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LALITĀ-SAHASRANAMA
 
is herself Truth and she pervades all
things.
 
820 825. She is the ideal wife, the soul of the
Creator; she is herself the Creator,
she is the Mother of the universe; her
forms are manifold and the wise
worship her.
 
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826-829. She gave birth to the world, she is awe-
inspiring; she is the divine command-
ment, she is indeed the foundation
of all things.
 
830-833. Her form is manifest to all; she rules
 
our senses, she gives us life and she is
the fifty basic sounds of our speech.
 
834 835. She is unfettered withal, and she lives in
the hearts of the wise.
 
836-837. She is the mother of heroes; she is the
mother of the skies above.
 
838-840. She is the giver of salvation; she is
herself the abode of salvation; she is
at the root of all powers.
 
841-843. She knows our thoughts, she can remove
this disease of earthly existence; and
it was she that set in motion the
wheel of samsära.
 
844-847. She is the essence of the Vedas, the
essence of the Sastras, the essence of
all mantras-she, the goddess with
the slender waist.