Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 55
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
अर्धमात्रा स्थिता नित्या याऽनुच्चार्या विशेषतः ।
त्वमेव सन्ध्या सावित्री त्वं देवि जननी परा ॥
ardhamātrā sthitā nityā yā'nuccāryā viśeṣataḥ | tvam eva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṁ devi jananī parā ||
你恒常安立为半音量（半-mātrā）——尤其是那不发声者。唯你是三昧耶（Sandhyā，暮昏礼）与娑维特丽（Sāvitrī，即伽耶特丽）。噢女神，你是至上的母亲。
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FAQs
The ordinary disciplines of dharma (like sandhyā worship) are sacralized as Devī’s presence; practice becomes meaningful when seen as communion with the supreme Mother.
Indirectly supports Vaṁśānucarita (maintaining order through dharma) by elevating daily rites; doctrinally it aligns with Sarga/Pratisarga through mantra as cosmic principle.
The ‘unuttered half-mātrā’ gestures to the transcendental aspect beyond articulated speech—Devī as the silence/ground from which mantra arises and into which it dissolves.