Lalita Mahatmyam
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Lalita Mahatmyam is a Hindu devotional and theological text in the Brahmanda Purana that extols and narrates the glory, deeds, and cosmic significance of the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lalita Mahatmya | 1 |
| Lalita Mahatmyam canonical | 1 |
| Lalitopakhyana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4921624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lalita Mahatmyam Context triple: [Lalita Sahasranama, partOf, Lalita Mahatmyam]
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A.
Devi Mahatmya
Devi Mahatmya is a key Hindu scripture from the Markandeya Purana that celebrates the Divine Mother’s victories over demonic forces and establishes her as the supreme cosmic power.
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B.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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C.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
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D.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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E.
Kakawin Bharatayuddha
Kakawin Bharatayuddha is a 12th-century Old Javanese epic poem that adapts the Mahabharata’s great war into Javanese literary and cultural tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lalita Mahatmyam Target entity description: Lalita Mahatmyam is a Hindu devotional and theological text in the Brahmanda Purana that extols and narrates the glory, deeds, and cosmic significance of the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari.
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A.
Devi Mahatmya
Devi Mahatmya is a key Hindu scripture from the Markandeya Purana that celebrates the Divine Mother’s victories over demonic forces and establishes her as the supreme cosmic power.
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B.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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C.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
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D.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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E.
Kakawin Bharatayuddha
Kakawin Bharatayuddha is a 12th-century Old Javanese epic poem that adapts the Mahabharata’s great war into Javanese literary and cultural tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ devotional text ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lalita Mahatmya
ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Mahatmyam
|
| associatedWith |
Sri Vidya tradition
ⓘ
worship of the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| cosmicTheme | victory of divine feminine over evil ⓘ |
| cosmologyRole | explains the goddess as supreme reality ⓘ |
| describes |
cosmic significance of Lalita Tripurasundari
ⓘ
deeds of Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ glory of Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ |
| devotionalRole | used in worship of Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ |
| devotionalUse |
recited in Shakta festivals
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studied by Sri Vidya practitioners ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmic battle between the goddess and demons
ⓘ
supremacy of the goddess ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shakta devotional literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentions |
Lalita Sahasranama
ⓘ
Sri Chakra ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Yantra
|
| partOf | Brahmanda Purana ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | non-dual Shakta theology ⓘ |
| portrays |
Lalita Tripurasundari as ruler of the universe
ⓘ
Lalita Tripurasundari as supreme goddess ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| primaryDeity | Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection | Mahapurana corpus ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | section of a major Purana ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Shakta text ⓘ |
| sourceTextOf | narrative context for Lalita Sahasranama ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cosmic creation and destruction through the goddess
ⓘ
myths of Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ theology of the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| textualContext | embedded narrative within Brahmanda Purana ⓘ |
| tradition | Shaktism ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Shakta devotees
ⓘ
Sri Vidya upasakas ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vidya
|
| worshipContext | Tantric worship of Lalita ⓘ |
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Subject: Lalita Mahatmyam Description of subject: Lalita Mahatmyam is a Hindu devotional and theological text in the Brahmanda Purana that extols and narrates the glory, deeds, and cosmic significance of the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lalita Mahatmyam
linked to: Lalita Mahatmyam