It is also known as saptashti because it contains 700 mantras (7= sapta and 100=ashta.) Jaya Sarvagate Devi Kalaratri Namostute Goddess Chamunda is said to be victorious. 700 verses and because of that the whole composition is known as Durga Saptashati.
Some of them are: Devi Mahatmyam, Parayana Krama (Prescribed Methods of Reading/Chanting). So they approach Sage Sumedhas who was also living in the forest. If the Guru has taught the Navakshari Mantra, then it should also be meditated up on. He tells him that one king called Suradha, who was driven out of his kingdom by his own people met one Vysya called Samadhi who was also driven out of his home by his family.
The benefit of reading Devi Mahatmya several times is given below: The Kathyayani Tantra mentions various other methods of reading Devi Mahatmya.
