Devi Bhagavat
Concept

Vidya in the Devī Bhāgavatam

Direct answer

Vidya in the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam: Knowledge; specifically, the salvific knowledge that dispels Avidya (ignorance) and leads to liberation. Brahmavidya is the highest form.

Meaning in this text

Knowledge; specifically, the salvific knowledge that dispels Avidya (ignorance) and leads to liberation. Brahmavidya is the highest form.

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Chapters mentioning Vidya

  1. Book 1, Chapter 4: On the excellency of the Devî

    …upied by the Yogis. She who is rare, in Her Nirguna aspect, to even Hari and Hara, who is very dear as Tattva Vidya to the Jñanins whose real nature can be realised only in Samâdhi, She resides always in the cavity of the heart of the hearers of the Bhâgavata Purâ…

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