Itihasa = It ha Asa = so indeed it was = that, what happened = History. Everyday life from village to cities always had a ready reference in the myths and stories of Puranas and the Itihasa (Purana-Itihasa) and looked at them for guidance and observances. The Puranas were drenching with philosophical ideas, religions tenets, ethics, creation myths and all else couched in stories for the consumption of ordinary Indian thus, Sanskritization spread far and wide in India this became the uniting force among Indians of disparate cultures, climates, regions, language, social mores, politics and traditions.
They were rendered into assimilable sops by way of stories of gods, demiurges, people, animals, woven into a fabric in Puranas which included local myths and legends thus, Hinduism spread all over India to the last intelligent but illiterate man, woman and child in the village. Highbrow philosophy or pretensions have been beyond the reach of ordinary Indians. Devi Mahatmyam is part of MArkandeya Purana composed by VyAsar aka Krishna Dvaipayana. It was a two-way flow Sanskritic tradition adopted ways of the non-Sanskritic culture and tradition by sheer weight of its mass appeal among people. Because of that, Sanskritization of whole India took place resulting in adoption of Brahmanical rites, rituals, ways and tenets. By 3rd or 4th century, goddess worship became ubiquitous among all, Non-Aryan and Aryan the all-India Lingua Franca at that time was Sanskrit, though local languages thrived. The West is of the view that indigenous Goddess worship was prevalent in Pre-Aryan India. Also refers to a work which gives an account of the legends and merits of any holy place or object. Mahatmyam (Sanskrit): Magnanimity exalted state the virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine. Devi Mahatmyam according to Markandeya Puranaĭevi = Goddess MahAtmyam = The Great Intrinsic Worth The Great Self-Worth The Great Essence Exalted State.ĭevi Mahatmyam is part of Makandeya Purana.
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