Within the landscape of Hindu scripture, the Devi Bhagavata Purana holds a distinctive place as a text especially cherished in Shakta traditions. There it is regarded as a foundational revelation of the Divine Mother, often treated as a major Purana and, for many Shaktas, placed on par with or even above other well‑known Puranas. Its theological heart is the affirmation of the Goddess as the supreme reality, and its narratives and teachings are woven around this vision of Devi as the ultimate ground of being. In this sense, it functions not merely as a collection of sacred stories, but as a central doctrinal source for goddess‑centered worship and philosophy.

Beyond Shakta circles, the text is acknowledged and respected, yet it does not occupy the same central, normative role. Vaishnava traditions tend to look instead to works such as the Bhagavata Purana and other Vishnu‑focused texts as their primary scriptural authorities, and so the Devi Bhagavata Purana remains more peripheral to their theological concerns. Similarly, Shaiva traditions generally give pride of place to Shaiva Agamas and Shaiva‑oriented Puranas, regarding the Devi Bhagavata as part of the broader Puranic corpus rather than as a core doctrinal anchor. In these non‑Shakta contexts, the work may be appreciated for its stories and devotional mood, yet it does not typically define the structure of worship or metaphysics.

This situation has also given rise to differing assessments of the text’s status among the great Puranas. In Shakta milieus, it is clearly counted as one of the principal Puranas and accorded elevated authority. In other traditions, however, different Puranas are foregrounded, and the Devi Bhagavata Purana is not always granted the same rank or scriptural primacy. Taken together, this suggests that the text is widely known and honored within Hinduism, but its deepest resonance and strongest canonical authority are found where the Divine Mother is recognized as the supreme reality and the natural center of spiritual life.