Question
In the 15th chapter of this work’s first canto, this work’s title entity reveals her identity to Vishnu as he sits on a banyan leaf. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this alleged mahāpurāna whose “Gita” section includes its title entity announcing her rebirth as Pārvatī while answering Himavat’s questions on the feminine nature of the universe.
ANSWER: Devī-Bhāgavata Purāna (“DAY-vee BAH-guh-vuh-tuh poo-RAH-nuh”) [or Devī Bhāgavatam or Śrīmad Devī Bhāgatavatam; prompt on Devī Gītā by asking “what larger text is that part of?”; prompt on Devī Purāna, Bhāgavata Purāna, Bhāgavatam, Śrimad Bhāgavatam]
[10e] The Devī-Bhāgavata Purāna is a major text in this major Hindu sect, which centers its worship on its namesake creator goddess whose forms include Devī and Saraswatī.
ANSWER: Shāktism [or Śāktism; or Shākta or Śākta; accept Shākteyas or Śākteyas; accept Ādi Shakti or Abhaya Shakti]
[10m] The Devī-Bhāgavata Purāna references the “parā-” form of this concept, in which a devotee loves a goddess while desiring no boon or liberation. The Ālvārs spread a movement named for this concept that originated in Tamilakam.
ANSWER: bhakti (“BUCK-tee”) [accept parābhakti; accept Bhakti movement]
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