Vedavyasa emerged over the Indian Literary horizon, who besides working on the Vedas had also composed the epic of Mahabharata as well as eighteen Puranas. The Up-Puranas also are believed to have been composed by him and the Devi Mahabhagavata Purana, which comes under the category of Up-Puranas is also attributed to him. As compared to the other Puranic texts, Devi Purana could not gain much of importance as compared to the Visnu, Shiva, Markandeya or the Bhagavata Purana etc. This Purana is mainly dedicated to the exploits of the universal Mother or Jagadamba, whose personality has been projected quite forcefully in this Purana.