान्पलायितान् ॥ ६१ ॥

English Translation

Hearing the distressful agonies of the Asuras and the shouts of victory of the Devas, Raktabīja, the chief of the Dānavas became very angry.

Ch 28 Verse 62 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गर्जमानांस्तथा देवान्वीक्ष्य दैत्यो महाबलः । रक्तबीजस्तु तेजस्वी रणमभ्याययौ तदा ॥ ६२ ॥

English Translation

Seeing specially the Dānavas flying away and the Devas shouting, that powerful Demon came hurriedly to the battlefield with anger.

Ch 28 Verse 63 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सायुधो रथसंविष्टः कुर्वञ्ज्याशब्दमद्भुतम् । आजगाम तदा देवीं क्रोधरक्तेक्षणोद्यतः ॥ ६३ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे रक्तबीजेन देव्या युद्धवर्णनं नामाष्टाविशोऽध्यायः ॥ ५.२८॥

English Translation

Then with eyes reddened with anger, and with various weapons came before the Devī, Raktabīja mounting on a chariot, and making sounds unusual with his bowstring. Here ends the Twenty-eighth Chapter of the Fifth Book on the description of the fighting of the goddesses in Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam the Mahā Purāṇam, of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.