In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmya and Its Meaning

I really love the commentary. Easy to understand and informational.

This is an excellent, authoritative book, with impeccable fidelity to the original Sanskrit source. If you are looking to recite the Chandi in Sanskrit, this book has all the shlokas in Devanagari. The only glaring omission (in my understanding) is the SidhhaKunjika Stotra. Otherwise, this book has everything — in truly, correct Sanskrit — no second guessing about variants of letters, phonemes or words. Highly recommended!

This beautiful hymn to Maa Durga will relieve us of all afflictions in life. May Durga Maa continue to bless us immensely through this beautiful hymn.

Wonderful translation. Devadatta Kālī maintains a near scholarly objectivity in his presentation without losing his faith. The support for Shaktism comes through in a wonderful and educated way.

The author's commentary reveals a deep insight into Vedantic and Tantric backgrounds of the Devimahatmya, elucidated many interesting insights while motivating a unity in these parallel traditions. Really exceeded my expectations!

This is an excellent book for English readers and western minds to understand the story of the goddess and it’s origins.

Written from the heart as well as from the head "In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmaya and Its Meaning" explicates the meaning of this great work in a a way that is useful for developing those very qualities that the Devimahatmaya illuminates. A practical work for those who want to reach the Goddess her-Self as well as being a scholarly treatise on the historical development of Her forms in India.

The author is a scholar, and also a believer, or so it would seem. It might be better to separate the two personas. The philology is excellent, however.

That was my first purchase through Amazon. Prepaid. I was a little worried. But superb delivery of a classic book. Must read for all!!!

Great insight into the Sakta tradition. Beautifully structured for easier understanding and comprehension. Takes you back to your roots. I am sure so much of time & effort has gone into bringing out this book!Another reason for picking this book was that the author was an initiate of Swami Prabhavananda.

This book has not only a beautiful and simple translation of the Sanskrit hymns, but the commentary section explaining the allegory in depth is what makes it unique.It's very easy to read and perfect for a person who wants to understand the depth behind the text of Chandi.