デヴィ―スークタ

What the texts say

In the Rigveda, the Devi Sukta is the hymn where the Goddess speaks as "I" and moves with all the gods. Rig Veda 10.125.1 She says she upholds the gods Mitra and Varuna, Indra and Agni, and the Ashvins. Rig Veda 10.125.1 She calls herself the Sovereign Queen, gatherer of treasures, first among those fit for the sacrifice. Rig Veda 10.125.3 Through her, she says, one eats, sees, breathes and hears, and whom she chooses she makes mighty, a seer. Rig Veda 10.125.4, 10.125.5 In the same hymn she moves forth like the wind, taking hold of all the worlds. Rig Veda 10.125.8