Śrī Kāmākṣī–Mahātripurasundarī: Immanence of Śakti and Cosmic Administration
Lalitopākhyāna
अथ श्रीभावयोगेन श्रीभावं प्राप्तवाञ्शिवः / ततः प्रसन्ना श्रीदेवी प्रभामण्डलवर्तिनी / अर्धरात्रे पुरः स्थित्वा वाचं प्रोवाच वाङ्मयी
atha śrībhāvayogena śrībhāvaṃ prāptavāñśivaḥ / tataḥ prasannā śrīdevī prabhāmaṇḍalavartinī / ardharātre puraḥ sthitvā vācaṃ provāca vāṅmayī
Then Śiva, through the yoga of śrī-bhāva, attained the state of śrī-bhāva. Thereupon Śrī Devī, abiding within a circle of radiance, became gracious; at midnight she stood before him and, as the very embodiment of sacred speech, spoke these words.