She is the one who perceives the ordering of all that is higher and lower, the elder-born of the Great Person. Composed of pure knowledge, she is thousand-eyed and emerged from the thousand-faced One. She is the divine washer, made of the very essence, all-pervading and radiant, the awakener of the lotus. She is the fortune that abides in the sky, riding a lion as her chariot, discerning and shining with immeasurable brilliance. Unstruck and coiled, she is herself a lotus, dwelling within the lotus. She is the goddess of speech, a portion of Brahman, yet herself beyond all portions and the very source from which portions arise. She is the power of space, the power of action, the power of knowledge, and the supreme path itself. Sometimes undivided, sometimes divided in form, she is the flutist and the one who takes away the flute. She is both the sister and the wife of the Blessed Lord, complete in herself and the doer of time. She is the very process of becoming, the mother of yoga, the sacred Ganges, and the sovereign of the Lord of the universe. Virtuous and pure, she is the lotus-pond, the enjoyer, foremost among the city of Indra. She is the origin of the five Brahmas and the embodiment of the ultimate meaning. Enchanting and the protector of the mind, she is ascetic, embodying the Veda itself. She is the mother, sovereign of the lords of yoga, a great power formed from the mind. As a celestial maiden, she is worthy of veneration, known as Surabhi and Nandini, beloved of Nandi. Endowed with all weapons, she is both desirable and the supreme sovereign of desire. She is Kushmandi, rich in wealth and jewels, fragrant and the bestower of scents. Difficult to attain, she is the guardian of treasures, ever fortunate, with tawny eyes. Primordial, she is born from the lotus of the heart, esteemed among cows, and a lover of battle. She is Durga, Katyayani, fierce Chandika, Carcika, yet also of peaceful form. She dwells upon Mount Mandara as Sharada, adorned with golden garlands. Her face is like a lotus, ever content, born from nectar. As the sister of Mahendra, she is worthy of honor, to be chosen and the bestower of boons. To be praised and venerated, she is the sovereign of boons, unconquerable and insurmountable. She is Bhadrakali, the mother of the world, giver of good fortune to her devotees. Glorious and known as Yashoda, she traverses the six paths. She is of the month Chaitra, mounted upon the year, Indra’s daughter who fills the world. Bearing a bird-banner and riding a bird, she is supremely precious, adorned with the highest garlands. Victorious, she delights in the cave of the heart, abiding in the innermost depths, and is foremost among hosts. She destroys the faults of the age of Kali and is supreme among secret Upanishads. Enjoyment and liberation, the nectar of auspiciousness, belong to the Lord of the universe, to the gods, and to the supreme Lord because of her. She is inseparable from Ananta-Śayana, and is born from Nara and Nārāyaṇa. She arises from Saṃkarṣaṇa and takes refuge at the feet of Ambikā. Radiant and beautiful-breasted, she is fair-complexioned Gaurī, bestower of righteousness, desire, wealth, and liberation. She grants great powers, is of medium form, lotus-eyed, and equal to all. Seated upon all powers, she is free from righteousness, unrighteousness, and wealth. She is the support of wondrous depths, dwelling in the eternal abode. She is Gaṇāmbikā, daughter of the mountain, destroyer of Niśumbha. Of endless forms, dwelling in the incomparable, she is Śaṅkarī, with a tranquil mind. She is Gauḥ, Gaurī, beloved of cows, the secondary one, and worshipped by the lord of the Gaṇas. Thus is she, the all-encompassing Mother, resplendent in her countless forms and ceaselessly adored.