Updated: 27-09-2025; Author: Ashritha Pendkar and E.Pavan Kumar
Why we read Devi Bhagavatam during Devi Navratri, benefits and reading procedure:
Reading Devi Bhagavatam in Navratri is a highly respected custom in Shaktism, the religion of India, which venerates the sacred feminine.
The Devi Bhagavatam book highlights the Mahadevi, the supreme goddess, her different forms and the whole creation through her.
Thus, its theme is very much in harmony with the Navratri festival, which is a celebration of the divine feminine’s triumph over evil.
Top 10 Benefits of Reading Devi Bhagavatam
1. Release of Soul from Samsara: The Devi Bhagavatam holds that Mahadevi devotion is the only way to liberation (Moksha), which is considered the highest goal of human life by most Hindu sects.
2. Annihilation of Sins: The Purana states that reading or listening to it turns the soul of the listener into an abode of purity and absolves one of sins in consequence.
3. Granting of Wishes: The sincere devotees believe that through this practice, they may receive God’s blessings in the form of wealth, health, prosperity, and all desires to be fulfilled.
3. Safety from Evil: The Devi Bhagavatam depicts the Goddess killing the mighty demons, symbols of the force behind the Goddess’s power, that she is capable of liberating her devotees from all evil sources, whether they be the body, mind, or the environment.
Sloka From Devi Bhagawatham
“Yā devi sarva-bhūteṣu māyā-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā, namas-tasyai namas-tasyai namas-tasyai namo namaḥ.”
Meaning :
“To that Goddess, who resides in all beings in the form of Illusion (Māyā), Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her again and again.”
4. Getting New Knowledge: The Purana is regarded as the ocean of Brahmavidya or spiritual knowledge of God, and with its study, one can gain wisdom and a better understanding of the cosmos.
Did You Know?
Sage Veda Vyasa wrote the Devi Bhagwatam.
5. Preparation: The Purity of the reader should be maintained by the reader taking a bath and wearing clean clothes. The custom is to sit on a mat (asana) facing east or north.
6. Sankalpa: Usually, a sankalpa (resolve) stating the object of the reading is made before the work is begun.
7. Daily Recitation: As the Devi Bhagavatam is an enormous text, people usually follow a reading schedule during the nine days of Navratri, in which various chapters are assigned to the days of the festival.
Did You Know ?
In the Devi Bhagwatam, 18,000 slokas are there, 318 adhyayas, and 12 Kandas are there
8. Devotion and Focus: The reading should be done with all the concentration and devotion by the reader, and no distractions should be allowed, like talking, yawning, or sneezing.
The text should be placed on a stand or an elevated surface, not directly on the ground.
9. Concluding Rituals: Once the daily reading is over, offerings of fruits or sweets are made to the Goddess, and the reading is closed by conveying thanks and asking for forgiveness for any errors.
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