Dear One, Tripura is the ultimate, primordial Shakti, the light of manifestation. She, the pile of letters of the alphabet, gave birth to the three worlds. At dissolution, She is the abode of all tattvas, still remaining Herself – Vamakeshvaratantra
She is the ultimate unified Shakti, the Parameshvari, triple Tripura, the very self of Brahma, Vishnu and Isha, the being who is Jnana Shakti, Kriya Shakti and Iccha Shakti. – Vamakeshvaratantra 4, 10-11
O Sarasvati, the one whom the Fathers invoke, they who, coming from the right, approach the sacrifice, grant to those who now sacrifice all good things, a portion worth as much as a thousand of the offering!
Rig Veda X, 17, 9
Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) are aspects of Devi in Hinduism. The Ten Mahavidyas are known as Wisdom Goddesses. The spectrum of these ten goddesses covers the whole range of feminine divinity, encompassing horrific goddesses at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other. The name Mahavidyas comes from the roots maha (great) and vidya (revelation, manifestation, knowledge, wisdom).
She is of ancient days, born in long ages past; she the primeval has traversed creation. The great Goddess Dawn, the shining One, looks out from each being that blinks the eye.
Atharva Veda X, 8, 30
In Hinduism, Maya is seen as the illusory form of Devi, the Divine Goddess. Her most famous explication is seen in the Devi Mahamaya, which is said to spring from the Devi Sukta passage of the Vedas.
This stotra (hymn which praises) occurs in Brahmanda Purana (Old Epic of the Universe) in the chapter on discussion between Hayagreeva and Agasthya. Hayagreeva, an incarnation of Vishnu with the head of a horse, is believed to be the storehouse of knowledge. Agasthya was one of the great sages of yore who is one of the stars of the constellation Great Bear. At his request, Hayagreeva taught him the most holy 1,000 names of Goddess Lalitha.
