Composed in Bengal in The Sixth Century Ce, the Devi Bhagavatam is Replete With legends From a pre- vedic religion of the goddess. this text is for the shakta what the bhagavata purana is  for the vasihnava: his or her most sacred book. the shaktas worship shakti, the eternal feminie, in all her forms- kali, durga, saraswati, lakshmi parvati, sati sita and radha