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LALITA SAHASRANAMA
 
sun, and further down she takes the
form of a triangular fire
 
598-600 She is Daksa's daughter, this slayer of
demons, and it is she that caused the
destruction of Daksa's sacrifice
 
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601-602 Gently move her wide eyes and a gentle
smile lights up her face
 
603-606
 
She assumes the form of a guru, and she
is a treasure-house of virtue, she is the
mother of speech as well as of Kumara
607-609 She rules the gods, she sits on the throne
of justice, and she is also the subtle
self in the heart of man
 
610-611 She is worshipped on all the days, from
the first day to the day of the full
moon, she is herself the embodiment
of all the phases of the moon
 
612-614 She is the mistress of all the arts, she
delights in the language of poesy, on
either side of her stand Sarasvati and
Laksmı with fans in their hands and
serve her
 
615-618 She is the primordial energy, she trans-
cends all measure she is the self in all
 
beings and she is also the supreme Self
 
619-622 Her form is holy, she has given birth to
many millions of worlds, her shape
15 heavenly, she has composed the
syllable Klim