Within the Shakta vision, several classes of scripture together articulate the Goddess as ultimate reality and guide actual modes of worship. At the narrative and theological level, the *Devi Mahatmya* (also known as the *Durga Saptashati* or *Chandi Path*), embedded in the *Markandeya Purana*, stands out as a central text, celebrating the Divine Mother’s victories and presenting her as supreme. Alongside it, the *Devi Bhagavata Purana* offers a comprehensive account of the Goddess’s cosmology, mythology, and philosophy, while the *Brahmanda Purana*—especially the *Lalita Mahatmya* portion—elaborates the stories of Goddess Lalita. Together, these Purāṇic narratives provide a mythic and devotional framework in which Shakti is understood as both transcendent and immanent.

The Tantric corpus then deepens and systematizes this vision, supplying the ritual and metaphysical infrastructure of Shakta practice. Texts such as the *Mahanirvana Tantra*, *Kularnava Tantra*, *Tantraraja Tantra*, *Shakti Sangama Tantra*, and *Sarada Tilaka Tantra* present detailed instructions on mantras, yantras, initiation, and worship, while also articulating Shakta metaphysics in a more technical idiom. Within this same Tantric stream, works like the *Parashurama Kalpasutra* and *Yoginihridaya* further refine specific ritual systems and contemplative methods. These writings are not merely manuals; they encode a vision of reality in which every ritual gesture mirrors the cosmic play of Shakti.

Complementing the Purāṇas and Tantras are the Shakta Upanishads, which cast the Goddess in explicitly philosophical terms. The *Devi Upanishad* presents Shakti as the supreme reality itself, while the *Tripura Upanishad* focuses on Tripura Sundari as the nondual ground of consciousness, and the *Sita Upanishad* extols the feminine principle through the figure of Sita. In these texts, the language of Brahman and Atman is reinterpreted through the lens of the Divine Mother, allowing contemplative inquiry and devotional surrender to converge.

Finally, a rich hymnal tradition gives voice to the experiential and devotional side of Shakta spirituality. The *Lalita Sahasranama*, preserved within the *Brahmanda Purana*, enumerates a thousand names of the Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, each name hinting at a facet of her cosmic power and presence. The *Saundarya Lahari*, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, weaves together philosophical insight and ecstatic praise, and is often read through a Tantric perspective. Through such stotras, practitioners internalize the theology of Shakti, allowing doctrine, meditation, and heartfelt devotion to flow together as a single current.