She is the most exalted one, the very source from whom Brahma arises, manifesting herself as Mahalakshmi. She is the foundation of all existence, subtle beyond measure, embodying both ignorance and the highest reality. In countless forms she abides, transcending the boundaries of past, present, and future. As the mother of Brahma, Ishvara, and Vishnu, she is called Brahma and stands as the refuge of Brahman itself. Born from the waters, self-manifested, emerging from the mind and the primordial principles, she is Bhavani, Rudrani, Mahalakshmi, and Ambika. She is the sovereign of all beings, deserving of reverence, ever joyful in heart. She sits beside the Lord, sharing half his seat, devoted as a faithful wife to the great Lord. As Parvati, daughter of Himavat, she bestows supreme bliss. She is Savitri, Kamala, Lakshmi, and Shri, abiding upon the breast of the Infinite. She is Sarasvati, the embodiment of all knowledge, eldest in the world, and most auspicious. She is Yogeshvari, the wisdom of Brahman, great knowledge and beauty. She is Svaha, Vishvambhara, Siddhi, Svadha, Medha, Dhriti, and Shruti. Unborn, radiant, gentle, she is both the enjoyer and the bestower of enjoyment. She is the most beautiful in the three worlds, charming and lovely, moving according to her own desire. Adorned with a garland of lotuses, she removes sins, wondrous and crowned in glory. Radiant like the sun, she appears as the maiden Kumari, riding upon the finest peacock. She is Aditi, steadfast and fierce, whose womb is a lotus and who is fit for marriage. She bears great fruits, her limbs flawless, fulfilling desires, shining even in the night. As Kaushiki, she pulls, she is the night, and destroys the suffering of the gods. She dispels the distress of devotees, is auspicious, and destroys the cycle of birth and existence. Renowned, she is the song of the Sama, dwelling in the abode of Bhava’s body. She is supreme knowledge, surpassing all, bestower of every accomplishment. She is without blemish, without support, eternally accomplished and free from disease. Without resolve or affliction, she is humility itself and gives humility to others. She is the great goddess Durga, born from Vasudeva. She is knowledge and the object of knowledge, beyond old age, the goal described in Vedanta. She is yogic illusion, known through her manifestations, the great illusion and most exalted. Arising from the sprouting seed, she possesses great power and profound wisdom. She is transformation itself, belonging to the world, versed in scripture, served by hosts and Gandharvas. She is the great night, blissful to Shiva, Shaci, destroyer of evil dreams. She is the secret Ambika, origin of qualities, the great seat, and daughter of the Maruts. She is the womb of the world, the mother of the world, transcending birth, death, and old age. Powerful and established in meditation, three-eyed and abiding in the heavens, she is the knowledge that carries souls across the ocean of the world, dissolving the minds of those devoted to Brahman. Golden, she is the great night, the one who turns the cycle of worldly existence. She is the awakener, all-enduring, the witness of all certainties. She is the purifier of being, purity itself, destroyer of the three impurities. Without support or sustenance, she arises from the forest without shoots, the most profound and mysterious among all.