Durga Saptashati

The Durgā Saptashatī, also called Devī Māhātmya or Caṇḍī, is a central Śākta scripture found in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. It contains seven hundred verses glorifying the Goddess as the supreme power who destroys demonic forces and protects the cosmos. Through the stories of Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī, and Mahāsarasvatī, it presents Devī as both fierce and compassionate, the source of creation, protection, and liberation.