The Slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha | Devī Māhātmyam, Chapter I

Last week, on Tritiya, the third day of the nine nights of the Autumn Goddess festival (Navarātri), we got together to chant some Devī Māhātmyam! Having already chanted the preliminary verses when we got together in the morning (you can follow along with that here. We now take up the Chandi proper and dive right into the first chapter (prathamo'dhyāyah) where we hear all about the slaying of the demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha. Besides chanting together, we do a running commentary of...